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BBC FINALLY REALISE 4X4 DOES NOT MEAN "GAS GUZZLER"
« on: January 29, 2007, 18:57:48 »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6309281.stm

....shock horror- no mention of 4x4's!!!


They have sneakily pictured a row of Freelanders though....
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« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2007, 19:00:37 »
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« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2007, 19:01:28 »
Yeah, could you repost the link, that takes you nowhere
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« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2007, 19:14:50 »
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« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2007, 19:42:02 »
Cant be that one surely, there are at least 2 mentions of 4x4s and one in the very first line :roll:
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« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2007, 19:50:38 »
"But we firmly believe it is right that we should actively tackle global warming at a local level."

So, the idea is to force people to spend less on their cars, paying less purchase tax, use less fuel, reducing revenue, pay less road tax, opt for the lower parking charges and live relatively boring lives  :?  leaving only the enthusiat, be it sports, 4x4 or dare i say luxury car to pay??
As for electric cars, they are proven more harmful than conventional engines, producing the battery, charging the battery and disposal of the battery is a huge process

All the money collected will go where??

What do these bobble hats heat and light their houses with?? How do they get to sign on?? Dirty bus?? How does their dinner get to the shops?? Do their clothes come straight from the sheep in the fields??

All a bull dung excuse to charge more money,

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« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2007, 20:02:33 »
Sod arguing with them!

My rangies been averaging 14.2mpg recently... feel free to thank me for the long, hot, sunny summer we're gonna have this year. I paid for it 8)
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« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2007, 20:41:58 »
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Yeah, could you repost the link, that takes you nowhere


Linky fixed!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6309281.stm
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« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2007, 21:05:52 »
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Cant be that one surely, there are at least 2 mentions of 4x4s and one in the very first line :roll:


Little sods must have changed it cos the photo of the Freelanders lined up was on there and no mention of 4x4's when I posted it! Honest!!  :oops:
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« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2007, 21:08:56 »
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Quote from: "sleeplessparadise"
Cant be that one surely, there are at least 2 mentions of 4x4s and one in the very first line :roll:


Little sods must have changed it cos the photo of the Freelanders lined up was on there and no mention of 4x4's when I posted it! Honest!!  :oops:


Weird, the number you have is different from the new one to the one laser-jock reposted above and this one does have the freelanders etc. :?
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« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2007, 21:28:46 »
I know what I must have done, I found the one Laser-Jock was on about but clicked on the other one (it's the top link in "also see") and then copied the URL of that one.  #-o  ](*,)
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« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2007, 21:38:24 »
Ah well all fixed now.......... never seen so many freelanders lined up before :shock:
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« Reply #12 on: January 30, 2007, 13:03:16 »
I must say that I agree with Richmond Council.....

However they have got it back to front.  They should be encouraging people not to drive high emission cars by making it cheaper to park them.
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« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2007, 20:33:01 »
I wonder how many of the 47% who voted for it were thinking 4x4 and now find their people carrier or Mondeo fall into the same category   :roll:
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