The situation is similar here in the UK. Basically you have to pay duty on vehicle fuel, even if it's home brewed (can't remember the exact amount off the top of my head), and although the licence is supposed to be easy to obtain it's a definite disincentive to starting up.
I'm currently using commercially produced, duty-paid biodiesel but would like to try home production. I'm told that even if you use commercially produced, duty paid biodiesel you are likely to be questioned by the police if they smell 'fish and chips' behind your vehicle, and asked to prove that the duty is paid. So a licence could be a useful document to carry around in your vehicle, as they generally don't ask further questions if you produce it. Easier than remembering to keep all your receipts etc.. --- Angus Scown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thought I would let other counties know how the Australian Government > is about > to make it illegal to produce biodiesel at home without a license. > They are > bringing in a fuel excise of Aus$ 0.39 for biodiesel for commercial > and home > manufacturers. > > You can read about it more if interested at > http://www.biodiesel.org.au/ > > How they police it will be another matter entirely but it is such a > shame to > effectively create so many illegal brewers. > > When alcohol excise was brought in in Australia home brewers were > given an > exemption. This is another case of Australian laws being non > consistent. > > To make it worse, Natural Gas was given a 20 year excise free period > for > reasons I don't recall right now. > > _______________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. > Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > ===== -- 43 - more than the answer to life, the universe and everything. ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways to express yourself http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
