Will you be able to afford to tow in 2009

Whilst I would consider myself one of the very last people on earth to defend anything done by Mr Darling ( and I have signed the petition above)...........doesn't this depend on what you use to tow your boat about. I remember contributing to a thread on this forum which discussed what people used to tow their boats and being surprised to find that a lot of people use small family cars rather than "Gas Guzzling Monsters"

Nigel

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIAL/car_page_content/41183 .html

This one is a simplified and easier to understand. Now just trying to work out what band my car falls into.

The thing is, to be able to tow anything you need something with some ooommpphh. A Laser is light, but Two Lasers or the 200 is noticable. As for towing a Cat, you need som power to get up hills. Shame this has to be done, we are all conned really.

Why is the Toyota Hybrid car the only one available as standard when we are all meant to go green.

Sailing is a green sport (unlike the P1 series) but Mr Darling is hindering us enjoying ourselves.

 

Just playing devils advocate, but suppose in future any car with a bit of poke is taxed off the road, I'm sure we'd still manage. As Webmuppet said, for most boats a small car is adequete. I've towed two Lasers with a 1.2 Nova and while it wasn't very fast we got there.

I've only had a quick scan through the table but it would appear that the changes only apply to 2001 cars or newer, so surely you can get round it by either having a smaller car or if you need a more powerful one, buy a 2000 model.

Having said all that it is infuriating having your lifestyle and purchasing choices limited by the government, especially when they are blatently just trying to grab extra tax and probably don't give a monkeys about the environment!

Good God man are you suggesting that this bunch of thieving good for nothing hypocritical oxygen wasting gits would for one moment use convinient excuses such as binge drinking and the environment to wringe yet more money out of us, so they can spunk it away on social inclusion officers, fact finding trips and fancy government office buildings....NO I won't hear a word against them

Edited by tack'ho

Well i'm not too bothered as my car was built before 2001, so no increase in tax for me, lucky really as i'm sure a 2.8 beemer would probably be hit hard, but it does making getting down to the coast an absolute breeze!