4x4 Environmental Tax

[alfaspiderman2]

Sorry if this has been done before, but I wondered if you guys were concerned by the seemingly inevitable taxation assault on the 4x4?

I don't want to debate the politics but, personally, I believe its inevitable. Surely this will cost us all a great deal more in the terms of road tax and residuals?

Should I be abandoning my plans for a Disco and looking at Merc/Volvo Estates?

[banjolucknicker]

I wouldn't be too concerned.

According to the data that was being banded around, 4x4's would get the biggest hike (£1800) but even 2.0 Mondeo's would increase to £1500!...

In any event, tax will rise on all vehicles, and personally I don't mind spending the extra for the priviledge of driving my Rangie

[alfaspiderman2]

£1500 for a 2.0 Mondeo - bloody hell!

(still if it drives some of the peasants off the road and outta my way then all the better)

[Lensey]

From what I can see most of the MP's drive 4x4's when they are at their country estates so judging by their 'look after ourselves first' attitude I don't think they will raise them to that extent.

[alfaspiderman2]

my mother in law was gloating that our Freelander will be taxed highly

her car? ancient 325i auto which uses about twice as much fuel as our TD4

[slammedvanman]

...and therein lies the advantage of the Freelander, you can take her out for the day and "forget" which hill you left her on?

[BLUETHUNDER]

alfaspiderman2 said:

£1500 for a 2.0 Mondeo - bloody hell!

(still if it drives some of the peasants off the road and outta my way then all the better)

Imagine all those being dumped in side streets.

[falcemob]

I think you will find that road tax will only go to what the govt. think people will pay. If it goes to £1800 or whatever then people won't tax their cars so they will lose any extra revenue they may expect to gain.
If truth be known they are not interested in the green issue, just how much revenue they can raise.

[alfaspiderman2]

absolutely!

that's why it'll happen IMO despite all the sound counter arguments