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[Closed] Is this, erm, just a bit, err, lame?

 DrP
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OK, so it's a fixie with a brooks saddle and bar tape, and has been debadged - all nice and simple, but yes, a bit niche!
...But then I got into that 'I pay road tax' site, and started getting carried away, and before you know it got a bee in my bonnet about the whole subject and gone and done this...
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Opinions gratefully received as I'm really not sure if it's 'cool', or I'm just being a ****!!!

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Posted : 11/04/2011 9:51 pm
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I own an Xtracycle so cant pass judgement on ****tishness, but wouldnt it make more sense to photocopy your road fund licence for your car and put that in there?


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 9:54 pm
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Opinions gratefully received as I'm really not sure if it's 'cool', or I'm just being a ****!!!

DrP

If you need to ask...........

well I think you know the answer 😉


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 9:55 pm
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You will get done for forgery 😯


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 9:56 pm
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Well, the argument is that that little disc ISN'T 'road tax', so really anything could go there.
Case in point, my mate with a sherman tank (really) has a disc that says 'sherman tank' on it, plus the polo bluemotion has a 'zero' fund on it too...

But does it look 'cool dude', or is it so lame I should scarify myself in shame?

DrP


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 9:57 pm
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well you still don't pay road tax! The price is 0.00, so not really going to help you in an argument!


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 9:57 pm
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The value on the disc says £0.00....so you're still not paying any friggin' tax!

Edit: Damn yours rs!


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 9:58 pm
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def doesn't look cool, but i'm sure the whole bike doesn't either so it probably goes just fine with the bike 😉


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 9:58 pm
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Geesh....

You lot!

[url= http://ipayroadtax.com/ ]http://ipayroadtax.com/[/url]

DrP


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 9:59 pm
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I can see it being all the rage on lfgss though 😉


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 10:00 pm
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The value on the disc says £0.00....so you're still not paying any friggin' tax!

Err, do you really not know the facts about this?

EDIT: DrP - agree with the sentiment entirely, but maybe makes you look a little, hmm...


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 10:00 pm
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I can see it being all the rage on lfgss though

What I'm worried about!

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Posted : 11/04/2011 10:00 pm
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Err, do you really not know the facts about this?

No. I know nothing about this, and nor do I need to in order to get furious!


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 10:02 pm
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I can see it being all the rage on lfgss though

Yeah, so can I. I like it actually.

Tell you what, Pij; Let's go into business selling 'em to moremoneythansense London Fashionistas. I could easily market that here. 😀


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 10:06 pm
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"hmmmm" sprung to mind too!

Think I'll give it a week, see if I get bottled, then have another think about it!

DrP


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 10:06 pm
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Geesh....

You lot!

http://ipayroadtax.com/

DrP

Assuming you are a doctor and reasonably well paid, maybe you should get a sticker that says i pay more through general taxation than most people so have more right to be on the road! or something like that.


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 10:07 pm
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Just get rid and ride your bike.

or is it some sort of cry for help.


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 10:07 pm
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I like that, and Carlton Reid will probably Twitter excitedly about you, but it's clearly far too subtle for the sort of people who say "You don't pay road tax".


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 10:09 pm
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Do they do one for remote control helicopters?


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 10:11 pm
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It fine*

*as long as youre a bike messenger, wear skinnies, has facial hair, ear plug and so on 🙂


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 10:31 pm
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or is it some sort of cry for help.

Jesus Haribo Christmas. It's just a bit of fun! 😀

I'd like one. So when some fayt narsty probably racist* cabbie starts banging on about 'you don't pay road tax', I can point to it and say 'yes I do, look!' And point to it, before riding off leaving him utterly confuddled.

*Disgraceful generalisation, but, hey ho. 🙂


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 10:40 pm
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I think it looks ridiculous and that you are attention seeking tbh. there is no need for it, so off it should go. Mind you, I suppose you could say that about many things.


 
Posted : 11/04/2011 11:56 pm
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So what if he is 'attention seeking'? What are you doing on an internet forum, if not the same thing? 😕


 
Posted : 12/04/2011 12:01 am
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DrP - You are a top bloke and if having a tax disc makes you smile and winds up other people then do it.

I got a 69er fixie fully rigid custom Ti to be niche and wind people up and then discovered I liked it. Just do it and enjoy.

See you and family at the Big Bike Bash I hope. We are still using pictures of you in the speedos on the website.

You are right even when others disagree


 
Posted : 12/04/2011 12:13 am
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I'd like one. So when some fayt narsty probably racist* cabbie starts banging on about 'you don't pay road tax', I can point to it and say 'yes I do, look!' And point to it, before riding off leaving him utterly confuddled.

But that's not a good idea surely, as then in future whenever he sees a bike without a tax disk on it he'll run them off the road screaming "tax dodger scum!"


 
Posted : 12/04/2011 8:11 am
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I like it and I'm sure you would sell literally thousands a few of them.


 
Posted : 12/04/2011 9:39 am
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My worry is that a politician will see it and you will put bad ideas into his head.

So yes ... you're a proper ****t.


 
Posted : 12/04/2011 11:12 am
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I like that. That should inflame the idiots who say we should pay road tax. And I say 'thing is if we start paying road tax, they'll probably make motorists pay it next'


 
Posted : 12/04/2011 11:27 am
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Hmmm...

Probably not, eh?


 
Posted : 12/04/2011 12:36 pm
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Somebody has too much time on his hands. Utterly pointless, possibly twuntish.


 
Posted : 12/04/2011 12:40 pm
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Stoners point is the most salient. I'd have a photocopy of both my vehicles tax discs in there just so I could point out I probably pay VED than the person complaining.


 
Posted : 12/04/2011 12:41 pm
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It would look stupid if it wasnt for the fact that i know how fast you ride that thing.
So the only stupid looking thing is a fat lycra clad me on my silly money 22 geared ti road bike trying to keep up with you on a 30 lb steel fixie with a tax disc, baggies and a camelbak!


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 10:10 pm
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Somebody has too much time on his hands.

...says somebody with obviously enough time on his hands to waste posting idiotic comments... 😆


 
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My worry is that a politician will see it and you will put bad ideas into his head.

So yes ... you're a proper ****t.

quality 😆


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 11:14 pm