Unicorn Tax

[Andy_R]

Small boy had the facts of "Road Tax" explained to him by his mum tonight after I had a rant about "Road tax exemption" in this article on the BBC website. His response was stunning and quick.

"Why don't they write about unicorn tax instead then? It'd be much funner and interesting"

 

[jefmcg]

A unicorn?? That's a pretty sophisticated small boy.

 

[Andy_R]

A unicorn?? That's a pretty sophisticated small boy.

ermmm....no.

 

[vernon]

A unicorn?? That's a pretty sophisticated small boy.

I have to ask; How come you are so knowledgeable about this?

 

[jefmcg]

I have to ask; How come you are so knowledgeable about this?

I read a lot

Reminds me of a story. My mum was a solicitor (lawyer) and the suburban firm she worked expanded into the house next door, which had most recently been operating as a brothel. It was a pretty normal terrace house, except there were three showers in the bathroom, and the walls were covered with horrible flock and foil wallpaper.

A few years later, as an innocent 18 year old former convent girl, I went to an undergraduate party in a student share house. I stepped inside, looked around, and said - without thinking - "This looks like a brothel". I still remember the shocked laughter of my friend, as it was until very recently a brothel, but how "do you know what the inside of a brothel looks like?"

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

So a unicorn tax would apply to brothels?

 

[jefmcg]

Apologies to @Andy_R for derailling your thread so thoroughly.

 

[ufkacbln]

So a unicorn tax would apply to brothels?

..... and small girls?
My little pony:

 

[classic33]

..... and small girls?
My little pony:

That's a Beanie!

 

[winjim]

So is an electric car road tax exempt or not?

 

[ufkacbln]

That's a Beanie!

This is Pompey!

 

[ufkacbln]

That's a Beanie!

To be pedantic it is a "My Little Pony Beanie"

TY have the license to produce a beanie version, so it is a genuine My Little Pony

 

[gavintc]

This is Pompey!

Beanie is probably worth more.

 

[Andy_R]

So is an electric car road tax exempt or not?

No.

 

[stephec]

I can't believe no one's said, "actually it's not road tax."