Diesel Drivers to be taxed more?

laidbackgjr

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/11007326/Diesel-car-drivers-betrayed-as-EU-cracks-down-on-Britain-over-air-pollution.html

Potential for diesels to be taxed more due to their dirtier emissions resulting in high pollution levels in UK cities and the country being fined for breaching EU safe air health levels.

Any thoughts - something I've been expecting for a while and one of the reasons I've stuck with Petrol cars.

AdrianC

Something has to change soon with VED banding - the annual VED for the average new car in the UK must be far, far lower than it was five years ago, which is only going to pull the total income to the exchequer down.

sh0597

VED as it stands makes little sense anyway.

motorguy

AdrianC wrote: »

Something has to change soon with VED banding - the annual VED for the average new car in the UK must be far, far lower than it was five years ago, which is only going to pull the total income to the exchequer down.

Fuel Tax revenue is well down too. Cars are a lot more economical than they were 5-10 years ago.

I am sure they'll use this as an excuse to increase VED.

facade

"betrayed and misled" into buying diesel :rotfl:


"They" caught me in 1993, when I bought a diesel 4wd.
At the time, diesel was cheaper than petrol at the pumps.

Lasted about a year before "They" noticed the surge in diesel sales and increased the tax on diesel to make it more expensive than petrol.

"They" have to finance their 11% payrise somehow, and it is us that have to pay it. :cool:

AdrianC

sh0597 wrote: »

VED as it stands makes little sense anyway.

It makes a LOT more sense than raising the duty on fuel by sufficient (about 12p/litre) to balance the revenue.

Doing that would decrease the cost for low-mileage drivers, but massively increase it for business users, especially the haulage industry. It'd also increase cross-border fuel purchasing, especially in NI and possibly after the Scottish referendum, and increase illegal fuel import.

sh0597

AdrianC wrote: »

It makes a LOT more sense than raising the duty on fuel by sufficient (about 12p/litre) to balance the revenue.

Doing that would decrease the cost for low-mileage drivers, but massively increase it for business users, especially the haulage industry. It'd also increase cross-border fuel purchasing, especially in NI and possibly after the Scottish referendum, and increase illegal fuel import.

That's the fair way of doing it though.

oldhand

They will always find a way to move the goalposts to ensure the revenue comes rolling in.When electric cars are finally sorted and battery power is much better theres bound to be a new tax on them also.I believe if a car could be made to run on water they would make a law saying the water had to have a government approved dye in it and of course be sold at the pumps only......

lazer

AdrianC wrote: »

It makes a LOT more sense than raising the duty on fuel by sufficient (about 12p/litre) to balance the revenue.

Doing that would decrease the cost for low-mileage drivers, but massively increase it for business users, especially the haulage industry. It'd also increase cross-border fuel purchasing, especially in NI and possibly after the Scottish referendum, and increase illegal fuel import.

Diesal is cheaper than petrol in most EU countries
http://www.drive-alive.co.uk/fuel_prices_europe.html


I have recently swapped from a 1.2 petrol to a 1.4 diesel (Both VW Polo, same year).


My MPG have increased from about 35-40 in the petrol to 55-62 in the diesel - so great savings - and I live in NI and work near the border - so my car will always be filled on fuel purchased over the border. Diesal in Ireland cost me £1.14, whereas in my local fuel station in NI it is £1.34!


Wish I had swapped to a diesel sooner!

Johno100

sh0597 wrote: »

That's the fair way of doing it though.

And it would support the principle of the polluter pays, which is the basis of most environmental taxes.

AdrianC

oldhand wrote: »

They will always find a way to move the goalposts to ensure the revenue comes rolling in.

People do insist on the government spending money...