Actually it can get worse. At the federal EPA level, it is illegal to use
any non compliant fuels. The first fine is $2,750.

Dennis

>From: Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@YAHOO.COM>
>Reply-To: Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@YAHOO.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Veggie Oil Westy in CDN Globe & Mail
>Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:53:09 -0700
>
>This is so stupid!  What's next?  If I bicycle to
>or walk to work are they gonna tax me for the gas
>I would've used had I driven?
>
>Nothing but Thieves!
>
>Steven
>
>--- Allen Hill <route66rider@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote:
>
> > Case in point for user being sued for state fuel tax
> > on WVO is here:
> >
>http://www.herald-review.com/articles/2007/03/01/news/local_news/1021491.txt
> >
> > User beware!
> >
> > Route 66 Rider!
> > Ramon Hill
> > Live Long and Be Free
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mike [mailto:mwmiller@cwnet.com]
> > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 10:29 AM
> > To: Allen Hill; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Veggie Oil Westy in CDN Globe & Mail
> >
> > I'd like to see case citations on that. Don't think
> > it's true but maybe.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > On 7/20/07 7:00 AM, "Allen Hill"
> > <route66rider@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote:
> >
> > > While I am a supporter of the WVO option, I have
> > also read how the US
> > > government has went after a number of WVO users
> > for past due road taxes.
> > > They essentially will sue for any non-paid fuel
> > taxes local, state,
> > > and federal.  In other words, if you would
> > normally pay between 50
> > > cents to a dollar fuel tax at the pump you will be
> > liable for whatever
> > > they
> > > (government) feel that you may have used as WVO
> > and then you will have
> > > to pay up!
> > >
> > >
> > > Route 66 Rider!
> > > Ramon Hill
> > > Live Long and Be Free
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Vanagon Mailing List
> > [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> > > Behalf Of Malcolm Stebbins
> > > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 6:35 AM
> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > Subject: Veggie Oil Westy in CDN Globe & Mail
> > >
> > > Fluff piece, but here ya go:
> > >
> > >
> >
>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070720.LVEGGIE20/TP
> > > Story/
> > > ?query=veggie+oil
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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