"Road Tax"

[Shoogle]

Does anybody know how much a full page advert in The Sun would be? (which most of the numpties read).
I thought if we all chipped in we could explain the "you don't don't pay road tax" thing.

[Alex L]

About 35 grand apparently...

[Shoogle]

Well, with 60,000 members apparently

[AlanD]

I'll happily donate 50p.

[Alex L]

Well yes but not everyone would do it. Good luck to you if you want to organise it. I'd happily chip in a few quid. And I'm not a member of CTC yet as a few others on the forums aren't.

[Ellieb]

Unfortunately:

'There's none so blind as they that won't see'

so I doubt it would make much difference

[hubgearfreak]

i've just been reading my sunday paper (observer) an hour ago, and thought to myself that i never even see the adverts.

maybe with a pretty girl in skimpy clothes and a fast looking car they'd look?

[GavinC]

i've just been reading my sunday paper (observer) an hour ago, and thought to myself that i never even see the adverts.

maybe with a pretty girl in skimpy clothes and a fast looking car they'd look?

I suppose the ad could feature a girl in skimpy clothes on a bike making the point about "road tax" to a neanerthal in a fast looking car?

[meic]

Sorry,

I would much rather pay "Road Tax" for my bikes than to contribute money to the Sun's coffers.

[Edwards]

It might be a good idea to get the government department responsible to stop using the phrase

Car Tax first.

As Meic put I will not give any money to that paper.

[yakdiver]

I have a tax disc so there

[Hector's House]

I think what would be better would be a survey conducted by CTC and other cycle organisations, that would focus on something similar. Number of cars that actually pay VED? Or about how many people know the difference? Then we could target and reeducate...

Saw an article in the Metro that chilled me this morning... http://www.metro.co.uk/news/882297-irre ... of-drivers. So I think that would be good.

[hexhome]

Confused contact details;

Mike Hoban - Marketing Director

0783 809 9048

mike.hoban@confused.com

Sarah Wenham - PR Manager

0771 175 5573

Sarah.Wenham@confused.com

Lets all write and let them know how upset we are. Most of us are also insurance customers!

[Hector's House]

^ Good plan.

I'll procrastinate from uni work tonight

[TonyR]

That article explains a lot. Apparently we should pay Road Tax because we jump red lights and cycle the wrong way up one way streets. I never realised that Road Tax was in fact payment for an entitlement to break the law. It would explain why SUVs and BMWs have to pay higher Road Tax and why so many drivers speed, run red lights, park on double yellows and drive on the phone - they've paid their Road Tax which entitles them to.