Happier diner Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, offshoremanxman said: No most people will tax for 6 months as it’s a spare vehicle for their leisure use. If people need a car to support their needs they need it 12 months of the year. I bet they don’t, how many people have summer only leisure vehicles 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombay Bad Boy Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Mr Helmut Fromage said: Current Government summed up nicely. The right intention is usually there the end result though tells us something else though and costs more. The intention was to create a beautiful and functioning sea front to Douglas The intention was to build an affordable and functional ferry terminal in Liverpool The intention was to build a maritime museum but we spent £5m on a shed for a rowing boat The intention was……… The promenade to hell is paved with good intentions. We should think ourselves lucky that it's *only* an increase, with no other changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 43 minutes ago, Banker said: They’ve sold the old one to swagelok for in excess of £2m I understand & tge new one was built on land already owned so don’t suppose the net amount was high That’s just the bricks and steel. If was filled with all new kit and the old stuff auctioned off to add profit for a local auction house (is there a tender process for government stock auctioning these days). These are the other costs for the centre. This stuff doesn’t come cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Banker said: They’ve sold the old one to swagelok for in excess of £2m I understand & tge new one was built on land already owned so don’t suppose the net amount was high Swagelok reputedly threatened to pull out of the Island if they didn't get the site or at least first dibs on it. The inhabitants of the new Test Centre are less than impressed with their new facility, claiming that it's already inadequate for any new testing regime and additional classes of vehicle coming onstream and that their input and requests weren't listened to during the planning stages. No change there then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 17 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: The inhabitants of the new Test Centre are less than impressed with their new facility, claiming that it's already inadequate .. and additional classes .. and that their input and requests weren't listened to during the planning stages. No change there then. There was a school built not that long ago where the same things happened. Still, someone got a new AUDI and posh watch out of it - and others got further Government contracts that were, well, to put it bluntly - fucked up big time. I suspect CRHS is long over due because of the lessons that were learned .. and procedures are being put into place to stop it ever happening again. Ha! - Bazinga! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Happier diner said: I bet they don’t, how many people have summer only leisure vehicles There are loads of cars and campers that are only used for the summer months. If you need a car all year round what use is 6 months tax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 20 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: There are loads of cars and campers that are only used for the summer months. If you need a car all year round what use is 6 months tax? It’s to spread the cost which is whole purpose of the scheme!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Banker said: It’s to spread the cost which is whole purpose of the scheme!!! or to drive it for 12 months a year and only pay for 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 7 minutes ago, x-in-man said: or to drive it for 12 months a year and only pay for 6. You could risk that I suppose but no doubt you would get caught or shopped by neighbors & get big fines, have to pay anyway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 The world and his wife can check to see if a vehicle is taxed these days .. how much will scrapping that pointless little disc for the windscreen save? https://services.gov.im/vehicles-driving/vehicle-search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, Banker said: You could risk that I suppose but no doubt you would get caught or shopped by neighbors & get big fines, have to pay anyway The number I see parked up with no tax for weeks or months on end - I doubt that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 18 minutes ago, x-in-man said: The number I see parked up with no tax for weeks or months on end - I doubt that. Ask Moore the taxi driver about it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoymouse Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 18 minutes ago, x-in-man said: The world and his wife can check to see if a vehicle is taxed these days .. how much will scrapping that pointless little disc for the windscreen save? https://services.gov.im/vehicles-driving/vehicle-search It will no doubt only be scrapped if/when they spend millions on a new live ANPR system instead. The amount of cars I see with bald tyres and no tax would suggest the odds of being caught are actually pretty slim or that it also shows the deterrent isn’t big enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 4 hours ago, Banker said: They’ve sold the old one to swagelok for in excess of £2m I understand & tge new one was built on land already owned so don’t suppose the net amount was high The land already owned was given up for sports as part of the complex up there years ago. I'm pretty sure either the rugby club and/or the football had plans for that land at one point. I wonder if they were put off the idea by DoI knowing full well that it was going to be used for other purposes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 4 hours ago, Happier diner said: I bet they don’t, how many people have summer only leisure vehicles many motorcyclists and the convertible rollerskates brigade , on the same theme you could have a chelsea tractor for just winter use and also be on a winner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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