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On 2/6/07, james kilty <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Dear all > > I hope you don't mind me sending you this. It won't take much of your > time. I have signed the petition. > > > james kilty > http://www.kilty.demon.co.uk > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "David McIntosh" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <gbernard@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 16:41:25 +0000 (GMT Standard Time) > Subject: Fw: car tax via pay as you go > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > > > > > For all those car owners.... > > > > Sarah Kennedy was on about this proposed car tax scheme on the radio. > Apparently there is only one month left to register your objection to the 'Pay as > you go' road tax. > > The petition is on the 10 Downing St website but they didn't tell anybody about it. > Therefore at the time of Sarah's comments only 250,000 people had signed it so far > and 750,000 signatures are required to stop them introducing it. > Can anyone supply a reference for the idea that 750,000 signatures on a petition would cause a change in policy? BTW: Check out the list of rejected petitions. I wonder how many would have signed up to ban dihydrogen monoxide. -- Martinus Scriblerus scripsit ex 50º 21' N, 4º41' W -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html