Reply to: Tax dodging scum

[Bod]

Dont come that "real bikers" tulip with me sonny. .

Well said that man. All is forgiven

[The Lone Gunman]

and just for the record.... real bikers ride through the winter

I lived in Munich for 5 years and rode my bike every day to and from work except when the roads were treacherous. -30 anyone?
I SORN it at the moment because I (up to recently) only get chance to ride it at weekends and most of my weekends at the moment are taken up with refurbing my house.
Dont come that "real bikers" tulip with me sonny. .

[SueEllen]

I hadn't realised so many of you had such an irrational dislike of bikers.
Most of us are good guys and girls.

A few of my friends do and did ride bikes. (All accidents unrelated to riding a bike.)

I do have an irrational dislike of people who work in the media who do any governments bidding without have a proper look at the press release they are given.

[Bod]

My bike is SORNed over winter too.

and just for the record.... real bikers ride through the winter

[Bod]

This is probably a statistics thing where thay see 40% of bikes not taxed and think all of them are on the road.

True, probably a statistics thing.

I wouldn't be surprised if they included off-road bikes in the calc. Plenty of untaxed crossers, trials and quads out there.

[Spacecadet]

I hadn't realised so many of you had such an irrational dislike of bikers.

Nothing against bikers at all, i always keep an eye out for them and (when its safe) pull to one side to let them past

Get a grip people.

My tyres are fine thanks

[The Lone Gunman]

I hadn't realised so many of you had such an irrational dislike of bikers.
Most of us are good guys and girls.

YES it is a manipulation of figures. A lot of these so called bikers are just chavs riding a bike they have nicked. Others are these kids and mini bikes that should never be on the road.

My bike is SORNed over winter too.

Get a grip people.

[SueEllen]

This is just another example of how new liebore manipulate figures. Furthermore, it also adds support to the governments drive to remove motorcycling as a transport option.

Nope they just trying to raise awareness of motocycle tax dodgers so when they use the new law to clamp down on motorcyclists Middle England will think the government have been hard on crime.

They did this a few years back before they started clamping down on uninsured motorists.

[ratewhore]

This is just another example of how new liebore manipulate figures. Furthermore, it also adds support to the governments drive to remove motorcycling as a transport option.

But, for those of use who choose to ride motorbikes...


...you'll never take me alive copper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SueEllen]

the new law means they can get them off road as well

They have to be able to find them first

[Spacecadet]

Next year the police get the power to take and crush vehicles that are parked on the public highway and are not taxed.

Fortunately for most bikers they don't need to park them on the public highway when they are off-road.

the new law means they can get them off road as well

[SueEllen]

Next year the police get the power to take and crush vehicles that are parked on the public highway and are not taxed.

Fortunately for most bikers they don't need to park them on the public highway when they are off-road.

[BrilloPad]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7200066.stm

But at least they give us their organs when they go.

These days there is an ever growing shortage of organs - quite rightly too. bikers are generally alot more careful.

Mind you I saw the aftermath of one bike accident - severe dent in petrol tank from hips. If it was a man then that would smart alot.

[The Master]

but i wonder how many of them are like me and don't bother taxing my bike during the winter. This is probably a statistics thing where thay see 40% of bikes not taxed and think all of them are on the road.

In which case you will have completed a SORN. Won't you? Or are you another one of these tax dodging scum?

[Spacecadet]

but i wonder how many of them are like me and don't bother taxing my bike during the winter. This is probably a statistics thing where thay see 40% of bikes not taxed and think all of them are on the road.

by law you must declare the bike as SORN if you're planning to keep it off the road and un taxed