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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Radar on 29 September 2010, 14:48:51

Title: Buy your fuel by tomorrow
Post by: Radar on 29 September 2010, 14:48:51
For those who don't know, there will be a 1% increase in fuel duty from the government effective 1st October, so fill up now!
Title: Re: Buy your fuel by tomorrow
Post by: Smiddy on 29 September 2010, 15:15:22
oh joy more tax  :D
maybe in a few years all our pay cheques will just be made out to HMRC  :P

Title: Re: Buy your fuel by tomorrow
Post by: Martin_1962 on 29 September 2010, 15:15:48
Just spent £60 at BP 30 of each - will brim at Calor tomorrow
Title: Re: Buy your fuel by tomorrow
Post by: davethediver on 29 September 2010, 15:26:14
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Just spent £60 at BP 30 of each - will brim at Calor tomorrow

 :-/ :-/ :-/ :question
Title: Re: Buy your fuel by tomorrow
Post by: aaronjb on 29 September 2010, 15:41:02
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oh joy more tax  :D
maybe in a few years all our pay cheques will just be made out to HMRC  :P


Did you not see the 'think tank' idea for improving the PAYE system?

Your salary would be paid direct to the Government (HMRC) and they will then send you what is left after tax is deducted...
Title: Re: Buy your fuel by tomorrow
Post by: david036 on 29 September 2010, 15:52:41
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oh joy more tax  :D
maybe in a few years all our pay cheques will just be made out to HMRC  :P


Did you not see the 'think tank' idea for improving the PAYE system?

Your salary would be paid direct to the Government (HMRC) and they will then send you what is left after tax is deducted...

Thats not going to leave much!!!!!! :) :)
Title: Re: Buy your fuel by tomorrow
Post by: Welung666 on 29 September 2010, 16:24:08
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Just spent £60 at BP 30 of each - will brim at Calor tomorrow

 :-/ :-/ :-/ :question

£30 petrol and £30 LPG ;)
Title: Re: Buy your fuel by tomorrow
Post by: scimmy_man on 29 September 2010, 17:21:25
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oh joy more tax  :D
maybe in a few years all our pay cheques will just be made out to HMRC  :P


Did you not see the 'think tank' idea for improving the PAYE system?

Your salary would be paid direct to the Government (HMRC) and they will then send you what is left after tax is deducted...

after they have held it for a few days?
the interest will be huge.
Title: Re: Buy your fuel by tomorrow
Post by: Smiddy on 29 September 2010, 17:23:07
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oh joy more tax  :D
maybe in a few years all our pay cheques will just be made out to HMRC  :P


Did you not see the 'think tank' idea for improving the PAYE system?

Your salary would be paid direct to the Government (HMRC) and they will then send you what is left after tax is deducted...

Thats not going to leave much!!!!!! :) :)

Not much as in £0  ;D
Title: Re: Buy your fuel by tomorrow
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 29 September 2010, 17:24:11
Its going up 1p not 1%  :y

Then a further rise in jan 2011 of 0.76p

All committed in the (Labour) 2010 budget
Title: Re: Buy your fuel by tomorrow
Post by: davethediver on 29 September 2010, 18:09:51
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Just spent £60 at BP 30 of each - will brim at Calor tomorrow

 :-/ :-/ :-/ :question

£30 petrol and £30 LPG ;)

Makes sense now you put it like that lee :y
Title: Re: Buy your fuel by tomorrow
Post by: aaronjb on 29 September 2010, 18:15:39
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oh joy more tax  :D
maybe in a few years all our pay cheques will just be made out to HMRC  :P


Did you not see the 'think tank' idea for improving the PAYE system?

Your salary would be paid direct to the Government (HMRC) and they will then send you what is left after tax is deducted...

after they have held it for a few days?
the interest will be huge.

I was thinking more along the lines of.. can you imagine what will happen when they forget to forward the remainder of the money one month and the entire country goes without pay?

Me? Cynical? Never ;)
Title: Re: Buy your fuel by tomorrow
Post by: Brikhead on 29 September 2010, 21:48:29
3.0 v6, £20=70 miles :(
1.8 small block, £10=65 miles of fwd fun :y