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TAXI drivers in Worcester could be offered incentives to encourage more of them to swap their gas-guzzling cabs for super-green ‘eco’ cars.

I've just got an Eco Mondeo.

£30 a year car tax. $\:D/$

I have just receive my car tax through the post and in fact the yearly tax for my new Mondeo is £0 a year. $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$

Sussex wrote:

I've just got an Eco Mondeo.

£30 a year car tax. $\:D/$

I must confess to the good people of TDO that I got the above amount incorrect.

I have just receive my car tax through the post and in fact the yearly tax for my new Mondeo is £0 a year. $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$

Henry Ford founder member of the American **** party amonsgt other achievements ffs! :evil:

trotskys twin wrote:

Henry Ford founder member of the American **** party amonsgt other achievements ffs! :evil:

Maybe I should have played it safe and got a Skoda.

But then again they are owned by VW, and they did very well out of the Second World War using slave labour.

And for that matter made the V1 bombs.

Reading the Mail,driving a Ford,why dont you go the full hog and get a SS uniform !

captain cab wrote:

TAXI drivers in Worcester could be offered incentives to encourage more of them to swap their gas-guzzling cabs for super-green ‘eco’ cars.

I've just got an Eco Mondeo.

£30 a year car tax. $\:D/$

trotskys twin wrote:

Henry Ford founder member of the American **** party amonsgt other achievements ffs! :evil:

blackpool wrote:

Reading the Mail,driving a Ford,why dont you go the full hog and get a SS uniform !

The only time I read the Mail is when I get in free on an air plane.

Didn't Everyone do well out of the war Except us? The Jerries did, The Japs Did, The Russians sorta did and the american's did exceedingly well....but we went into post war austerity :-k

Author:	captain cab [ Thu Oct 03, 2013 7:37 pm ]
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Taxi drivers urged to adopt eco cars TAXI drivers in Worcester could be offered incentives to encourage more of them to swap their gas-guzzling cabs for super-green ‘eco’ cars. The move is a bid to tackle the pollution coming from Worcester’s fleet of taxis, which has trebled to nearly 300 over the last decade. Councillor Jabba Riaz, vice-chairman of the city council’s licensing committee, says the move would make the Foregate Street area more desirable for shoppers and help the planet. One Worcester driver, Zamir Hussain, has already swapped his old hackney carriage for an ‘eco’ electric car by Toyota. The incentive idea is in its very early stages, but could see licensing fees, which are set at £399 for new drivers or £340 for renewals, change to encourage eco cars. Coun Riaz’s idea has already won the support of the chairman of the licensing committee, Coun Paul Denham. Coun Riaz said: “The idea that taxi drivers could be using ‘eco’ cars is an excellent initiative – I’ll be sitting down with licensing officers to see if we can start offering incentives. “There are plenty of complaints about taxi fumes and if we can bring a policy into place it would be a real step in the right direction. “It would help the city’s pollution a lot but it would also help the drivers themselves as they pay virtually no road tax for these vehicles.” Talks are expected to take place in the coming weeks over how the incentive might work. One issue is making sure drivers who purchase electric vehicles can serve the disabled, as the authority currently limits the number of saloon cars, which are not wheelchair friendly. Coun Denham, who is also the deputy Mayor of Worcester, said: “I would absolutely support such a scheme, it would be a real step forward if we can encourage more taxis to do that. “It’s not just the number of taxis people are concerned about, but the exhaust fumes from them.” Electric cars are slowly gaining momentum across the country, some of which are hybrid vehicles and have small fuel tanks, and others which run off charging points. Mohammed Ali, of Worcester Taxi Drivers Association, said: “This is a good idea and we’d like to see it in place.” http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/107 ... rs/?ref=nt

Author:	Sussex [ Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:02 pm ]
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captain cab wrote: TAXI drivers in Worcester could be offered incentives to encourage more of them to swap their gas-guzzling cabs for super-green ‘eco’ cars. I've just got an Eco Mondeo. £30 a year car tax. $\:D/$

Author:	GBC [ Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:22 pm ]
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I've just bought an Eco Vito, £FFs tax per year.

Author:	captain cab [ Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:52 pm ]
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Author:	Sussex [ Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:07 am ]
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Sussex wrote: I've just got an Eco Mondeo. £30 a year car tax. $\:D/$ I must confess to the good people of TDO that I got the above amount incorrect. I have just receive my car tax through the post and in fact the yearly tax for my new Mondeo is £0 a year. $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$

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Author:	captain cab [ Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:10 am ]
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Sussex wrote: I have just receive my car tax through the post and in fact the yearly tax for my new Mondeo is £0 a year. $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$ I thought that tbh

Author:	trotskys twin [ Fri Oct 04, 2013 4:12 pm ]
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Sussex wrote: Sussex wrote: I've just got an Eco Mondeo. £30 a year car tax. $\:D/$ I must confess to the good people of TDO that I got the above amount incorrect. I have just receive my car tax through the post and in fact the yearly tax for my new Mondeo is £0 a year. $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$ Buying a FORD ffs sugest you read The Flivver King by Upton Sinclair then you would never buy one again Henry Ford founder member of the American **** party amonsgt other achievements ffs!

Author:	Sussex [ Fri Oct 04, 2013 6:12 pm ]
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trotskys twin wrote: Henry Ford founder member of the American **** party amonsgt other achievements ffs! Maybe I should have played it safe and got a Skoda. But then again they are owned by VW, and they did very well out of the Second World War using slave labour. And for that matter made the V1 bombs.

Author:	blackpool [ Fri Oct 04, 2013 6:22 pm ]
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Sussex wrote: trotskys twin wrote: Henry Ford founder member of the American **** party amonsgt other achievements ffs! Maybe I should have played it safe and got a Skoda. But then again they are owned by VW, and they did very well out of the Second World War using slave labour. And for that matter made the V1 bombs. Reading the Mail,driving a Ford,why dont you go the full hog and get a SS uniform !

Author:	Sussex [ Fri Oct 04, 2013 6:23 pm ]
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blackpool wrote: Reading the Mail,driving a Ford,why dont you go the full hog and get a SS uniform ! The only time I read the Mail is when I get in free on an air plane.

Author:	Nidge2 [ Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:24 pm ]
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Sussex wrote: captain cab wrote: TAXI drivers in Worcester could be offered incentives to encourage more of them to swap their gas-guzzling cabs for super-green ‘eco’ cars. I've just got an Eco Mondeo. £30 a year car tax. $\:D/$ Diesel?

Author:	bloodnock [ Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:55 pm ]
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Sussex wrote: trotskys twin wrote: Henry Ford founder member of the American **** party amonsgt other achievements ffs! Maybe I should have played it safe and got a Skoda. But then again they are owned by VW, and they did very well out of the Second World War using slave labour. And for that matter made the V1 bombs. Didn't Everyone do well out of the war Except us? The Jerries did, The Japs Did, The Russians sorta did and the american's did exceedingly well....but we went into post war austerity

Author:	bloodnock [ Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:57 pm ]
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WTF is an ECO car..........that could cover almost anything that is slightly less belchy than they used to be..

Author:	blackpool [ Fri Oct 04, 2013 8:30 pm ]
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Sussex wrote: blackpool wrote: Reading the Mail,driving a Ford,why dont you go the full hog and get a SS uniform ! The only time I read the Mail is when I get in free on an air plane. Get in where ?

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Author:	captain cab [ Fri Oct 04, 2013 8:39 pm ]
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bloodnock wrote: Didn't Everyone do well out of the war Except us? The Jerries did, The Japs Did, The Russians sorta did and the american's did exceedingly well....but we went into post war austerity I suppose losing 9 million people in the case of the Germans, 3 million in the case of the Japs and 30 million in the case of Russian kind of spurred them on a bit.