Removal of 10+ year ban on Used Vehicles in The commonwealth of The Bahamas
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dilan braynen
11 years ago
dont think that we should have this law its makes no sense. The import cars are the only or some kind of away people with not a lot of money can buy a car truck etc.
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Milan Turnquest
11 years ago
The ban on all importations of cars older than 10 years, "for environmental reasons" is nothing more than a gift to the new car dealers, and a direct attack on an individual's freedom to choose what he can afford to buy.
It would better serve the working public to incentivise new car purchases by reducing duties (less than 40%?), and "encouraging" vehicle financing to charge less usurious rates of interest.
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Kent Reid
11 years ago
People don't have time to be getting all of these high priced cars and on top of that we have to pay VAT on it. Come on Mann the poor getting poor and rich getting richer.
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Danero Miller
11 years ago
Bahamas dont need this id pick an 90's import car over these new cars anyday
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Sumayyah Cargill
11 years ago
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It is very clear that this is a ploy to help the large dealers who are being undercut from people buying cars online. Ridiculous that the government would do this
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Ramesh Fisher
11 years ago
This country really going down and the govt. trying to make sure of that. Gatta do what we can to stop this corruption!!!!!
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Amir Stuart
11 years ago
As a car enthusiast, I heavily disapprove. Implement emissions regulations instead.
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Simon Rodehn
11 years ago
Its the same thing all over again. Instead of fixing what is wrong (in this case by getting the rubbish off the road) they just pass some new all encompassing restriction. In most civilized countries they have proper environmental checks for all cars by certified mechanics before they can be driven on the roads. Here it is who you know who can help you get around the problem. Well now Perry fixing yinna cause yer can't even bring dem in if they is 10 years old.
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braxton graham
11 years ago
Lift the ban now !
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Anonymous
11 years ago
Time for a new face and change in government. Its about time the government give to the people instead of taking away.
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jeremy colebrooke
11 years ago
Perry need to stop his shit. I've heard someone give me that economic bull crap for this law being better for the country. It's not, your killing the middle and lower class people.
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De'Anndrea Thompson
11 years ago
Nonsense.
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Anonymous
11 years ago
This ban will have a large negative impact on the bhra and racing community
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Edison Butler
11 years ago
Why they banning the older cars when we can't afford the cars newer cars. If they banning the cars our minimal wage need to go up so we can afford them.
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karen sturrup
11 years ago
lets keep democracy alive in the bahamas and stop allowing this and any other government to keep shoving crap down our throats.
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Terrence Hunt
11 years ago
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This ban on 10 years or older cars and the ban on all damaged cars would cause a detrimental trickle down effect that would put many hard working young Bahamians out of work and out on the streets. It would obviously affect the paint and body work shops. The tow truck companies. The paint supplies shops. The shipping companies and the like.
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Torrence Cash
11 years ago
The leadership of our county knows that this will have a gross negative effect on the economy of our country with specific focus on the middle and lower classes. It is clearly a selfish act of gluttony and reflects poorly on us. Not even stages, but straight to a 10yr ban. Why not requirements to be deemed road worthy? It's because they wish to cater to specific body of people that is not us.
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Barrington Bethel
11 years ago
This ban is ridiculous and insensitive to persons who both favor and can only afford older model vehicles.
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Vernon Sargent
11 years ago
I have no liking for vehicles over the 90's so the whole not bringing in cars over 10 years old is stupid and I think the government want us to go out of our way to find a piece of transportation that's going to put some of the Bahamian people in debt or make them prioritize on the wrong thing
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Alfred Bain
11 years ago
Soooooo...., If 10 year old cars are Bad For The Environment, Are they gonna let persons who presently own cars that are more than 10 years old, are they gonna ask these persons to stop Driving These Vehicles? Or re we to Believed ONLY NEWLY IMPORTED CARS OLDER THAN 10 YEARS OLD WILL AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT? Ummmm...!!! Its Actually the New Car Dealers in My Opinion, Who can't take the HEAT in the Kitchen! Well Just How Most of The Manufacturers of Vinyl Records, Had to Switch to CD, and Other Music Forms, Same thing These Car Dealers That Sucked the Mott's Out Of Us For Years, Need To Come up with Something Else to Sell other than Cars if They Refuse to sell cars that match the Current, Minimum Wage, And Unemployed Arenas, Then.... Stop Selling Cars! Simple!
dont think that we should have this law its makes no sense. The import cars are the only or some kind of away people with not a lot of money can buy a car truck etc.
The ban on all importations of cars older than 10 years, "for environmental reasons" is nothing more than a gift to the new car dealers, and a direct attack on an individual's freedom to choose what he can afford to buy. It would better serve the working public to incentivise new car purchases by reducing duties (less than 40%?), and "encouraging" vehicle financing to charge less usurious rates of interest.
People don't have time to be getting all of these high priced cars and on top of that we have to pay VAT on it. Come on Mann the poor getting poor and rich getting richer.
Bahamas dont need this id pick an 90's import car over these new cars anyday
It is very clear that this is a ploy to help the large dealers who are being undercut from people buying cars online. Ridiculous that the government would do this
This country really going down and the govt. trying to make sure of that. Gatta do what we can to stop this corruption!!!!!
As a car enthusiast, I heavily disapprove. Implement emissions regulations instead.
Its the same thing all over again. Instead of fixing what is wrong (in this case by getting the rubbish off the road) they just pass some new all encompassing restriction. In most civilized countries they have proper environmental checks for all cars by certified mechanics before they can be driven on the roads. Here it is who you know who can help you get around the problem. Well now Perry fixing yinna cause yer can't even bring dem in if they is 10 years old.
Lift the ban now !
Time for a new face and change in government. Its about time the government give to the people instead of taking away.
Perry need to stop his shit. I've heard someone give me that economic bull crap for this law being better for the country. It's not, your killing the middle and lower class people.
Nonsense.
This ban will have a large negative impact on the bhra and racing community
Why they banning the older cars when we can't afford the cars newer cars. If they banning the cars our minimal wage need to go up so we can afford them.
lets keep democracy alive in the bahamas and stop allowing this and any other government to keep shoving crap down our throats.
This ban on 10 years or older cars and the ban on all damaged cars would cause a detrimental trickle down effect that would put many hard working young Bahamians out of work and out on the streets. It would obviously affect the paint and body work shops. The tow truck companies. The paint supplies shops. The shipping companies and the like.
The leadership of our county knows that this will have a gross negative effect on the economy of our country with specific focus on the middle and lower classes. It is clearly a selfish act of gluttony and reflects poorly on us. Not even stages, but straight to a 10yr ban. Why not requirements to be deemed road worthy? It's because they wish to cater to specific body of people that is not us.
This ban is ridiculous and insensitive to persons who both favor and can only afford older model vehicles.
I have no liking for vehicles over the 90's so the whole not bringing in cars over 10 years old is stupid and I think the government want us to go out of our way to find a piece of transportation that's going to put some of the Bahamian people in debt or make them prioritize on the wrong thing
Soooooo...., If 10 year old cars are Bad For The Environment, Are they gonna let persons who presently own cars that are more than 10 years old, are they gonna ask these persons to stop Driving These Vehicles? Or re we to Believed ONLY NEWLY IMPORTED CARS OLDER THAN 10 YEARS OLD WILL AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT? Ummmm...!!! Its Actually the New Car Dealers in My Opinion, Who can't take the HEAT in the Kitchen! Well Just How Most of The Manufacturers of Vinyl Records, Had to Switch to CD, and Other Music Forms, Same thing These Car Dealers That Sucked the Mott's Out Of Us For Years, Need To Come up with Something Else to Sell other than Cars if They Refuse to sell cars that match the Current, Minimum Wage, And Unemployed Arenas, Then.... Stop Selling Cars! Simple!