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A little space to add your weekly 'moans'....I'll begin....
Last night, me and Mrs Dragonlance attended an Engagement party in our local town. We parked in a multi-storey car park close to the venue. The car park advertised 50p after 6pm on Saturdays. We arrived at 7pm and left at 10.30pm - not being 'night clubers' and Mrs Dragonlance was at work the next day. The automated ticket machine obviously hadn't been given the Saturday evening arrangements and insisted on charging us £3.70 to leave. Not having a crowbar or similar appliance to hand, we paid and left vowing to follow this up the next day, as did other users.
However, on investigating the ticket, I discovered that the charge included VAT! How can you be charged VAT on parking?
This leads to the next pondering - VAT stands for Value Added Tax - so where or what is the Value??? The dictionary definition is even more confusing in this scenario.....
tax on amount by which the value of an article is increased by each stage in its production
Right??? Since when was 'parking' an article - is this another stealth tax.....over to you:-)
Last night, me and Mrs Dragonlance attended an Engagement party in our local town. We parked in a multi-storey car park close to the venue. The car park advertised 50p after 6pm on Saturdays. We arrived at 7pm and left at 10.30pm - not being 'night clubers' and Mrs Dragonlance was at work the next day. The automated ticket machine obviously hadn't been given the Saturday evening arrangements and insisted on charging us £3.70 to leave. Not having a crowbar or similar appliance to hand, we paid and left vowing to follow this up the next day, as did other users.
However, on investigating the ticket, I discovered that the charge included VAT! How can you be charged VAT on parking?
This leads to the next pondering - VAT stands for Value Added Tax - so where or what is the Value??? The dictionary definition is even more confusing in this scenario.....
tax on amount by which the value of an article is increased by each stage in its production
Right??? Since when was 'parking' an article - is this another stealth tax.....over to you:-)
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I had seen the 'veiled' suggestion but it was the 'positive' I replied to:-)
However I am very sorry to hear of your present demise and would like to wish you all the very best in now facing life with diabetes - have one or two friends and they do seem to have their ups and downs as a result, but thankfully they do also see the funny side of life.
However I am very sorry to hear of your present demise and would like to wish you all the very best in now facing life with diabetes - have one or two friends and they do seem to have their ups and downs as a result, but thankfully they do also see the funny side of life.
Comrade Alfonse wrote:
> Erm, it was a thinly veiled porn joke, not a personal attack but
> if the joke was a bit too high brow for you than I will try to
> lower the tone [=
I got it. Made me chuckle :p I enjoy reading your posts actually, very dark sense of humour!
> Yeah I've been dealt a sweet hand, last week my house got
> burgled and my doctor told me yesterday that I have diabetes =]
Dear me - makes my facebook status the other day seem pretty trivial! All the best!
> Erm, it was a thinly veiled porn joke, not a personal attack but
> if the joke was a bit too high brow for you than I will try to
> lower the tone [=
I got it. Made me chuckle :p I enjoy reading your posts actually, very dark sense of humour!
> Yeah I've been dealt a sweet hand, last week my house got
> burgled and my doctor told me yesterday that I have diabetes =]
Dear me - makes my facebook status the other day seem pretty trivial! All the best!
In response to the original message, VAT is charged on almost anything that you pay for. However the current standard rate of VAT is 15%.
Therefore, if I've done my very rough maths correctly, the VAT on 50p would take the price to 57p.
I reccomend maybe checking further on the HMRC website, but it does sound like you're being ripped off and should take it further...
(Unless I'm missing the point and you mean the higher price includes VAT - in which case there is a value to parking - after all, if someone parked on your property you'd either want the vehicle moved or a fee to be paid...unless you knew the person :P)
Therefore, if I've done my very rough maths correctly, the VAT on 50p would take the price to 57p.
I reccomend maybe checking further on the HMRC website, but it does sound like you're being ripped off and should take it further...
(Unless I'm missing the point and you mean the higher price includes VAT - in which case there is a value to parking - after all, if someone parked on your property you'd either want the vehicle moved or a fee to be paid...unless you knew the person :P)
Dragonlance wrote:
> Comrade Alfonse wrote:
> It's funny, when I see the word moaning, I think of .....other
> things. I guess I'm just a positive person.
>
> Many things have passed through my mind since CA's post and I
> still believe that he has read it the wrong way....we all have
> something to 'moan' about.
>
> It is usually something that others or authority dismiss,
> because they are 'higher beings above such problems' (like CA?)
> and don't have problems' like blocked sewers or whatever', life
> has just dealt them a good hand (at the moment).
>
> But other mortals do and this is the thread where you can
> expunge your vent, so to speak....many of you forumites are
> young, just starting out, your life is in front of you, your
> direction clear; others are older, married or with partners and
> have experienced life's little upsets and have changed their
> direction as a result, some are at the end of their 'time' and
> here to give their 'bit'...not to upset or to dictate but to try
> and participate in a forum.
Erm, it was a thinly veiled porn joke, not a personal attack but if the joke was a bit too high brow for you than I will try to lower the tone [=
Yeah I've been dealt a sweet hand, last week my house got burgled and my doctor told me yesterday that I have diabetes =]
> Comrade Alfonse wrote:
> It's funny, when I see the word moaning, I think of .....other
> things. I guess I'm just a positive person.
>
> Many things have passed through my mind since CA's post and I
> still believe that he has read it the wrong way....we all have
> something to 'moan' about.
>
> It is usually something that others or authority dismiss,
> because they are 'higher beings above such problems' (like CA?)
> and don't have problems' like blocked sewers or whatever', life
> has just dealt them a good hand (at the moment).
>
> But other mortals do and this is the thread where you can
> expunge your vent, so to speak....many of you forumites are
> young, just starting out, your life is in front of you, your
> direction clear; others are older, married or with partners and
> have experienced life's little upsets and have changed their
> direction as a result, some are at the end of their 'time' and
> here to give their 'bit'...not to upset or to dictate but to try
> and participate in a forum.
Erm, it was a thinly veiled porn joke, not a personal attack but if the joke was a bit too high brow for you than I will try to lower the tone [=
Yeah I've been dealt a sweet hand, last week my house got burgled and my doctor told me yesterday that I have diabetes =]
On the subject of cars that drive behind, i hate tailgating. I try to drive the speed limit but there are a couple of 30mph zones where a lot of people obviously think they can drive at 40 or more and get annoyed if you stick to the limit.
There have been quite a lot of crashes in that area, most likely due to these annoying impatient drivers.
If they're just doing it because they're being annoying or can't see over the steering wheel then they need to stop driving. 2 seconds gap please!
There have been quite a lot of crashes in that area, most likely due to these annoying impatient drivers.
If they're just doing it because they're being annoying or can't see over the steering wheel then they need to stop driving. 2 seconds gap please!
hippyman wrote:
> As it's Sunday...I hate cars that drive behind me. For a long
> time (20 odd miles through every twist, bend, junction, side road
> etc). Are they following me?
>
> Sounds like a tough break there DL, doesn't make sense as
> parking isn't a stage in production. If they did charge it to
> you, I hope it was t the lower rate! Have you tried to claim
> your overexpenditure back yet?
Not claimed yet, office closed till Monday. But you've got the idea. I hate drivers that drive behind you with their main beam on and I know they know they have - especially on the mway. I don't drive slow, but I have the responsibility of delivering people safely to their destination, wherever it may be.
> As it's Sunday...I hate cars that drive behind me. For a long
> time (20 odd miles through every twist, bend, junction, side road
> etc). Are they following me?
>
> Sounds like a tough break there DL, doesn't make sense as
> parking isn't a stage in production. If they did charge it to
> you, I hope it was t the lower rate! Have you tried to claim
> your overexpenditure back yet?
Not claimed yet, office closed till Monday. But you've got the idea. I hate drivers that drive behind you with their main beam on and I know they know they have - especially on the mway. I don't drive slow, but I have the responsibility of delivering people safely to their destination, wherever it may be.
As it's Sunday...I hate cars that drive behind me. For a long time (20 odd miles through every twist, bend, junction, side road etc). Are they following me?
Sounds like a tough break there DL, doesn't make sense as parking isn't a stage in production. If they did charge it to you, I hope it was t the lower rate! Have you tried to claim your overexpenditure back yet?
Sounds like a tough break there DL, doesn't make sense as parking isn't a stage in production. If they did charge it to you, I hope it was t the lower rate! Have you tried to claim your overexpenditure back yet?
Comrade Alfonse wrote:
> It's funny, when I see the word moaning, I think of .....other
> things. I guess I'm just a positive person.
Many things have passed through my mind since CA's post and I still believe that he has read it the wrong way....we all have something to 'moan' about.
It is usually something that others or authority dismiss, because they are 'higher beings above such problems' (like CA?) and don't have problems' like blocked sewers or whatever', life has just dealt them a good hand (at the moment).
But other mortals do and this is the thread where you can expunge your vent, so to speak....many of you forumites are young, just starting out, your life is in front of you, your direction clear; others are older, married or with partners and have experienced life's little upsets and have changed their direction as a result, some are at the end of their 'time' and here to give their 'bit'...not to upset or to dictate but to try and participate in a forum.
> It's funny, when I see the word moaning, I think of .....other
> things. I guess I'm just a positive person.
Many things have passed through my mind since CA's post and I still believe that he has read it the wrong way....we all have something to 'moan' about.
It is usually something that others or authority dismiss, because they are 'higher beings above such problems' (like CA?) and don't have problems' like blocked sewers or whatever', life has just dealt them a good hand (at the moment).
But other mortals do and this is the thread where you can expunge your vent, so to speak....many of you forumites are young, just starting out, your life is in front of you, your direction clear; others are older, married or with partners and have experienced life's little upsets and have changed their direction as a result, some are at the end of their 'time' and here to give their 'bit'...not to upset or to dictate but to try and participate in a forum.
Comrade Alfonse wrote:
> It's funny, when I see the word moaning, I think of .....other
> things. I guess I'm just a positive person.
And so are we, it is just an - let's call it - opportunity to share the somewhat illogical vaguaries of daily life.....such as why does this unknown cat always decide to use our driveway for its dumping ground? You know - illogical or (dare I say) unfair? Just light-hearted Sunday morning/afternoon fun:-)
> It's funny, when I see the word moaning, I think of .....other
> things. I guess I'm just a positive person.
And so are we, it is just an - let's call it - opportunity to share the somewhat illogical vaguaries of daily life.....such as why does this unknown cat always decide to use our driveway for its dumping ground? You know - illogical or (dare I say) unfair? Just light-hearted Sunday morning/afternoon fun:-)
It's funny, when I see the word moaning, I think of .....other things. I guess I'm just a positive person.
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