about this new car tax in april

[Gofer Blue]

Ideally you shouldn't buy a diesel car for environmental reasons but if you do decide to, then be aware that the Government will almost certainly use that reason to hammer you with a hefty road tax in the future. Perversely, revenues for the exchequer have already fallen quite significantly because car drivers have switched to lower polluting vehicles, so he has to claw that income back somehow. That’s what is really behind the new road tax changes. It seems it’s quite a complicated picture – see this article:
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-new...ut-uk-road-tax

[welshyoot]

Ideally you shouldn't buy a diesel car for environmental reasons but if you do decide to, then be aware that the Government will almost certainly use that reason to hammer you with a hefty road tax in the future. Perversely, revenues for the exchequer have already fallen quite significantly because car drivers have switched to lower polluting vehicles, so he has to claw that income back somehow. That’s what is really behind the new road tax changes. It seems it’s quite a complicated picture – see this article:
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-new...ut-uk-road-tax

Cheers, it's a bit confusing as many diesel cars seem to have better fuel economies and lower emissions than petrol.

[Barry Dragon]

Cheers, it's a bit confusing as many diesel cars seem to have better fuel economies and lower emissions than petrol.

Published emmisions only. You only have to be behind a modern diesel putting its foot down to see massive clouds of black smoke coming out of the exhaust.

[welshyoot]

Published emmisions only. You only have to be behind a modern diesel putting its foot down to see massive clouds of black smoke coming out of the exhaust.

Fair enough. I'm gonna try to avoid - I'd love to get a zero emissions car/hybrid if possible tbf.

[Rhiw-Blue]

Published emmisions only. You only have to be behind a modern diesel putting its foot down to see massive clouds of black smoke coming out of the exhaust.

Do you?

[Rjk]

Do you?

No, clearly not.