The date being 27 Apr 2008, ":Jerry:" decided to write:
That's not what I'm saying. The BBC should still get the agreed fee per household with no strings. The government negotiates the licence fee as it is. In fact the BBC should be told to cut out all the advertising (including trails) and cater for the greatest possible number of interests rather than going for instantaneous ratings. There are plenty of commercial channels if that's what you want.
The date being 27 Apr 2008, ":Jerry:" decided to write:
Yes, that's true, but as you mentioned there really isn't any need to link MoT and insurance because the Police can now check both on the computer. A small, non-removable windscreen sticker for each instead of the tax disc would provide a visual check and backup in the event of a database error (which is not unheard of).
You still have to pay for the channel(s) that you don't want via a licence fee. The BBC should be made subscription only and that's entirely possible when DVB completely displaces analogue. The argument for having a licence fee will be invalid once access to the BBC can be controlled by encryption.
If the BBC really believes that it offers the best TV and Radio let it broadcast pay-for-view and that will prove the case.
It was never that fragile whilst in production!
I never found that and we used to purposely drive them hard on road test, at worse the change up could be a bit harsh - a bit like dropping the clutch.
Then don't run it on modern oils, nothing wrong with a good old 20/50 [1] or even one of the (then) specified straight grades, and don't skimp on oil and filter changes. It sounds to me if you have a serious valve block issue, or possibly a worn oil pump - IIRC it used to be possible to take a oil pressure reading from the gearbox.
[1] the same went for the manual box, they didn't like anything other than plain vanilla flavoured oils, we used nothing but 20/50 in them.
Three points;
1/. The above would make those who don't have a TV, pay for what they don't use. 2/. Allow those who don't pay tax to use what they don't need, for free. 3/. ATM a *cross parliament* - none party line - debate decides on the amount of funding the BBC receives via the TVL (the DfCM&S only suggest a figure), not HMG, what you are suggesting is that HMG would decide as part of the annual budget settlement, that tends to be very party political (voting down a budget package tends to lead into a 'confidence' vote the very next day, turkeys don't normally vote for Christmas...), allowing HMG to, at their whim, to remove your suggested 'ring fence' and thus have undue influence on the BBC as the BBC would be receiving funding from the exchequer and not from the collection of the TVL (which is indirect).":Jerry:" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Just like they do for commercial TV stations now, y'mean?
Not abuse - merely a fact if you actually believe what you wrote.
Absolutely. I doubt there's anyone reading this group where the cost of the VED is a serious consideration of owning a car. That some choose to say 'what about the poor' means they're just fudging the issue.
No. People chose to buy a product, some of the profit from which is used to advertise (possibly on TV), one doesn't have to buy the product - tax doesn't work like that.
My memory says they were. A relative had a new VDP 1300 with one which gave lots of problems. And the trade weren't surprised. Sharing engine oil and auto fluid seemed a daft idea to me at the time since autos like clean fluid.
That's because it didn't have a torque convertor but a fluid flywheel instead - doesn't cushion changes as well, as many an old Rolls or Merc owner would testify too also.
Strangely most BMC 'boxes work rather better on Dexron. Of course you couldn't use this on a Mini, etc.
I'm inclined to agree. They waste too much money on trying to 'keep up' rather than just giving the public what they do best.
":Jerry:" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Not quite that simple.
The product would be considerably cheaper without the overheads of advertising. The BBC raises much less through the licence fee than the advertising revenue of ITV - and that's ignoring the production costs of the adverts.
But no one is forcing you to buy the product. As I said, tax doesn't work like that.
It was abuse, pure and simple.
":Jerry:" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Shame every single major retailer chain advertises on TV, as well as the vast majority of their products being from corporates who advertise on TV.
Besides, it's hardly an irrelevance that the BBC is actually much more financially efficient than commercial TV.
The way to prevent abuse, then, is to stop writing s**te. I've heard fanatic Iatollas talk more sense.
More abuse.
Possibly because when the evidence is given to you, you refuse to read it. I'd guess you also refuse to listen to it.
I never run it on modern oils. 20/50 is all it ever gets. Engine oil pressure is fine; I have a capillary oil gauge which does react when it changes gear. My current 'box is from an '88 model. The previous one was admittedly cheap and of unknown provenance, but the one before that had allegedly been reconditioned.
Even in the Mini forums, very few people have many good things to say about the auto box. The fact remains, you can't get the parts to repair them, so nobody will recondition them, so there's no way to guarantee a good one.
Stop digging a bigger hole for yourself. Before I gave you the credit of *possibly* understanding what you'd written.
Now I'm not sure.
Stop coming up with non sequiturs.
No you didn't you simply saw a trigger word and jerked your knee.
What do you mean "now"? You've had your head in the samd over taxation for umm ever.
Shouldn't you be worshipping an efigy of Lenin at this time of night?
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