I'm pretty sure it's only on new cars.
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Being in the market for a car I'm trying to figure this out;
Does it apply to second hand cars or only brand new cars?
I.e. if I buy a second hand car before april then I'd be on the current tax bracket - but if I buy the same second hand car but after april 1st would I be subject to the new tax rates?
Also - I've been told to avoid diesel cars altogether - is this sound advice?
I'm pretty sure it's only on new cars.
I've got a 4.2 engine and my car comes under the old rules.
Fair enough, cheers.
as someone who is likely to be doing some motorway miles- possibly 15 - 20k per year & given the govt's perspective on diesel - what are people's thoughts on going for diesel or petrol?
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
Bypass all the tax issues by leasing a car , it's the credit company's responsibility to tax the car 👍
If you mean normal car insurance then yes , you get it yourself as you normally would , your just not the registered owner , your the registered keeper. I'm sure there might be some leasing companies that do an all in package with insurance though.
It's also wise to get your own gap insurance too. Lot cheaper to get it yourself rather than the dealer.
I've never seen the appeal of leasing a car, I looked at the costs once and found the monthly fee was about the same as outright buying a car on finance.
I'm sure it varies from car to car , but in my experience I'm paying £120 a month less than what it would have cost me to buy on finance with a similar deposit. As the dealer said to me "you won't have any equity in the car if u lease" but at £120 difference over 48 months , im willing to bet there won't be more equity in it than what I'm saving.