Guernsey width & emissions tax
Discussion
Having seen the uproar in the press regarding the proposed width and emissions tax, I thought I'd have a dig around to try and understand the cost impacts of the new first registration charge...
I found this document and it doesn't make good reading for the majority of PH'ers. I certainly wasn't expecting the charges to be as punitive as what is proposed.
http://www.gov.gg/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=92907&p...
Take a look and see what you think.
Now might be a good time to buy that new car, if these proposals are to come into effect from January 2015!
I found this document and it doesn't make good reading for the majority of PH'ers. I certainly wasn't expecting the charges to be as punitive as what is proposed.
http://www.gov.gg/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=92907&p...
Take a look and see what you think.
Now might be a good time to buy that new car, if these proposals are to come into effect from January 2015!
Until I can afford a brand new 458 Speciale I doubt i'll ever buy a new car, so probably limited immediate impact on me.
What annoys me about the legislation is that we aready pay higher tax through the fuel duty if we have less economical cars, and the width of car has no impact on congestion or the environment. Plus we don't have a traffic problem in Guernsey...our problem is the green brigade of nutters who post on Your Shout etc who are convinced that we do.
Hopefully there will be enough deputies with a bit of common sense to throw this out.
What annoys me about the legislation is that we aready pay higher tax through the fuel duty if we have less economical cars, and the width of car has no impact on congestion or the environment. Plus we don't have a traffic problem in Guernsey...our problem is the green brigade of nutters who post on Your Shout etc who are convinced that we do.
Hopefully there will be enough deputies with a bit of common sense to throw this out.
Yup, madness!!
Another knock-on effect is that older cars will stay on the roads longer, with no catalytic convertors, and poor mpg, and in some cases, poor safety (really old, no ABS or similar?). Surely we want people into newer cars for these reasons? These fees will not limit the number of cars, just keep older cars on the roads longer!
Another knock-on effect is that older cars will stay on the roads longer, with no catalytic convertors, and poor mpg, and in some cases, poor safety (really old, no ABS or similar?). Surely we want people into newer cars for these reasons? These fees will not limit the number of cars, just keep older cars on the roads longer!
To be honest if you're spending £100k+ on a car then you're probably happy to suck up the tax, as it's not a significant % of the cars value compared with the VAT saving.
My biggest concern, was the impact of importing a used car from the UK where the taxation makes a material difference.
I recently bought a car in th UK, which under the new rules would have cost an additional £5k to import. This is a significant enough amount of money to make it unviable.
As has been said, all this tax will do is keep older more polluting cars on the road and kill new car sales.
Let's hope they see sense on December 10th...
My biggest concern, was the impact of importing a used car from the UK where the taxation makes a material difference.
I recently bought a car in th UK, which under the new rules would have cost an additional £5k to import. This is a significant enough amount of money to make it unviable.
As has been said, all this tax will do is keep older more polluting cars on the road and kill new car sales.
Let's hope they see sense on December 10th...
Shewie said:
To be honest if you're spending £100k+ on a car then you're probably happy to suck up the tax, as it's not a significant % of the cars value compared with the VAT saving.
My biggest concern, was the impact of importing a used car from the UK where the taxation makes a material difference.
I recently bought a car in th UK, which under the new rules would have cost an additional £5k to import. This is a significant enough amount of money to make it unviable.
As has been said, all this tax will do is keep older more polluting cars on the road and kill new car sales.
Let's hope they see sense on December 10th...
Amen to that!My biggest concern, was the impact of importing a used car from the UK where the taxation makes a material difference.
I recently bought a car in th UK, which under the new rules would have cost an additional £5k to import. This is a significant enough amount of money to make it unviable.
As has been said, all this tax will do is keep older more polluting cars on the road and kill new car sales.
Let's hope they see sense on December 10th...
Attended the rally/protest on Sunday. Good to see so many people there, and how strongly they felt about spending and taxation by the States. Never been to one before, but pleased I went. Fingers crossed for an appropriate outcome when the car taxation element of the transport debate comes up!
cibble10 said:
Attended the rally/protest on Sunday. Good to see so many people there, and how strongly they felt about spending and taxation by the States. Never been to one before, but pleased I went. Fingers crossed for an appropriate outcome when the car taxation element of the transport debate comes up!
Did you take the GTS? 
Banzai987R said:
Apparently I could buy a tank - it is exempt! 
So are all commercial vehicles & the busses as well.The transport strategy is like a 2nd rate GCSE project. Quite remarkable it even stands a chance of being passed.
John Gollop - now on the envorinment board- stated that the states should treat the motorist as cash cow & milk it at every opportunity.
darreni said:
So are all commercial vehicles & the busses as well.
The transport strategy is like a 2nd rate GCSE project. Quite remarkable it even stands a chance of being passed.
John Gollop - now on the envorinment board- stated that the states should treat the motorist as cash cow & milk it at every opportunity.
You are pulling my.... oh!The transport strategy is like a 2nd rate GCSE project. Quite remarkable it even stands a chance of being passed.
John Gollop - now on the envorinment board- stated that the states should treat the motorist as cash cow & milk it at every opportunity.
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