This should slow them down a bit and even save a few lives! BTW, note
the use of the derogatory term '4x4', which seems to be widely
recognised everywhere except on this particular newsgroup.

"Petrol is soaring towards an unprecedented £5 a gallon as oil hits
record highs and the Government prepares to further hike fuel duty in
next week's Budget.

The latest misery for motorists comes as official figures show that
fuel prices have soared by a staggering 20 per cent in the past 12
months - prompting demands for the 2p a litre tax hike planned from
April 1 to be axed.

There is even more pain in the pipeline as Chancellor Alistair Darling
prepares next week to crack-down with a range of 'green' tax measures
on 'gas-guzzling' cars blamed for global warming, including 4X4
Chelsea tractors and high performance sports cars. But the measures
are likely to hit many mainstream family cars as well.

Official figures show the price of fuel, which includes petrol and
diesel, has soared a staggering 19.3 per cent over the last year. This
is the steepest increase since records began in 1997, according to the
Office for National Statistics..."

Doug wrote:

How many more car threads today Doug the Liar?

Sorry Doug but that;'s because its a stupid press term and actually means
nothing

e.g
Bentley or a Fiat - both can be 4*4s - woul you want to ban a panda 4*4?

anyway - let's be honest you just have a blinkered antimotorist POV - prices
are higher as there's more demand for fuel - not actually good for the
planet - is it? :-(

In article <80379600-5008-401f-8e88-
87d49acd5d2d@x30g2000hsd.googlegroups.com>, Doug says...

Hardly. See end paragraph.

Makes no difference to me.

Conor wrote:

Surely it's the chauffeur, ostler or butler that attends to the vehicle's
needs. I can't imagine such people dirtying their hands.

Doug wrote:

I quote from the Daily Wail :-
"tax measures on 'gas-guzzling' cars blamed for global warming,
including 4X4 Chelsea tractors and high performance sports cars."

On Mar 6, 5:24 pm, "tommy" mail.com> wrote:

Its probably more due to the uncertainty than actual shortage.

Fod

In article bt.com>, Tony Dragon says...

And people who live in Chelsea couldn't give a shit how much the tax is
or how much a gallon of petrol costs.

"Doug" riseup.net> wrote

Official figures show the price of fuel, which includes petrol and
diesel, has soared a staggering 19.3 per cent over the last year. This
is the steepest increase since records began in 1997, according to the

Yes- we raised our haulage rates by 11%% last month, and are implementing a
further 10%% increase this month because of the price of diesel.

Still, as you don't drive an articulated lorry, that won't affect you, will
it Doug?

"tommy" mail.com> wrote

Er, you think he hasn't had that explained to him once or twice before?