Mitzyboy

You'll be happy to know that if your car gets stolen in the UK now, if the Police find it they will be charging you to recover and fingerprint it ....


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1654994.ece

BriscasBetterHalf

Next time they want anyone to come forward about a crime being commited.
Tell them, "yes I saw it, but it will cost you £100 for the information though"

TheArmChairDetective

I'm sorry to say that this is not that new as far as being newsworthy is concerned.
For years if you have had your car stolen you will be asked, when reporting it to the police, what compound you want it recovered to when/should it be found. You will be given a choice, and that choice has a cost implication.

ps mitsyboy, i know it's me but that link doesnk work past the times "header"

jandy44

Jeeeeeeez this country is getting worse by the day what the hell are we paying all these taxes for,the bl***y car Tax has just gone up,ours will be £400 just for one of them,what are we getting back for all the tax and stealth tax,naff all,and now they want to put this cost onto an innocent victim,get me out of here ,it really infuriates me

jandy44

Hello BriscasbetterHalf,I just noticed you on here,mind you Im not here much myself,like Brisca I just pop in now and again,in between cleaning the windows Welcome,nice to see you pop in

Rosemary

What I find strange here is the fact that car tax varies from area to area. Just had our letter requesting 44.30€ for a year. Amazing.

Not posting this to rub it in, it is just that I am so shocked.

Rosemary

jandy44

Shocked Rosemary,you would be if you lived here,it just gets worse,our council tax is over £100 a month,and what do they do,empty the bin once a week,and now they are talking of only emptying them once a fortnight in some areas and if that isnt enough they are going to charge a stealth tax if we dont recycle properly.Not to mention if you leave the bin out for to long they are on about putting a charge on for that.We are just being ripped off left right and centre It just goes on and on,I mean we have two cars and pay all that tax,if thats not enough they are going to introduce a tax for using the roads,already are in some areas.Hey and you will not believe this ,but to get a policeman to keep a eye on our village,they may have a drive round now and again,we have to pay for it on top of what we already pay They would charge us for the air we breath if they could get away with it.Well thats my gripe for one day.Cheers,happy motoring

BriscasBetterHalf

Thx for the welcome Jandy.
After Sam hijacked my user name I need reincarnating.
I’m usually lurking about in the background somewhere.
Sam’s out doing her rambling today so its peace and quiet for me and my little girl!
You good at cleaning windows? You can do ours anytime; Sam will do your ironing in return.
Catch you again!

TheArmChairDetective

my council tax is double yours and my bins are emptied every other week.
I just came back from my second trip to the tip to dump household rubbish rather than have the flies in the bin.

jandy44

I tell you what,that is a really good idea,I hate ironing clean windows anytime,mind you if the water is off may take a while

jandy44

Disgusting

chrisw

Hi all!
Isn't it infuriating what they charge you for and how innovotive they are in contriving new ways of bleeding you even more! We live in a semi rural area, and the roads are absolutely appauling! WHEN the resurface (which is about every 7 years, all the do is spray tar on the already crumbling road and then shovel hundreds of tonnes of grit on it! You would not believe the mess it makes for weeks after. It hasn't been done for years now, and all the edges are falling away, as they don't surface enough of the road. In some places, the road marking are in the dirt. My son's girlfriend was dragged off the road the other week, as when it rains, it just looks like a puddle. It pulled her right off the road and she burst 2 tyres! Thanks God no one was hurt but it shows how dangerous it is. There is quite a long stretch on one side for about 15 feet or so which must be about 5 or 6 inches deep!
But hey, not to worry because we have now got two community police officers on shiny new push bikes holding the traffic up because no one will overtake them! What do we need community police officers around here for? Don't know, there is never any trouble around this immediate area! Shame they didn't put the money to better use!
I just wonder how many pensioners are starving or going without heating to pay for them! The money has to come from some other budget doesn't it! :curse:

mikelincs

ohhhhh expensive car, mine was 7 euros less..

Rosemary

Does it make a difference what car it is?

I did not realise.

I only have a Ford Fiesta Diesel.

Rosemary

mikelincs

Yes, smaller cars, less tax, bigger and for of a gas guzzler, you pay more, but thre are a lot more bands in Spain. Mines just a Renault Clio diesel, but hey.. it gets me from A to B.