A challenge for the collective strength of Arbtalk

[GardenKit]

Thats the one!

Thanks Steve

[MWArb]

Well the 200 or so we added is good stuff but as with arbsafe I can't help but feel that dispite the consistant calls for things like arbsafe and aspen the arbtalk community as a whole is very slow to embrace them a little disappointed here to be honest.

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

What are the professional organisations doing about this? AA/APF/FCA to name a few. Will the bulk trade price go down with more people purchasing?

[GardenKit]

Well the 200 or so we added is good stuff but as with arbsafe I can't help but feel that dispite the consistant calls for things like arbsafe and aspen the arbtalk community as a whole is very slow to embrace them a little disappointed here to be honest.

I agree with you 100% MW. It is very disapointing. There way well be around 20000 registered Arbtalkers, but only a few percent contribute towards the forum.

 

Well done to those who contribute.

 

But let us see more input from the 'lurkers'. Your Arbtalk needs you.

[GardenKit]

Will the bulk trade price go down with more people purchasing?

 

The price could well decrease with increased volume.

 

But the increase will have to be massive for this to happen. The UK users are far behind their Northern European counterparts to whom the use of Alkylate is second nature.

[MWArb]

How have the government not seen this as a health and safety issue.. surely emissions and personal health should be top billing in parliament

[GardenKit]

How have the government not seen this as a health and safety issue.. surely emissions and personal health should be top billing in parliament

It would be good for the government to see this, but if they show as little interest as the Arbtalk community has then we may well be waiting a very long time. (Thank you to all of you who are converts though)

 

The number of users who have seen the light in regards of Aspen are still very low in the grand scheme of things.

 

Annual UK sales have reached over 200,000 litres, but to put this into context look at it this way.

If one person were to use 5litres every week his annual usage would be just over 250 litres. So it would only take 800 users like this to account for the whole UK sales.

 

The government would probably not be interested in such a small issue.

 

I will be visiting a large machinery dealer in Sweden in a week or two. This dealership alone sells 130000 litres a year of Aspen.

 

The UK is so far behind, but we are waking up slowly.

[Eddie@aspen]

How have the government not seen this as a health and safety issue.. surely emissions and personal health should be top billing in parliament

I have contacted the ministers for forestry and environment for England, Scotland and Wales. Only Scotland came back to me!

 

I pushed Aspen on it environmental and health benefits but was told it's a Tax issue for Westminster.

 

Also it was pointed out that as I worked for the suppliers and importers this needs to come from the users to be taken further.

 

We need more names on the list to help me other wise I will come up against the above again and again.

 

In my travels I am always looking to find the right people to help with this but with such poor support I don't have much chance of getting anyone in power to take notice.

 

Don't forget this does not have to be users of the fuel just people who feel the Road Fuel Tax is unfair and that could be anyone!

 

 

Thanks to everyone who has signed up.

 

All the best

 

Eddie

[Stubby]

I have contacted the ministers for forestry and environment for England, Scotland and Wales. Only Scotland came back to me!

 

I pushed Aspen on it environmental and health benefits but was told it's a Tax issue for Westminster.

 

Also it was pointed out that as I worked for the suppliers and importers this needs to come from the users to be taken further.

 

We need more names on the list to help me other wise I will come up against the above again and again.

 

In my travels I am always looking to find the right people to help with this but with such poor support I don't have much chance of getting anyone in power to take notice.

 

Don't forget this does not have to be users of the fuel just people who feel the Road Fuel Tax is unfair and that could be anyone!

 

 

Thanks to everyone who has signed up.

 

All the best

 

Eddie

 

I am not a user ....yet, but have signed it 3 times . How hard can it be people ? Come on get of your arse !

[Woodworks]

I am not a user ....yet, but have signed it 3 times . How hard can it be people ? Come on get of your arse !

 

Same here Stubby but how do you sign it 3 times?