In message , at 10:55:42 on
Tue, 30 Aug 2005, James Farrar remarked:
when you pay to get it inspected (annually after three years),

Huh? Do you mean the sales tax on the inspection fee?

The MOT inspection is mandatory, so arguably the inspection fee is a
tax.

A very weak argument, though. You have to buy new tyres when they wear
out, too. Is that a tax?
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Roland Perry