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polygonum wrote:
On 28/03/2013 11:53, dennis@home wrote:
On 28/03/2013 00:11, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I have a car bought and paid for - but still have to pay the
appropriate taxes on it. Even if I don't use it.


If you don't use it there are no taxes.

If on private property and appropriately SORNed, then maybe not. But Mr
P did NOT say that it was on private property. Nor that he had applied
for SORN - merely that he doesn't use it. Perhaps he wishes to retain
the option of using it without going through the de-SORN rigmarole?
Perhaps he wishes or has to keep it not on private property.

Quite. It is available for instant use - as is a house which you pay
council tax on. Remove the roof of that house etc so it is no longer
suitable for use and you'd not pay council tax.

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