New VED

alibalibee1

Right I’m confused (it doesn’t take much believe me):D but I currently pay £20 per year to tax my diesel car. With the new VED and announcement today of it rising I don’t quite understand how much I’ll pay next year? Is it £30 or based on my emissions is it £140:eek: or is there no change? Buy a diesel they said, it’s more beneficial they said - feels like the PPI scandal all over again!

unforeseen

From what I can see it only affects new vehicles

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-news/88369/car-tax-bands-what-you-need-to-know

alibalibee1

Thanks for info.

Johno100

According to the BBC

Vehicle excise duty for new diesel cars not meeting latest standards to rise by one band in April 2018

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42056452

So only new vehicles, which has always been the convention.

But that begs the question what vehicles are they talking about?

AdrianC

Johno100 wrote: »

But that begs the question what vehicles are they talking about?

Indeed. It makes no sense.

All new vehicles since September 2015 have had to be Euro 6 emission.
Euro 7 is not finalised yet, and likely won't be with us before 2020 at the earliest.

So...?

Paradigm

I could be wrong but I thought I heard on the radio that a rise in VED was being applied to older diesels that didn't meet the current emission standard (excluding vans, trucks & buses)..... will have to check.


EDIT: After checking it seems I heard wrong!

unforeseen

I don't think you did hear wrong. I'm sure that's what was said on of the programs

ETA

It looks like it only affects vehicles bought since 1 April 2017 and takes effect from April 2018

reeac

alibalibee1 wrote: »

Right I’m confused (it doesn’t take much believe me):D but I currently pay £20 per year to tax my diesel car. With the new VED and announcement today of it rising I don’t quite understand how much I’ll pay next year? Is it £30 or based on my emissions is it £140:eek: or is there no change? Buy a diesel they said, it’s more beneficial they said - feels like the PPI scandal all over again!

I doubt if you can get compo fo having been persuaded to buy a car with higher mpg and lower VED even in these compo-mad times. Of course maybe the whole population should get it for having to put up with all those smelly exhausts.

bigadaj

alibalibee1 wrote: »

Right I’m confused (it doesn’t take much believe me):D but I currently pay £20 per year to tax my diesel car. With the new VED and announcement today of it rising I don’t quite understand how much I’ll pay next year? Is it £30 or based on my emissions is it £140:eek: or is there no change? Buy a diesel they said, it’s more beneficial they said - feels like the PPI scandal all over again!

Who said its more beneficial?

Gloomendoom

This Auto Express piece is quite an interesting read...

New VED road tax: 2018 UK car tax changes explained

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Does this mean the old pre-2017 system won't be rising? I remember they used to rise a few pounds each year after the budget.

I'm still rocking a £30 a year tax vehicle and long may it continue!