Those petitions don't have to have any basis in fact. http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/antiban is a petition to stop "them" banning clay pigeon shooting - AFAIK there's no plans to stop that. http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/fags-and-booze says the government is planning to raise the ages of consent for cigarettes and alcohol - in fact it was an idea from a privately-run think-tank. They don't even have to have a basis in sanity, as the various petitions for knighthood (Jeremy Clarkson, Lemmy, Ozzy Osbourne and Engelbert Humperdinck, to name just a few) prove quite satisfactorily.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=388680 has some more info on this petition from people who might be expected to know more about it. I found it by going to Google and searching for "classic car ban 10 years" - it wasn't exactly rocket science. And as expected, the petition turns out to be 100% organic cow-recycled grass, colour brown, condition moist.

Incidentally Richard and Skipy, I've just found there's a new law coming in saying "No-one can own a bridge". Lucky for you, I've got this bridge for sale - last chance to buy it before the ban! You know it's true because you've just read it on the web. So get those bids in now! ;-)

Graham.

PS. Yes, not only is that a bridge troll, it's also a Bridge bridge troll. Billygoats not included, according to the label on the box...