UK Road Tax Changes
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Birchall
Dick Chown Award 2016
Mind you, if you buy a high emisions car when it is one year old you will save a fortune - £140 a year every year after the first year ni matter what the emmisions are (except for zero if course).
That will harm the new car market and help the secondhand market from 2018 I guess.
Steve B
That will harm the new car market and help the secondhand market from 2018 I guess.
Steve B
Birchall
Dick Chown Award 2016
The strange thing is that if you look at the cost spread over ten years, low emission cars will pay a lot more than they do now and high emission cars wil pay a lot less than they do now? Where is the logic in that !!!!!!
Steve B
Steve B
| CO2 band | Difference in cost... (£) | ||
| (g/km) | ...over 3 years' ownership | ...over 5 years' ownership | ...over 10 years' ownership |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1-50 | +290 | +570 | +1270 |
| 51-75 | +305 | +585 | +1285 |
| 76-90 | +380 | +660 | +1360 |
| 91-100 | +400 | +680 | +1380 |
| 101-110 | +380 | +620 | +1220 |
| 111-120 | +380 | +600 | +1150 |
| 121-130 | +220 | +280 | +430 |
| 131-140 | +90 | +110 | +160 |
| 141-150 | +45 | +35 | +10 |
| 151-165 | +240 | +160 | -40 |
| 166-170 | +75 | -55 | -380 |
| 171-175 | +375 | +245 | -80 |
| 176-185 | +280 | +110 | -315 |
| 186-190 | +60 | -190 | -815 |
| 191-200 | +460 | +210 | -415 |
| 201-225 | +260 | -40 | -790 |
| 226-255 | +130 | -570 | -2320 |
| Over 255 | +170 | -560 | -2385 |
Alan_uk
A2OC Donor
Agree. Given that the annual cost is £140 come what may, then I can see a lot of people (mass middle market) buying a new car with up to 150g/km and paying £200 first year cost. I've chosen £200 as that is a "drop in the ocean" on a new car but maybe the next level at £500 is a bit too much.
And I guess (no research) that fuel efficiency is that much difference between a 150g/km car and a 100g/km car to make people go for a smaller more efficient and cleaner car. It's a shame to see this retrograde step as when added up across the millions of vehicles on the road the extra CO2 will be significant over the life time of the vehicles.
Quick Calc 18,000 km/yr (10,000 miles) x 50g difference (150-100) = 900 kg/yr** = 9 tonnes/10 years * 10m cars = 90m tonnes.
** The average UK CO2 per capita is 6.5t (1) so 900kg is 14% - not to be dismissed as minor.
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions
Brownie points to Steve B for producing the table.
Birchall
Dick Chown Award 2016
I found the table when I was browsing for more details, so the brownie points should be reduced (to nil) !!!
But thanks anyway.
Steve B