chicken george wrote:

and old boy in our village has an ex RAF V8 defender ambulance converted into a camper, he cant afford the petrol to go anywhere, but it does still have its siren

Good to see that WE at least, try and keep this thread on subject CG  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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Rowy wrote:

CG, It Sounds like the poor old boy has been stealth taxed off the road to me

Discuss

now are you sure using the word 'stealth' is correct you wouldn't want to use the incorrect terminology for the old chap not been able to afford the fuel as no implication that it due to tax has been made whether it's in plain sight or underhanded taxation on fuel. Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

the poor old boy also has a full sized camper van, two boats and a caravan ( which he used to store in my barn). happily he has now left the village and my sister (non-vaner) bought his house.
He tows his stuff with a mitsubishi after the wowful reliability of the disco 2 he had before...auto box problems mainly. his other car is a diahatsu the size of a postage stamp..it goes on a trailer behind the camper.

what this has to do with showroom tax I do not know?

I read today that some govt minister announced that the real cost of motoring has fallen over the last decade...yeah right I think it was in comparison to public transport , so that much maybe true?
Not that I get a lot of public transport opportunities in rural N Yorks. I would have to drive three miles to the nearest bus stop then wait for 3 days for a knackered old bus to chug along  At work
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Thanks James helpful information.

No problem my pleasure!

I'm fairly certain the figures will remain the same, however I'll keep you posted. Hopefully this thread will save someone somewhere a few quid (regardless of what make model they buy), by pulling their purchase forward to March.

James