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Old 13 January 2011 | 09:14 PM
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Seeing as the 'petrol set to rise' thread is so popular I thought it might be an idea to help explain what all the extra money generated may go towards.



"On loan" from Lotus for 2 weeks as part of a trial and if its successful its only £50,000 a pop!
Old 13 January 2011 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by SRSport
Seeing as the 'petrol set to rise' thread is so popular I thought it might be an idea to help explain what all the extra money generated may go towards.



"On loan" from Lotus for 2 weeks as part of a trial and if its successful its only £50,000 a pop!
But they haven't got enough money though
Old 13 January 2011 | 09:17 PM
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where are they gonna put you when they pull you over? 'get in the back please sir, oh wait.....'
Old 13 January 2011 | 09:18 PM
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Thought id seen it all
Old 13 January 2011 | 09:21 PM
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Cheaper than the lorry they were using the other night (on BBC1)
Old 13 January 2011 | 09:36 PM
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I love Evora's ! Normally when I watch cop shows they can't help bouncing off cars , that would be some expensive fiberglass to repair ! Didn't police in Essex have an Exige for a while ?
Old 13 January 2011 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Moley_WRX
Cheaper than the lorry they were using the other night (on BBC1)
Seen that, couldn't believe it. All for the sake of catching drivers on mobiles
Old 13 January 2011 | 10:04 PM
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Damn!!! Now I'll have to stop!
Old 13 January 2011 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Mikkel
Seen that, couldn't believe it. All for the sake of catching drivers on mobiles

or lorry drivers 3 times over the drink drive limit...
Old 13 January 2011 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by scatty
or lorry drivers 3 times over the drink drive limit...
True, but they could have done that from a regular police car.
Old 13 January 2011 | 11:19 PM
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When I was growing up they had diesel 306's!
Old 13 January 2011 | 11:23 PM
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If they havent much money now they defo won't have any having to fill that up every 2 minutes. Lol
Old 13 January 2011 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by scatty
or lorry drivers 3 times over the drink drive limit...
That boy was a professional p**s artist, no two ways about it. Sad thing is that it verged on amusing until you came back to reality and took stock of what the consequences of his lorry hitting anything would be
Old 14 January 2011 | 12:43 AM
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At this rate though the Police won't have anyone to stop as nobody will be able to put fuel into their cars
Old 14 January 2011 | 01:22 AM
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whats the point?

surely the tuned up evo's and scoobys that the interceptors are powerful enough, and practical.

i think its a joke if any police force get a car like that for a squad car
Old 14 January 2011 | 04:20 AM
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I've heard that up here in Scotland that the Traffic Police are gonna get hammered due to the cutbacks, will be very funny if you spot the traffic pig that was mouthy to you behind the counter in Mcdonalds
Old 14 January 2011 | 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by AndyJudge
At this rate though the Police won't have anyone to stop as nobody will be able to put fuel into their cars
But then how will the government pay for all these new luxuries? 22.5% VAT maybe?
Old 14 January 2011 | 09:12 AM
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If we are all driving electric cars in 2 years how will the government generate the taxes they lose from petrol? Will we see the same style of tax on electricity? So now not only would it be expensive to run a car but also to stay warm in your own home?
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