http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Petition to increase fuel duty? en Sun, 31 May 2026 12:42:46 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2409#post-25997 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 01:24:23 +0000 chdot 25997@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"<br /> "I thought that was existing Government policy?"</p> <p>Yes - until the next budget..</p> <p>"</em></p> <p>"Osborne set to scrap 1p hike on fuel duty"</p> <p><a href="http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/news/Osborne-set-to-scrap-1p.6729198.jp" rel="nofollow">http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/news/Osborne-set-to-scrap-1p.6729198.jp</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2409#post-25656 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:50:23 +0000 Its_Me_Knees 25656@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Agreed. Actually, a petition for the replacement of the road fund license with an additional duty on petrol / diesel would be even better: that way, the more fuel you consume, the more you pay. Surprisingly, the captains of industry and the politicos in their seven-series beemers and mercs don't buy into this obvious (and cheap to implement) idea... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2409#post-25638 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:14:17 +0000 chdot 25638@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I thought that was existing Government policy?"</p> <p>Yes - until the next budget... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2409#post-25636 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:11:37 +0000 ExcitableBoy 25636@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was thinking to show support for increasing fuel duty, in response to the petition(s), shown on tonights news(with the usual pro car faces) - demanding a reduction in fuel duty. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2409#post-25633 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:03:56 +0000 kaputnik 25633@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I thought that was existing Government policy? Or do you mean by even more? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2409#post-25632 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:51:02 +0000 ExcitableBoy 25632@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Perhaps its time to start a petition to increase fuel duty? </p>