Have the greens had a good idea
Discussion
Green party manifesto said:
Abolish car tax and replace it with a purchase tax on new cars that reflects their emissions. That way we would affect the types of car chosen at the time that matters, when they are bought new.
Okay asides from the fact they would make car tax on a brand new Toytoa Aygo 28 billion pounds its a good ideaIt means folk don't end up in the situation i am in where is costs £215 to tax a car i bought for £400 where it is tempting to scrap it and bin a perfectly serviceable car.
Stupid idea. Firstly, it would mean nothing even remotely interesting would ever get bought at the lower end, meaning worse used car selection.
Secondly, VAT already acts as a purchase tax - generally, the more expensive a car is, the more it pollutes, and the more it costs in the first place, therefore the higher the VAT at purchase.
Thirdly, high polluting cars already pay upto £1000 more showroom tax than 'clean' cars.
Fourtly, no one should ever say anything positive about the greens. Ever. They might start power tripping otherwise, and then we'd all be f**ked.
Secondly, VAT already acts as a purchase tax - generally, the more expensive a car is, the more it pollutes, and the more it costs in the first place, therefore the higher the VAT at purchase.
Thirdly, high polluting cars already pay upto £1000 more showroom tax than 'clean' cars.
Fourtly, no one should ever say anything positive about the greens. Ever. They might start power tripping otherwise, and then we'd all be f**ked.
Average economy of 40MPG and average annual mileage of 12,000 miles = 300 gallons of fuel.
The fuel will cost around £1900.00 of which about £1,100 is tax and £300.00 is VAT...so around £1,400.00/annum of tax.
That kind of dilutes the arguments about road tax?
If you have a large executive saloon, doing 30MPG and driving 30,000 miles a year, the tax rises to over £4,000.00 and supposing it is a company car, that is without paying HMRC any "taxable benefit in kind"!
The fuel will cost around £1900.00 of which about £1,100 is tax and £300.00 is VAT...so around £1,400.00/annum of tax.
That kind of dilutes the arguments about road tax?
If you have a large executive saloon, doing 30MPG and driving 30,000 miles a year, the tax rises to over £4,000.00 and supposing it is a company car, that is without paying HMRC any "taxable benefit in kind"!
HD Adam said:
"Road Tax" has nothing to do with emissions, CO2, Fluffy Bunnies or Baby Jeebus.
It's just a way of collecting money to spunk up the wall elsewhere.
If somebody invented a car that ran on tap water with zero emissions tomorrow, do you think that the tax would be abolished?
Irrespective of politics, taxes in whatever guise are never un-invented are they? It's just a way of collecting money to spunk up the wall elsewhere.
If somebody invented a car that ran on tap water with zero emissions tomorrow, do you think that the tax would be abolished?
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