Fuel up/down again

Didn't see it this morning,just watching Sky now with its little counter in the corner. :p
Still, I suppose some speculators are rubbing their hands with glee.
Just happy I have a 50 mpg diesel!
 
Tesla said:
I would be interested to know the revenue generate by the humble tax disc? Any ideas?

How would you react to abolishment of the tax disc but the taxation being applied to fuel instead?

The government would also save a lot of money on administering the paper disc system.
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We have various vehicle tax levels for a good reason, to encourage people to drive more economical/ smaller, less polluting vehicles so that anyone currently driving a hybrid for example with either £10 or zero road tax ( which includes me :p)would be taxed at the same level as a 20mpg gas guzzling Chelsea tractor
 
The fuel price and tax balance the way everyone pays more. If you buy want to save money buy buying a modern economic car then there you are spending a premium to get the car new. If you can't afford a new car you pay more because you will pay more on fuel/tax.

OK we can all choose smaller cars but even so a 1 litre Polo from 10 years ago will not be as good on fuel/emissions/tax as a 1 litre Polo from today. Add to that as the tax/emissions bands get changed the old car will go from being ok to being a more polluting car as it gets outclassed by more modern cars over time.

Do your bit for the environment and buy a 2nd had Prius which is not good enough for a free congestion charge anymore. For me the big issue with the Prius is I have never seen one driven sensibly.

I'm a bit peeved because while my 80 mile commuting round trip is only temporary and not too bad it could be extended in time for a lot longer and may be the best employment offer I can get making me watch my income dwindle over time.
 
izzy eckerslike said:
We have various vehicle tax levels for a good reason, to encourage people to drive more economical/ smaller, less polluting vehicles so that anyone currently driving a hybrid for example with either £10 or zero road tax ( which includes me :p)would be taxed at the same level as a 20mpg gas guzzling Chelsea tractor
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Sorry, I've read your post 3 times and still don't understand it? What point are you trying to raise?
 
Tesla said:
Sorry, I've read your post 3 times and still don't understand it? What point are you trying to raise?
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I dont get his comment either, it was proven a while back that an old car is cheaper to keep running than buying a new eco car.

This was why you had tax exempt classics, but that was soon stopped.

I will continue to drive my 1987 Fiesta with its nice high emissions killing trees as i drive past, knowing in the long run i produce less of a footprint than the muppet in his eco box.
 
Tesla said:
Sorry, I've read your post 3 times and still don't understand it? What point are you trying to raise?
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Sorry, I thought my message was clear,
The point I am making is that the suggestion to scrap road tax and add more duty to fuel instead would penalise smaller more economical vehicles currently paying zero or very low tax rates compared to some large vehicles pumping out high levels of C02
 
When i brim the tank at the start of the week i like to stop on a round number (amount of litres) so i get all the Vpower points.

Over the last few days the max spend per fillup has gone from 80 - 130 on my card, says it all really.
 
izzy eckerslike said:
Sorry, I thought my message was clear,
The point I am making is that the suggestion to scrap road tax and add more duty to fuel instead would penalise smaller more economical vehicles currently paying zero or very low tax rates compared to some large vehicles pumping out high levels of C02
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But high levels of CO2 don't matter, that's what plants and the ocean is for. CO2 != pollution.
 
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