[Gllug] Cyclists (off topic)

[David Damerell]

On Monday, 11 Aug 2003, Jason Clifford wrote:
>On Mon, 11 Aug 2003, David Damerell wrote:
>>>Cyclists increasingly receive special treatment in the form of bike lanes 
>>>(which it is an offence for a car to drive in). As such there is a strong 
>>>arguement that they should be taxed for this.
>>Vehicle Excise Duty is not hypothecated.
>That's as may be however it is a condition for having a vehicle on a 
>public highway.
>Traditionally cyclists have been able to argue that they do not cause any 
>particular cost by being on the highway.

No, they haven't, not if they have any sense; it would not be relevant
because the tax is not hypothecated.

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David Damerell <damerell at chiark.greenend.org.uk> flcl?

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