Oi, I resemble that remark!
Jeremy Clarkson... 'Road Tax??'
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Davidc
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I find all this arguing about the semantics of "Road Tax" v. "VED" boring. That's all it is - playing upon words. As far as I'm concerned, each time mine comes up for renewalit says "tax disc" on the form and that's good enough for me.
More to the point, is that a good many cyclists pay for the tax disc, on a car that spends a lot of its time gathering dust on the driveway whilst we take the bike instead. So I'm shelling out some £160 or whatever, for not using my car...
As for C***son's enchilada escapada, I fail to understand how he has 'immunity' whereas Woss/Brand didn't....
It is a tax disc - excise duty is a tax, as it is when I have a pint of beer.
It contributes little to the roads though. AFAIK They're paid for out of general taxation for trunk network and motorway roads, from local taxation for local roads.
It's all very silly though, as economical low emission cars like some Fiestas, Corsas, Smarts, Citroens etc dont pay VED either!
Clarkson of course drives a Merc which definitely qualifies for lots of VED. Good.
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som3blok3
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If I watch TG, the wife gets to watch the last part of WAH,,,,, does it deserve an acronym?? PC and TV are in the same room so I get to be here and there, lucky me.
thomas
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Just got back from a little night ride....and half of Norwich must of seen top gear tonight (or at least half of the dozen people that were outside)...and I think they were all eyeing up my camera 
downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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Just got back from a little night ride....and half of Norwich must of seen top gear tonight (or at least half of the dozen people that were outside)...and I think they were all eyeing up my camera
No. That was the reflective patch you sat on.. when the car head lights hit your shorts... need I say more.
Stephenite
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mangaman
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downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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Stuart Lee has summed up Hammond rather well. Not a big fan of his but this is shockingly accurate in places.
mickle
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That few seconds of conversation might have done more for cycling safety than anything I can think of.
'Attention motorists, cyclists now have CCTV'.
'Attention motorists, cyclists now have CCTV'.
thomas
the tank engine
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+1...or at least puts something in the back of people's mind. I don't expect any obvious change.
lukesdad
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Just watched TG on iPlayer, and came on here straight away as I'd knew you guys look for any excuse to have a moan about Clarkson/Tog Gear/Cars/anything. I was not disappointed
asterix
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Love 'Top Gear'. Used to be better but still enjoy it. Any body else just see Clarkson defend motorists against camera wearing cyclists, using the phrase... AND I QUOTE 'Who pays the road tax'..............
I would of thought a man who knows everything about motoring would know the basics from 1937.
Guess not.
Maybe it's to do with the amount of beer he drinks, 'hey, we all pay VED'
Of course he knows. He also knows how to wind people up.
Whatever, he just went down in my list of watchable people. I know they'll be those that say he never was but hey, I thought he was alright until then.
