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Oops Hamilton loses his license
iank - 18/12/07 at 01:49 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7149915.stm

Davey D - 18/12/07 at 02:02 PM

i wonder if the officer asked him " Who do you think you are traveling at that speed..... lewis hamilton?" ooops hello Mr Hamilton

carpmart - 18/12/07 at 02:20 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Davey D
i wonder if the officer asked him " Who do you think you are traveling at that speed..... lewis hamilton?" ooops hello Mr Hamilton


The old recycled jokes are always the best!

thunderace - 18/12/07 at 02:30 PM

dont like him hes a tax dodger we all pay so why should he get away with it .
there should be a rule to stop guys like him ,i do hope he wins next year but hes a cocky bugger.
name a f1 driver who says he likes him ???

zxrlocost - 18/12/07 at 02:59 PM

anyone who knows there good will be a big head..

you dont get anywhere from being anything else

skydivepaul - 18/12/07 at 03:06 PM

no problem for Lewis he can just hire a driver.................................i wonder if Alonso is busy

bonzoronnie - 18/12/07 at 03:56 PM

quote:
Originally posted by skydivepaul
no problem for Lewis he can just hire a driver.................................i wonder if Alonso is busy



That is sooo funny

I think i'll be off to hospital now. I may have just cracked a rib.

Ronnie

[Edited on 18/12/07 by bonzoronnie]

I love speed :-P - 18/12/07 at 04:27 PM

quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
dont like him hes a tax dodger we all pay so why should he get away with it .


He is not a tax dodger, he has just moved to another country which you have to pay less tax lots and lots of rich people do the same thing, thats why most if not all F1 drivers either live in Switzerland, Monaco etc

[Edited on 18/12/2007 by I love speed :-P]

BenB - 18/12/07 at 04:32 PM

It's not tax evasion, it's tax avoidance

Paul TigerB6 - 18/12/07 at 05:06 PM

quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
dont like him hes a tax dodger we all pay so why should he get away with it .
there should be a rule to stop guys like him ,


Its a fact of life!! So would you stay in this country if you were in his position and had to pay 40% of your salary to the bunch of idiots we call the government so they could squander it??

If I won the lottery, i'd certainly be off!!!

smart51 - 18/12/07 at 05:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
he's a cocky bugger.


You don't get to win at F1 if you're not.

iank - 18/12/07 at 06:07 PM

Can't remember where I read it, but a quote from some wag about touring car drivers.

"If you tell one he's a w*nk*r his team mate will insist he's done himself 3 times that morning already".

For F1 multiple the competitiveness by 2.

billynomates - 18/12/07 at 06:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
dont like him hes a tax dodger we all pay so why should he get away with it .
there should be a rule to stop guys like him ,i do hope he wins next year but hes a cocky bugger.
name a f1 driver who says he likes him ???


If you factor in the revenue that the government will have received from all things Lewis Hamilton, it probably far outweighs the tax on his earnings.

If I had his dosh, I'd be on a plane to somewhere else asap. Not to get away from the 40% tax bracket, but to get away from our crumbling country. In fact, maybe I'll declare myself an illegal imigrant from the czech republic, then they can send me back with enough money to open a small lap dancing bar in Prague.

ceebmoj - 18/12/07 at 07:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by BenB
It's not tax evasion, it's tax avoidance


I thought it was mealy arranging your finances in a tax efficient manner ;-).

Something we are all encouraged to do. Granted we cant all afford the advice nore do we have the means to implement said advice.

Just a thought how about a tax system that encourages more of the top earners to remaine resident as some of a lot is better than a big bit of nothing.


[Edited on 18/12/07 by ceebmoj]

Confused but excited. - 18/12/07 at 08:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Paul TigerB6
quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
dont like him hes a tax dodger we all pay so why should he get away with it .
there should be a rule to stop guys like him ,


Its a fact of life!! So would you stay in this country if you were in his position and had to pay 40% of your salary to the bunch of idiots we call the government so they could squander it??

If I won the lottery, i'd certainly be off!!!


Well if I win the lottery, I'm going to stay here so that the Government can use my tax to buy tanks for our brave lads in the Gulf!
Thinks................"If I had a wooden nose, I could start a timber yard."

alfasudsprint - 18/12/07 at 08:57 PM

What about to get away from the bloody press.
Take issue with 'crumbling country'. Its a great place IMHO!

t.j. - 18/12/07 at 09:21 PM

you lucky b.... only have to pay 40 %????

just Wait...

Tax on stuff 19,5 %
Tax on Car 42,5 %
Tax on food 6%
Tax on fuel about 165%
Tax on payment for work around max 50 %

Welcome to the nut-house!

Dale - 18/12/07 at 10:02 PM

600 pound fine is not too bad. They just implemented a 50 km/hr over the posted limit here in ontario Canada is considered racing - even if there are no other cars around- 2000-10000 dollar fine a weeks inpound. They have nailed quite a few in even the first day they started it.
May have to put a track/road switch with a speed limiter on it for the sevenish car.
Dale

billynomates - 18/12/07 at 10:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by alfasudsprint
What about to get away from the bloody press.
Take issue with 'crumbling country'. Its a great place IMHO!


You heard of places like Dewsbury, Beeston, Ravensthorpe?
You should have cos they regularly spawn terrorists.
Well there all within about 10 miles of where I live.
Believe me, in some places, the county is already decimated beyond repair.