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has the Berwick "situation" been stopped?

my morals are now as low as my current LA's

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Has in Berwick - as an LA, it does'nt exist.

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Chris The Fish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdlyi5mc ... re=related

ill have to shop around then, assuming i wish to use my current ( condemned and ancient) Mondeo tdci, i mean at 6 years old and 145K miles its obviously both well past it and a death trap (unless i pay treble the fee they charge for the same car FIVE years old).....

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

where do i find him?

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

I think you have to make an offical complaint to the council first. If the council do not resolve the problem, then you can go to the ombudsman.

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Grandad,

i best wait till im replated, this one will end in the school holidays

whats the angle, unfair regs, the age issue, the 3x testing or the three times costs?


"In these difficult financial times, is it right that due to a vehicle having its 6th birthday the cost of plating goes from £180 a year to £540, with no consideration as to mileage, i.e. a 3 year old car on 250K mileage is ok wheras a 6 year old on 100K costs three times as much to plate"

or

"You robbing gits, stuff this next door take 10 year old cars, charge half what you charge and have hackney plates by the skipfull"

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I guess it depends on the standard of vehicle your area has, if the council can see that it's all hammered out [edited by admin] then I guess it's their duty to make sure it still has brakes through each year,

You may well keep a good vehicle Wannas, but what are the rest like, even so I admit 3x seems extreme.

Don't forget if you plate outside the borough you will have to be Hackney

But I don't see why you have to replate your vehicle 3 times a year I am not aware of any other council doing that they should charge you an amount for the annual plate and then for each test

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

three tests i dont mind, but paying £180 for a glorified MOT when they can be had from £30 - and the LA accept one from elsewhere for the plate - is taking the pee

what would make sense is the normal annual fee then two extra tests (without any need for new 4 monthly plates) at £50 a throw, no-one would mind

i can get a hack plate in my old LA (13 miles away, the same distance as my current LA but over the border) but need a 3 year old car for a first grant plate, another local LA is cheaper and only introduced hack meters a year ago, i live near the meeting place of 4 or 5 LA's and its bandit country out here

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the twist in the tale is that my LA is also my landlord, if i jack in guess who has to pay my £5000 a year rent and £1200 a year council tax....hohoho, revenge is sweet

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in the cotswolds where i am a hackney you can use any car any age any colour you only need a new mot to license the vehicle then they never want to see the vehicle again ever to renew your license you just need a new mot its a laugh really i know one taxi driver who has never hoovered his old vectra in 4 years i would not put my dog in it the car is a p reg

get me one please, doi need a meter?

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yes all cars have to have a meter in set to council rates

ill rent a car off you then

or a plate

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most