Future vehicle excise duty

[Deleted User]

I understand that in the future - the government is going to have to tax electric vehicles (due to a lack / loss of revenue) - but at what rate ?

Is it likely that my present low emission car (2017 Suzuki Swift) will continue to be taxed at £30 or will that increase as well ?

68ComebackSpecial

Who knows? It wouldn't be unreasonable for it to change to a levy/ tax based on mileage.

[Deleted User]

68ComebackSpecial said:

Who knows? It wouldn't be unreasonable for it to change to a levy/ tax based on mileage.

I agree - for anyone who drives under the average mileage per year (7400 miles)

but it would still have to have different rates for different emission cars

Way too complex to resolve

Jaybee_16

Maybe road pricing is coming in the future.

Richard53

I'm sure that road pricing will be the final outcome - a GPS module in every vehicle and a monthly bill.

As long as they leave my lovely zero-VED diesel alone I don't mind.

[Deleted User]

Richard53 said:

I'm sure that road pricing will be the final outcome - a GPS module in every vehicle and a monthly bill.

As long as they leave my lovely zero-VED diesel alone I don't mind.

And what particulates does your diesel engine. emit? 

Richard53

Deleted_User said:

Richard53 said:

I'm sure that road pricing will be the final outcome - a GPS module in every vehicle and a monthly bill.

As long as they leave my lovely zero-VED diesel alone I don't mind.

And what particulates does your diesel engine. emit? 

It emits fresh air. The zero VED rate demonstrates that conclusively.

[Deleted User]

Richard53 said:

Deleted_User said:

Richard53 said:

I'm sure that road pricing will be the final outcome - a GPS module in every vehicle and a monthly bill.

As long as they leave my lovely zero-VED diesel alone I don't mind.

And what particulates does your diesel engine. emit? 

It emits fresh air. The zero VED rate demonstrates that conclusively.

I thought that measured emissions were limited to Carbon monoxide rather than particulates? 

Richard53

Deleted_User said:

Richard53 said:

Deleted_User said:

Richard53 said:

I'm sure that road pricing will be the final outcome - a GPS module in every vehicle and a monthly bill.

As long as they leave my lovely zero-VED diesel alone I don't mind.

And what particulates does your diesel engine. emit? 

It emits fresh air. The zero VED rate demonstrates that conclusively.

I thought that measured emissions were limited to Carbon monoxide rather than particulates? 

Whoosh ...

Car_54

Deleted_User said:

Richard53 said:

Deleted_User said:

Richard53 said:

I'm sure that road pricing will be the final outcome - a GPS module in every vehicle and a monthly bill.

As long as they leave my lovely zero-VED diesel alone I don't mind.

And what particulates does your diesel engine. emit? 

It emits fresh air. The zero VED rate demonstrates that conclusively.

I thought that measured emissions were limited to Carbon monoxide rather than particulates? 

No, it's carbon dioxide..

AdrianC

Deleted_User said:

I understand that in the future - the government is going to have to tax electric vehicles (due to a lack / loss of revenue) - but at what rate ?

Is it likely that my present low emission car (2017 Suzuki Swift) will continue to be taxed at £30 or will that increase as well ?

Umm, I thought you referred regularly to your disabilities - aren't you on free VED?

Nobody can predict what future budgets will change, BUT usually there are inflationary increases and no more. Changing the basis of taxation normally only applies to newly registered cars. Most 2017 cars would be post-CO2 taxation, £150 flat rate - yours must have been registered in the first three months of that year.