How much to tax a Bendy Bus?

Norman_Castle

Going slightly OT for a moment, I rather fancy buying a DD Bus, and converting it into a motor home. :cool:

OK, but no singing "summer holiday". What about a bendy motor home.

james_joyce

Iceweasel wrote: »

Thanks for posting that - I read citykid5's post about little men and hadn't a clue what he was on about.

I keep on correcting people who insist on calling Vehicle Excise Duty 'Road Tax'.

Churchill abolished Road Tax in 1937 so the government could spend the money on other things - war preparations on his mind probably, as usual.

But seriously - do many people really think that VED is actually a tax for the maintenance of the road network?

As I think I've mentioned before, Churchill was a backbencher in 1937. He stopped being Chancellor in 1929, although apparently when he was in office he did start the process, that eventually led to the Road Fund being abolished. That abolition was announced by Neville Chamberlain when he was Chancellor in 1936.

I'll get my coat.

[Deleted User]

Norman_Castle wrote: »

OK, but no singing "summer holiday".

All joking apart, did you know, you could actually do the Summer Holiday bit (and without removing any seats) on just a Category B licence, provided the bus was 30+ years old, you didn't carry more than 8 passengers, and you didn't charge fares?

Richard53

Norman_Castle wrote: »

I do very limited road cycling but when a motorist drives courteously I always thank them. I understand your point, but I don't consider overtaking a cyclist safely a courtesy. Overtaking safely is a basic requirement for all road users.

Totally agree with that. I was thinking about the difference between safe overtaking and doing a bit of extra courtesy to make the cyclist's life a bit easier - not howling past to get to the corner in time, not driving too close either behind or while passing, etc. I have ridden bikes a lot and I know what is comfortable and what isn't when there is a car behind you.

Case in point - near me, and on my daily work run, there is a long, narrow bridge. It's wide enough for two cars (just), but most people using it leave it to one vehicle at a time and negotiate priority. If I arrive there and someone is already on the bridge, I pull into the side and let them go through. 95% of car/van/tractor drivers will acknowledge with a wave, although all I have done is obey the HC and not act like an !!!!. I did the same to a cyclist last week. We could have shared the space quite safely as there was plenty of room, but I didn't want to crowd the guy and I had plenty of time. Result - no friendly wave, just a glower from behind his go-faster sunshades and a shake of the head. Er, what was that for, mate?

I'm glad you acknowledge courtesy, and I wish there were more like you.