On 20 Dec 2010 16:40:04 GMT, Huge wrote:

On 2010-12-20, Jules Richardson wrote:

(I've wondered before if the UK could have some program that relied on
farmers or other folk with suitable equipment to receive compensation for
helping to keep the roads clear, but I suppose it'd be too open to abuse,
not to mention liability issues.

Yep. There was a farmer on the TV here a couple of days ago saying that
by the time he'd complied with the Health and Safety, liability
insurance and taxation (HMRC won't let them use agricultural diesel for
road clearing) requirements, it wasn't worth the hassle.

HMRC *will* let them use red diesel for snow clearing (not gritting if
the gritter isn't a permanant part of the vehicle)

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsP...164#P229_22322



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