http://www.taxgirl.com/londons-low-emission-zone-tax-expands/ Paying taxes is painful... but reading about them shouldn't be. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:16:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.taxgirl.com/londons-low-emission-zone-tax-expands/comment-page-1/#comment-5904 R W PHILLIPS Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:37:57 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/londons-low-emission-zone-tax-expands/#comment-5904 Actually it is not all dacronian. Hundred years ago, maybe as recent as 50 years ago, English society would make the changes requested by the government and explained properly. That was a period when the "Bobbie" was only armed with a whistle and nightstick. Todays generation must be pushed and prodded to even simple requests, like doing 45 in a 45 mph zone, no parking in "fire lane", etc. People, for the most part, have to experience a little pain, be it only monetary to comply. Do large corporations (BP comes to mind) do the right thing for their workers safety and work conditions, or just eck by the law? Living in Singapore, I expereinced that "fine" city. Run a red light, expect a ticket in the mail. Drive in the CBD during posted rush hours, expect a ticket. Jay-walk, well, some how you must enforce pedestrians crossing at crosswalks, otherwise a jam and fatalities just letting folks cross the street wherever they wish. Singapore is not downtown Burgaw (local joke of a town). So imposing fines for roving polluters, fix it, replace it, or be prepared to pay. Why should you breathe polluted air when you shouldn't have to, and secondly, just because some lorry driver dude puffing on ciggie, talking on a cell phone, could care less? Apparently many folks do not recall the horrible killing smogs in London in the 1950's. That was from coal burning, and the City of London cleaned it up. Diesel lorries and cars are just as polluting. Actually it is not all dacronian. Hundred years ago, maybe as recent as 50 years ago, English society would make the changes requested by the government and explained properly. That was a period when the “Bobbie” was only armed with a whistle and nightstick. Todays generation must be pushed and prodded to even simple requests, like doing 45 in a 45 mph zone, no parking in “fire lane”, etc. People, for the most part, have to experience a little pain, be it only monetary to comply. Do large corporations (BP comes to mind) do the right thing for their workers safety and work conditions, or just eck by the law? Living in Singapore, I expereinced that “fine” city. Run a red light, expect a ticket in the mail. Drive in the CBD during posted rush hours, expect a ticket. Jay-walk, well, some how you must enforce pedestrians crossing at crosswalks, otherwise a jam and fatalities just letting folks cross the street wherever they wish. Singapore is not downtown Burgaw (local joke of a town).
So imposing fines for roving polluters, fix it, replace it, or be prepared to pay. Why should you breathe polluted air when you shouldn’t have to, and secondly, just because some lorry driver dude puffing on ciggie, talking on a cell phone, could care less? Apparently many folks do not recall the horrible killing smogs in London in the 1950’s. That was from coal burning, and the City of London cleaned it up. Diesel lorries and cars are just as polluting.

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