I just hope that you bunch of ‘alkies’ dont drive a vehicle the day after a tipple? 
I can taste your breath from here. 
Pete.
windrush:
I just hope that you bunch of ‘alkies’ dont drive a vehicle the day after a tipple?Pete.
Not until 9am in the morning,and then after a good breakfast. 
Cheers Dave.
windrush:
I just hope that you bunch of ‘alkies’ dont drive a vehicle the day after a tipple?Pete.
hiya,
No Pete I personally let the bus take the strain, it costs nowt, I only drive
the car when the missus says I’ve got to, I’d get rid of the car tomorrow
if she OK’d it bloody expensive things they are, just laid out £260 this
week to tax the thing the bloke across the street who’s car is a 1.6 same
as mine tells me his only costs £30 something to do with the emissions a
case of highway robbery if you ask me a money making racket methinks.
thanks harry, long retired.
Mmm, not been on a bus since 1974 Harry but I do have a Gold Card which gives me free travel at certain times through Derbyshire and beyond. Never used the thing, it also gets me discounts in certain shops but I am too ashamed to use it apart from at our local card shop where I get the wifes birthday/christmas cards less 10% 
Pete.
harry_gill:
windrush:
I just hope that you bunch of ‘alkies’ dont drive a vehicle the day after a tipple?Pete.
hiya,
No Pete I personally let the bus take the strain, it costs nowt, I only drive
the car when the missus says I’ve got to, I’d get rid of the car tomorrow
if she OK’d it bloody expensive things they are, just laid out £260 this
week to tax the thing the bloke across the street who’s car is a 1.6 same
as mine tells me his only costs £30 something to do with the emissions a
case of highway robbery if you ask me a money making racket methinks.
thanks harry, long retired.
Its bloody ridiculous Harry, charging you that much to tax your car. This emission business is just a scam to sell more cars.
Cheers Dave.
It is a scam Dave, all cars pass the same emission test at MOT time! Same as my LDV van, I cannot go into London with it (not as I want to, mind) but it still passes its test easily each year. 
More towns will follow on no doubt.
Pete.
Absolutely Pete, as you say a vehicle has to pass the emission test to get a MOT,and the they charge a high price for a tax disc. The road fund licence should be scrapped and everyone just pay on the fuel. It would be a much fairer system, which has been suggested for years.
Cheers Dave.
Well lads I think, when cars came out, no tax, then they thought this would be a good way of taxing people, then fuel was taxed more and more, then they thought up M.O.T.s which has got dearer. Then to top it why not put VAT on it and squeeze a bit more, I wonder what the powers to be would do, if everyone, stopped smoking, drinking, driving, what would they tax next 
■■■, baldheaded people, or with too much hair, or even the air you breath, or if they can’t get enough money for driving in cities or towns, what about a tax for keep out of those places. Lets see if us old knight of the road can give the MP’s idea’s on how to screw us out of our money! 
Norman Ingram:
Well lads I think, when cars came out, no tax, then they thought this would be a good way of taxing people, then fuel was taxed more and more, then they thought up M.O.T.s which has got dearer. Then to top it why not put VAT on it and squeeze a bit more, I wonder what the powers to be would do, if everyone, stopped smoking, drinking, driving, what would they tax next
You missed out the BEDROOM tax Norm, that’s the latest bone of contention with a lot of people in rented properties. They will be putting water rates on for having a ■■■■ pot under the bed next.
Cheers Dave.
Tax for reading books, kindles, Whisky drinking tax, specially on single malt. ugly women tax & ugly man Tax. Tax for living over 60, 
tax for living too long. This one for our prime minister, tax for voting David Cameron into Parliament.
hiya,
I hope that ugly man tax doesn’t come in Norm my old woman wouldn’t
be able to pay the bill for me, and I’m too old to be put out to grass.
thanks harry, long retired.
apart from what is good for you
animal:
apart from what is good for you
He knows whats good for him Ang.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
animal:
apart from what is good for youHe knows whats good for him Ang.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Oh’ yes I definitely know what’s good for me, but the thing is am I still
any good for anything, that is the question.
thanks harry, long retired.
windrush:
Mmm, not been on a bus since 1974 Harry but I do have a Gold Card which gives me free travel at certain times through Derbyshire and beyond. Never used the thing, it also gets me discounts in certain shops but I am too ashamed to use it apart from at our local card shop where I get the wifes birthday/christmas cards less 10%Pete.
Nonsense, IF i ever shop I always ask (much to her embarrassment) for a pensioner discount, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. I even got £3 knocked off the asking price for a bottle of Ardbeg (Islay) in Edinburgh. The Jocks are renowned for their generosity. 
And I though the “alky” remark was a bit harsh when applied to a bunch of hard working mostly retired knights of the road. 
grumpy old man:
windrush:
Mmm, not been on a bus since 1974 Harry but I do have a Gold Card which gives me free travel at certain times through Derbyshire and beyond. Never used the thing, it also gets me discounts in certain shops but I am too ashamed to use it apart from at our local card shop where I get the wifes birthday/christmas cards less 10%Pete.
Nonsense, IF i ever shop I always ask (much to her embarrassment) for a pensioner discount, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. I even got £3 knocked off the asking price for a bottle of Ardbeg (Islay) in Edinburgh. The Jocks are renowned for their generosity.
And I though the “alky” remark was a bit harsh when applied to a bunch of hard working mostly retired knights of the road.
hiya,
Alky indeed, I’ll have you know I represent that remark, but I’m only
a semi-skilled one, at the current prices of a decent bottle of single
malt whisky I can’t afford to become fully qualified.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
grumpy old man:
windrush:
Mmm, not been on a bus since 1974 Harry but I do have a Gold Card which gives me free travel at certain times through Derbyshire and beyond. Never used the thing, it also gets me discounts in certain shops but I am too ashamed to use it apart from at our local card shop where I get the wifes birthday/christmas cards less 10%Pete.
Nonsense, IF i ever shop I always ask (much to her embarrassment) for a pensioner discount, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. I even got £3 knocked off the asking price for a bottle of Ardbeg (Islay) in Edinburgh. The Jocks are renowned for their generosity.
And I though the “alky” remark was a bit harsh when applied to a bunch of hard working mostly retired knights of the road.
hiya,
Alky indeed, I’ll have you know I represent that remark, but I’m only
a semi-skilled one, at the current prices of a decent bottle of single
malt whisky I can’t afford to become fully qualified.
thanks harry, long retired.
I cant be due to work as mainly nights
animal:
harry_gill:
grumpy old man:
windrush:
Mmm, not been on a bus since 1974 Harry but I do have a Gold Card which gives me free travel at certain times through Derbyshire and beyond. Never used the thing, it also gets me discounts in certain shops but I am too ashamed to use it apart from at our local card shop where I get the wifes birthday/christmas cards less 10%Pete.
Nonsense, IF i ever shop I always ask (much to her embarrassment) for a pensioner discount, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. I even got £3 knocked off the asking price for a bottle of Ardbeg (Islay) in Edinburgh. The Jocks are renowned for their generosity.
And I though the “alky” remark was a bit harsh when applied to a bunch of hard working mostly retired knights of the road.
hiya,
Alky indeed, I’ll have you know I represent that remark, but I’m only
a semi-skilled one, at the current prices of a decent bottle of single
malt whisky I can’t afford to become fully qualified.
thanks harry, long retired.I cant be due to work as mainly nights
harry_gill:
animal:
harry_gill:
grumpy old man:
windrush:
Mmm, not been on a bus since 1974 Harry but I do have a Gold Card which gives me free travel at certain times through Derbyshire and beyond. Never used the thing, it also gets me discounts in certain shops but I am too ashamed to use it apart from at our local card shop where I get the wifes birthday/christmas cards less 10%Pete.
Nonsense, IF i ever shop I always ask (much to her embarrassment) for a pensioner discount, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. I even got £3 knocked off the asking price for a bottle of Ardbeg (Islay) in Edinburgh. The Jocks are renowned for their generosity.
And I though the “alky” remark was a bit harsh when applied to a bunch of hard working mostly retired knights of the road.
hiya,
Alky indeed, I’ll have you know I represent that remark, but I’m only
a semi-skilled one, at the current prices of a decent bottle of single
malt whisky I can’t afford to become fully qualified.
thanks harry, long retired.I cant be due to work as mainly nights
hiya,
Ang I did nights at different times as a driver, but being just a bairn in
those days I did have my stopping places for the nightly two or three for
the road and believe me in those halcyon days/nights you sometimes had
the game on getting on the pub car parks, it was regarded as a trunker’s
perk, two or three pints then an hours kip with feet on the bonnet, can’t
be done nowadays and maybe that’s for the best, but not I guess for the
struggling publicans, I remember one landlord who confided to me that the
night drivers were his best customers and but for the then rules and ancient
regulations no way would he bother with the lunchtime trade it just being a
village alehouse, it was law that the pubs had to abide by the opening times
for the area and the publican could be heavily fined if they didn’t conform.
thanks harry, long retired.
Hi Harry .You reminded me of the ‘digs’ we used to frequent in the BRS days ,very often it was a pub which catered for the drivers needs ,good parking and food etc generous parking ticket to reimburse which paid for a pint or two and of course a good night sleep after a few ! --toshboy