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On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 15:44:42 +0000, Mrs Redboots wrote:
Anyway, if more than the 3 or so people who do take bikes on the train did so regularly, I expect the TOCs would provide space for more than about 3 bikes. Indeed - and they'd probably introduce a charge, as well. Mind you, I'd not object at all to paying the going rate if it funded more good-quality cycle accommodation on trains. Neil -- Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK When replying please use neil at the above domain 'wensleydale' is a spam trap and is not read. |
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Huge wrote to uk.transport.london on Thu, 13 Jan 2005:
A space which, in the case of Thameslink, is that normally occupied by not two but *three* fare-paying passengers. So? If Thameslink object to that, they can always withdraw the facility. They don't, so evidently they think the goodwill it generates worth the loss of revenue. -- "Mrs Redboots" http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/ Website updated 2 January 2005 |
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When cyclists snip pay the same amounts of money that ALL other uses have to pay then I may just have a little more time for them . Something escapes me here. "All other road users" includes pedestrians. What are they paying? And what do cyclists have to pay that you think they are evading? Actually, I think you will find people using bikes legally avoid tax and it is an option open to everybody. How about you? You could use one and increase the number of cyclists setting good manners. With enough people doing it, it might catch on. But if you don't want a tax free option, well, that's your choice. If you think cyclists should pay tax, why don't you write to Gordon Brown and suggest it. |
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![]() Huge wrote: (Neil Williams) writes: On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 18:58:06 +0000, wrote: It just shows the utter contempt which most people have for cycles and their riders which is fully justified in my opinion . When cyclists begin to observe the laws relating to the use of UK roads and have to pay the same amounts of money that ALL other uses have to pay then I may just have a little more time for them . I agree with the first point, and I'd like to point out that, as a cyclist, I do obey traffic lights etc, use lights when it is dark and do not ride on the pavement. It is noticeable how many do not, mind. As for paying for the use of the road, to fit with the existing road tax system it'd have to be in proportion to the damage caused by the vehicle to the road 'Fraid not. Two reasons; (i) Road taxes are not levied in proportion to damage (else HGVs would pay *much* more) & (ii) road taxes are not for using the roads. They're just tax. Blimey! You, a motorist, are actually admitting that VED is not a road tax? Amazing! -- UK Radical Campaigns www.zing.icom43.net "Democracy is just another way of controlling and exploiting people". |
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Ian Jelf ) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying : How do you regard those of us who take folding bikes, such as the Brompton? As long as it's in it's bag, why not? That said, I've never actually taken mine on a deep-level tube, only on the sub surface lines. Why not, erm, ride it? |
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 23:37:32 +0000, Huge wrote:
What I object to is those who are permitted to take something on the train that is sharp and dirty Like my wit? Perhaps not. -- Everything I write here is my personal opinion, and should not be taken as fact. |
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This is an issue that's going to get more important. A lot of people,
(such as myself in Kent), now find with DSL we only need to be in London 2 to 3 days a week. There's no ticket for that - yet. I just try and arrange meetings so I can travel after 9.30. |
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