tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382255864661846735.post633629414882268259..comments2024-02-24T08:45:36.112+00:00Comments on TheFatBigot Opines: Actually, it's my carTheFatBigothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17255526385076528633noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382255864661846735.post-86920662752147589622008-10-20T22:56:00.000+01:002008-10-20T22:56:00.000+01:00The same would apply to second-hand tellies, fridg...The same would apply to second-hand tellies, fridges, furniture and everything else, Mr Meakin, but they are not excluded from the evil tax (unless you pay cash, guv).TheFatBigothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255526385076528633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382255864661846735.post-80966097693272932782008-10-20T21:35:00.000+01:002008-10-20T21:35:00.000+01:00"By an interesting quirk of our tax law, VAT is no...<I>"By an interesting quirk of our tax law, VAT is not payable on sales of second-hand cars"</I><BR/><BR/>It is generally assumed that ownership of a car will do little to increase its value, and therefore there will be little to tax. Usually, as was the case with your car, value was actually subtracted rather than added from the original sale (where VAT was paid) to when ownership was transferred to you.<BR/><BR/>A glint of good news in an otherwise depressing story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382255864661846735.post-59944947131462696702008-10-20T17:43:00.000+01:002008-10-20T17:43:00.000+01:00Perhaps the Government thinks that driving whilst ...Perhaps the Government thinks that driving whilst holding a fiery stick is, erm, I don't know, dangerous?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382255864661846735.post-26945850380169410172008-10-20T12:53:00.000+01:002008-10-20T12:53:00.000+01:00a very true and well put argument....however the r...a very true and well put argument....however the reason for that cameras position is the bust stop immediately after it, as there is no safety fence there to prevent a car hitting pedestrians....that said, it was a bloody silly place to put a bus stop (TFL)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382255864661846735.post-37163338963307698932008-10-20T11:46:00.000+01:002008-10-20T11:46:00.000+01:00You are living in a socialist state. Don't kid you...You are living in a socialist state. Don't kid yourself that you own something just because you worked for it and paid for it. Everything is state property, including you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com