Re: More unobtainium

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

"Jim Haseltine" <Jim_Haseltine@email.msn.com> wrote:

>I read something today where Ford are doing much the same sort of thing. All
>parts lists on microfiche are being replaced by CD-ROM which just happen to
>omit models older than about 10 years. A number of manufacturers have been
>actively lobbying governments and the EC for some time to introduce
>mandatory scrapping of old vehicles, often trying to camouflage them behind
>the 'old vehicles are high polluters' argument. This has also prompted
>proposals to 'reform' UK excise duty to the effect that 'large' engined
>(>1.4L) cars should pay higher taxes. See
>http://www.open.gov.uk/dvla/dvla.htm  for more details.

Another great plan from 'Fatty Two-Jags' Transport White Paper?

Don't worry, things could hardly get more stupid than here in Holland.
They're seriously discussing the scheme to get speeds in cities down from
30 to 20 mph and from 50 to 30 mph on country roads.

Great.

Tom

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 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
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