ReindeR RustemaThe Dutch version of The Onion with a piece about a Dodge RAM owner moaning about €200 to refuel.
MrAndrewDDitto the Australian version "The shovel".
https://theshovel.com.au/2026/03/18/dickhead-with-ute-taller-than-himself-not-so-smug-about-it-now/
Peter Brown@MrAndrewD @rrustema020 @notjustbikes that vehicle should not be allowed on the public road. It’s a child killer.
Thankfully it would not be allowed to be sold I n the EU
Dave Neary@peterbrown @MrAndrewD @rrustema020 @notjustbikes I think they're legal in the EU. Expensive to fill up, heavily taxed, difficult to park, a bit wide for the roads, but street legal.
@dneary @peterbrown @MrAndrewD @notjustbikes And recently I found out that small business owners use the costs of such a monstertruck as a way to bring the profits of their one man company down so they are taxed less.
They need a car for their tools and materials anyway and now they get more pleasure and status out of it.
Their job by itself gives less of that? And they like to Dodge taxes just like their big hero entrepreneurs?
@rrustema020 @dneary @MrAndrewD @notjustbikes I have often suggested disallowing cars, small vans, petrol and diesel against tax, and allowing all public transport fares against tax. It could cause a surprising amount of modal shift, especially amongst higher-rate taxpayers.
And it would remove the incentive to buy these monsters.
And it would remove the incentive to buy these monsters.
@peterbrown @dneary @MrAndrewD @notjustbikes
With disallowing those against tax you mean that they can't be used as costs to reduce taxable profits?
Not a native speaker, and not tax savy, so I don't know 'against tax' as an expression.
@rrustema020 @dneary @MrAndrewD @notjustbikes exactly so.
Some expenses are allowable against tax; in other words to reduce your tax liability. Some expenses are not allowable, depending on the country. Here entertainment such as buying meals is not allowable against tax, although the business may regard buying lunch for a client as a legitimate business expense.
In the same way, I suggest private transport be disallowed.
Some expenses are allowable against tax; in other words to reduce your tax liability. Some expenses are not allowable, depending on the country. Here entertainment such as buying meals is not allowable against tax, although the business may regard buying lunch for a client as a legitimate business expense.
In the same way, I suggest private transport be disallowed.