Government Plans to Shaft Us Yet Again?

SteveT63 · 20-01-09, 07:16 PM

...Driving to work this morning and heard on the radio,.....or at least I think I did?....That today...Mr Brown and his government intend to deal with people who continually fail to insure for their cars by infact, not dealing with THEM directly ( say for example by increasing the fines and changing the points awarded for the offence of No Insurance from 6 to 12 and therefore an instant disqualification) but instead have decided to penalise everybody that owns a car and even if it is off the road, enforcing that it has a policy of insurance on it, on pain of a £100 FPN through the post!!!!!!.......

I havent managed to find out anymore than that today....Anyone know more???....Tell me its just a proposal please!

Micky · 20-01-09, 07:33 PM

Mr Brown and his government

just bailed out the banks so some one has to repay all his f..ups

john johnson · 20-01-09, 07:50 PM

i cant get my head round the fact that he was called 'Prudence' at one point yeat at the moment its borrow money from anyone ( as we dont actually have any left ) and throw it all over the shop and give it away to B(w)ankers.................all very odd

And i thought i was thick, mid you when they get kicked out they will get a nice seat on the board in a non exec role for £100-200k a year

Emjay · 20-01-09, 07:55 PM

The proposal as I understand it is to clamp down on untaxed/uninsured drivers. In effect a zero tolerance party. Personally as a law abiding citizen I don't have any issue. I don't want any uninsured scrote hitting me and getting away with it.

Don't really see how you and I should be worried to be honest. As long as you SORN your car if it's not taxed you won't have a problem and a SORN costs nothing.

Emjay · 20-01-09, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by john johnson

i cant get my head round the fact that he was called 'Prudence' at one point

Prudence is quite a nice name. Personally I prefer to be called Mary at the weekends

john johnson · 20-01-09, 08:07 PM

hmmmm we have a few 'Jessies' about too

SteveT63 · 20-01-09, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emjay

The proposal as I understand it is to clamp down on untaxed/uninsured drivers. In effect a zero tolerance party. Personally as a law abiding citizen I don't have any issue. I don't want any uninsured scrote hitting me and getting away with it.

Don't really see how you and I should be worried to be honest. As long as you SORN your car if it's not taxed you won't have a problem and a SORN costs nothing.

The news report intimated that EVEN IF its not used, just simply ANY VEHICLE that is owned by, will need to be insured....If that is the case, there are a few people with projects that will be affected without doubt....Only caught the radio report though so I am not sure if its still at proposal stage or being signed through today.

john johnson · 20-01-09, 08:11 PM

i heard that even if you had a vehicle that was not sorned and uninsured but say kept behind your house on private land, it could be siezed......when it happens the wife will be sat in the car!

Micky · 20-01-09, 08:11 PM

what about if you have 2 or 3 cars that are not complete in bits just for spairs will you have to still insure all of them ?

Emjay · 20-01-09, 08:42 PM

here you go

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=19258

provided the car is SORN then you have no need to worry.

At ease men !!

20-01-09, 07:50 PM	#3
john johnson Moderator of sausages Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: sheffield Posts: 13,331	i cant get my head round the fact that he was called 'Prudence' at one point yeat at the moment its borrow money from anyone ( as we dont actually have any left ) and throw it all over the shop and give it away to B(w)ankers.................all very odd And i thought i was thick, mid you when they get kicked out they will get a nice seat on the board in a non exec role for £100-200k a year __________________ Mr OCD http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t144/jsquatts/ Daily rs4 b7 with buckets that play havoc with my piles And if you are reading this as James may would say ' you're a cock '

20-01-09, 08:07 PM	#6
john johnson Moderator of sausages Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: sheffield Posts: 13,331	hmmmm we have a few 'Jessies' about too __________________ Mr OCD http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t144/jsquatts/ Daily rs4 b7 with buckets that play havoc with my piles And if you are reading this as James may would say ' you're a cock '

20-01-09, 08:11 PM	#8
john johnson Moderator of sausages Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: sheffield Posts: 13,331	i heard that even if you had a vehicle that was not sorned and uninsured but say kept behind your house on private land, it could be siezed......when it happens the wife will be sat in the car! __________________ Mr OCD http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t144/jsquatts/ Daily rs4 b7 with buckets that play havoc with my piles And if you are reading this as James may would say ' you're a cock '

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20-01-09, 07:33 PM	#2
Micky Mr Fifty Thousand! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 8,738	Mr Brown and his government just bailed out the banks so some one has to repay all his f..ups

20-01-09, 07:55 PM	#4
Emjay Man Fettler Extraodinaire Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Up my own arse blowing smoke Posts: 7,417	The proposal as I understand it is to clamp down on untaxed/uninsured drivers. In effect a zero tolerance party. Personally as a law abiding citizen I don't have any issue. I don't want any uninsured scrote hitting me and getting away with it. Don't really see how you and I should be worried to be honest. As long as you SORN your car if it's not taxed you won't have a problem and a SORN costs nothing.

20-01-09, 08:42 PM	#10
Emjay Man Fettler Extraodinaire Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Up my own arse blowing smoke Posts: 7,417	here you go http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=19258 provided the car is SORN then you have no need to worry. At ease men !!