Speed limit to be reduced 60->50mph
03-11-2009, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Polemicist,Mar 11 2009, 11:14 AM
The statistics surrounding Asbestosis are quite staggering
The construction industry is losing seven plumbers a day to the disease. That figure excludes their partners for whom there is also a serious Asbestosis problem, thought to result from the shaking of dirty clothes before laundering.
It would be interesting to see the HMRC bean-counters' take on the financial outcome of the speed reduction. I'm guessing that the revenue gained from fines will in no way match the revenue lost from the reduced fuel tax taken by lower vehicle fuel consumption. Cue increase in fuel taxation...
The construction industry is losing seven plumbers a day to the disease. That figure excludes their partners for whom there is also a serious Asbestosis problem, thought to result from the shaking of dirty clothes before laundering.
It would be interesting to see the HMRC bean-counters' take on the financial outcome of the speed reduction. I'm guessing that the revenue gained from fines will in no way match the revenue lost from the reduced fuel tax taken by lower vehicle fuel consumption. Cue increase in fuel taxation...
Fortunately, many in the industry used to smoke, so there was the ideal scapegoat.
03-12-2009, 01:20 AM
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