Fahrtman Longstroke rants: Tax

It’s almost a year to the day since Fahrtman Longstroke last had a rant on PetrolBlog, so this blog has being brewing for a little while. Here he tackles a subject close to heart of British PetrolBlog readers – tax. Over to you, Longstroke.

Let’s be honest, the UK has some fantastic roads. Indeed, one of my most enduring memories is overtaking a surprised biker on the Cat & Fiddle run in a twin turbo Bentley. Happy days.

Now, I make a special point of driving these fine roads as much as possible, partly for the love of driving but also because of the huge personal financial contribution I have made to them.

And the chances are that if you are a UK motorist then you too have paid through the nose for these fine roads, plus a load of not so fine roads too. Read more