Mr. Darling aims to double the cost of road tax on motorcycles in 2009, and there is an online petition to protest against it.. I dont know if adding our names will make much of a difference to the proposals, but hey its got to be worth a shot....

Here is the link...

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/motorcycle-tax/sign

I know its not technically Kawasaki related, but its totally bike related, so I put it in this forum.. If its not in the right place please move it....

I added my name straight away.. with 5 bikes in the house it could get blinkin expensive!!!!

I POSTED IT ON NON KWAK CHAT YESTERDAY,BUT THE MORE THAT SEE IT,THE BETTER :pwq

i've signed...see below

Current signatoriesMichael White, the Petition Creator, joined by:

Mandy Dyson
It's all about TAX and nothing whatsoever to do with the environment
jjacquir@aol.com
stop punishing the population for what Mother Nature does of her own accord
John Holden (petitions.pm.gov.uk/Thereisnogod)
Mr Partis (petitions.pm.gov.uk/noavspeedcameras/)
clare mercer
Georga Forrest
Stewart McKee
Gerald Davison
phil hadnutt
Peter Boardman
p maginess
Abdullah Rhodes-Taylor
WILLIAM PAUL PRENDERGAST
Dick King
S King
Jeff
James
Eddie Kozimor
Garry Young
thomas jameson
barry holgate
Linda Wilsmore
JO WHYTE
Thomas Dyton
H Dynes
Andrew Gibson
adrian kerton
Alexandra Trigwell
carina
hugh burnett
Ju hancock Do not expect too much off Cocoa the Clown
Stephen James
Nick Long
carol cartner
Paul Nelson
Joy Collins
R D McCorkell
Andrew Meredith
Colin Lymburn
Graham Cullimore
Joel Naden
Angela Kernohan
Adrian Sherwin
Robert Watt
Mark Manby
Robert Low
sean mckeeman
Carrie
Julian Graham
Clive Roper
Roy Gartside
Derek Nicol
john hough
Andrew Smith
mark stroud
Barry Swallow
mr chris sargeant
Karl John Robert Kay Snr
Charles White
William Smyth
Richard Gore
geoffrey fearn
John Smith
Terry Elliott
Graham Thompson
Nigel Newman
Alan Wells
Trevor McCourt
Charles Lewis
mark Crossley
Leon Gustard
Graham Willighan
Martyn Williams
Nigel Smith
Steve Porteous
William Hill
Julian Jacobs
Michael Sinclair
Roland Dring-Sandberg
Denver Walton
K.M.INCH
Matt Morgan
philip rochford
Roger Bradbury
Keith Gee
clyde valley mcc
Andrea J Chee
Ian Gordon
Brian Worboys
Daniel Aldous-Critchley
Alex Barnett
Graham Beech
Stuart Askew
Carl Moody
Adrian Carey
luke rybicki
Tomasz Tobiasz
Nigel boyce
Kim Whetton
Dan Whetton
Anthony Bennett
malcolm copsey
Peter Lowen
Ken Sinnock
Richard Norie
paul wrightson
craig peace
Chris Litton
andrewpoyner
Rob D
Liam Egan
Mark Banham
Trevor Holden
warren knott
Matthew Fleming
Murat Koprulu
Cisem Koprulu
John Pardo
Gordon Douglas
Wayne Large
Martin Lees
Michael Joynes
andrew wilkinson
Clive Skelton
Robert Trevena
Peter Moulds
Kenneth Sharpe
davi paskin
andy griffin
Sean Nelson
Robert Morris
micheal slater
M Blakeley
matt bassett
Tim Bounds
m.chamley
Andrew Bryceland
J hiscock
Michelle Hindmarch
Alan Ferris
Mike Groves
David Nicholas
Mark Williams-Wood
R.A. MacLeod
Nicola Dowman
Matthew Collins
John mackay
Jonathan Wilkins
Alfred Reed
Martin Williamson
raymond hopley
Carmen Sheppard
pat barnard
Phil Miller
M Fitzgerald
Douglas Jenks
Philip Cooke
Mr Wood
Derek Sharp
Kevin Colgan
ANTHONY BEASLEY
Duke Theedam BOF mcc
Paul Teague
gary cooling
Rob Jones
L J Baker
Lawrence Spencer
mark staley
mick cresswell
a p runciman
B C Barton
Paul Briscall
Stewart McBride
Paul Gatley
Julian Ford
Geoff Cameron
Neil Hammersley
Richard Kreiner
Roger Willison
Gary Harvey
Paul Phillips
Jason Morgan
Richard Corbin
Steve Scrimshaw
angela taggart
Chris Mayle
Roisin Montgomery
Hilary Armitage
Brian Negus
Ian Cameron
Chrissy McKnight
Andrew Moran
Emma Butler
Duane Firth
Alan Abernethy
Martin Cross
Carmen Carter
Stephen Male
Charlie Mawhinney
Andrew TERRY
Andy Davis
shaun gee
tom beard
Noel Mawhinney
Chris Havercroft
chris parry
V McCann
Paul Tarlton-Weatherall
anthony hayes
dean gunn
Rod Nuth
Darrin Turner
Emma-Louise Morris
P Barton
neal andrews-parry
Sarah Fleming
Paul Dawson
Paul Minty
John M Anderson
john blackie
Lillian Lovelock
Fe5ta X11oc
Robert Smith
Stuart John Drage
Andrew Bird
Suzanne Knight
Wayne Clark
kev smith :yell

I've posted it on every forum I'm a member of as well...

:lkl I think you should look at this

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/new...m/?&R=EPI-99336

and if you disagree with the action sign here

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/motorcycle-tax/


:lkl

"Mr. Darling aims to double the cost of road tax on motorcycles in 2009, and there is an online petition to protest against it.. I dont know if adding our names will make much of a difference to the proposals, but hey its got to be worth a shot...."

Here is the link...

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/motorcycle-tax/sign

If you care send this link to everyone you know.

I thought I should bring it to the groups attention