So how much is your car tax going up by?

[Glaucus]

Originally Posted by Matblack

I do understand the idea behind it but my suspicion is that the money raised won't be used to combat climate change or shore up our terrible public transport system but will more likely be used to build more airports and roads.

You what?
I don't understand it,because it doesn't do what it sets out. Reducing co2 emissions. Unfortunately measuring co2 form the engine doesn't mean anything.

A 10 litre engine which only does 2000 miles a yer is going to produce far far less co2 than a 1 litre doing 25000 miles. The only way to achieve tax for polluting is to scrap road tax and stick it on fuel.

Oh and I'm pre 2001. I doubt I will ever get a car from 2001 or new. Unless I'm either rich or I get a little economic thing just for commuting.

[lostkat]

This just gives me even less incentive than ever for buying something newer than 2001. I didn't vote Labour last time and I won't be voting for them next time either.

[Von Smallhausen]

Thats' what makes this legislation as much use as Newcastle's back four.

People will say bollocks and buy pre-2001 cars, often more polluting. The Government say that this is not a tax raiser but will not offset what they rake in with tax cuts elsewhere. Bad show.

Mondeo will go up by £5.

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by Von Smallhausen

People will say bollocks and buy pre-2001 cars, often more polluting.

Only in the short term.
Give it a few more years and cheaper (only by a matter of £100 or so) road tax won't be enough to offset the more frequent repairs to cars that are getting older and older.
The bulk of the population will take the easy route, namely take the tax hike on the chin.

[Matblack]

Originally Posted by Lozza

Am i the only one not to complain?? i've never paid so little car tax and mine assuming i keep my '04 reg will go down from the £35 a year i'm paying now to £20 a year.

Makes sense given the statistics which came out recently about how few people will actually benefit from the changes.

MB

[Del Lardo]

Originally Posted by Lozza

Am i the only one not to complain??

Yes!


I've been looking into this and pretty much the only way to get the lower rate of tax is to run a small car or a very new diesel car. Now I'm not about to spank £10k on a new car so I can buy in to what I consider to be a stealth tax.

Running a small car is all very well and good if you are mostly driving round town but when you spend most of your life doing 100 mile trips to Heathrow with a twice monthly 600 mile round trip to Belgium having a car which can easily cope with sitting at ~70mph/130kph is pretty much essential.


I think it's high time the government introduced a few "green taxes" on itself. Gordon doesn't need to get driven round London in a Jag (or whatever he's in nowadays) when a Toyota Aygo would do the job

[Zirax]

Are they still going ahead with this? It seems they change their mind every 5 mins.

[Pebs]

Mine is due tomorrow, £210 for the year. Oooof!

[WotDa]

Right, so if I read that chart right, an Aygo, chucking out 108g/km will be £20? And an 03 106 1.1i will be £30 based upon the 145g/km emissions?