The Spares Company
Club Shop/Regalia
Parent Website
Contact Officials
Machine Registrar
Club Secretary
Membership Secretaries
MPH Editor and Forum Administrator.
Section Newsletters
Technical Databases
Photos
Home
What's new
Latest activity
Forums
New posts
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Information
Bike Modifications
Machine Data Services
Manufacturers Manuals
Spare Parts Listings
Technical Diagrams
Whitakerpedia (Vincent Wiki)
The Club
MPH Material Archive
Flogger's Corner
Obituaries
VOC Sections
Local Sections
Local Section Newsletters
Miscellaneous
Club Assets
Club History
Club Rules
Machine Data Services
Meeting Documents
Miscellaneous
Essential Reading
Magazine/Newspaper Articles/Letters
Adverts and Sales Brochures
The Mighty Garage Videos
Bikes For Sale (Spares Company)
Log in
Register
What's new
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
Forums: Public Access
General Chat (Vincent Related)
MOT might be on its way out for old bikes
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Vic Youel" data-source="post: 29117" data-attributes="member: 87"><p>Lurking in UK government departments will be ambitious civil servants looking for a promotion, new year honours or a large bonus. What an opportunity for "Humphrey" to propose a new tax for the privileged and categorised owners of a historic vehicle or eventually to restrict use to minor roads perhaps on alternate Sundays. </p><p></p><p>Once an idea catches on in one country the virus will spread.</p><p></p><p>A major road accident somewhere in the world involving historic vehicles will trigger such knee jerk reactions from politicians and stimulate their bureaucrats looking to get recognition. Often such issues can be used to divert the public from real long term problems.</p><p></p><p>Then there is the insurance industry ever on the watch for undefined risks.</p><p></p><p>Or is the proportion of historic vehicles too small to merit such concerns? Perhaps our administrators really are trying to act in our interests and provide us with a more enjoyable driving environment?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vic Youel, post: 29117, member: 87"] Lurking in UK government departments will be ambitious civil servants looking for a promotion, new year honours or a large bonus. What an opportunity for "Humphrey" to propose a new tax for the privileged and categorised owners of a historic vehicle or eventually to restrict use to minor roads perhaps on alternate Sundays. Once an idea catches on in one country the virus will spread. A major road accident somewhere in the world involving historic vehicles will trigger such knee jerk reactions from politicians and stimulate their bureaucrats looking to get recognition. Often such issues can be used to divert the public from real long term problems. Then there is the insurance industry ever on the watch for undefined risks. Or is the proportion of historic vehicles too small to merit such concerns? Perhaps our administrators really are trying to act in our interests and provide us with a more enjoyable driving environment? [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
What was Mr Vincent's Christian Name?
Post reply
Home
Forums
Forums: Public Access
General Chat (Vincent Related)
MOT might be on its way out for old bikes
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top