Performance cars to beat the emissions tax

Performance cars to beat the emissions tax

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Banzai987R

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64 posts

261 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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Ok guys, if the lunacy does proceed any ideas what you could theoretically buy to beat the new taxes?

BMW i8/P1/918 win on emissions but will be penalised on width....

Caterham 160.... maybe; any other ideas?


cibble10

722 posts

120 months

Sunday 7th December 2014
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Banzai987R said:
Ok guys, if the lunacy does proceed any ideas what you could theoretically buy to beat the new taxes?

BMW i8/P1/918 win on emissions but will be penalised on width....

Caterham 160.... maybe; any other ideas?
Hopefully this will never come to pass. I am hoping that the delay until next year is but a face saving exercise, as the States do not want to be seen to capitulate in one go. If some bdisation does come to pass hopefully we die hards can find a workaround. idea


Edited by cibble10 on Monday 8th December 08:39

Banzai987R

Original Poster:

64 posts

261 months

Sunday 7th December 2014
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You would hope so but I was stunned at the arrogance displayed on the Sunday Moan in on the radio this morning... had to turn it off mad

Apparently our "behaviours need to be changed". Not sure how me buying a car to go and do track days in France is a behaviour that has fcensored all to do with any of our politicians!

cibble10

722 posts

120 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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Banzai987R said:
You would hope so but I was stunned at the arrogance displayed on the Sunday Moan in on the radio this morning... had to turn it off mad

Apparently our "behaviours need to be changed". Not sure how me buying a car to go and do track days in France is a behaviour that has fcensored all to do with any of our politicians!
Ah, pleased you used the word 'arrogance' too. You may have seen my press article on Saturday a couple of weeks back when I used this exact word a few times! Probably no surprise that there was no formal response. Gavin St Pier and the 'lady' in question have such an arrogant attitude. Who the heck voted these people in?!

The G Kid

639 posts

124 months

Thursday 11th December 2014
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I actually don't mind an emmissions tax, but the width tax is purely bonkers!

Banzai987R

Original Poster:

64 posts

261 months

Thursday 11th December 2014
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Forget the quality, measure the width!

I can understand how tax on fuel is an emissions tax but not sure where a tax on first registration stops being an emissions tax and becomes a wealth tax when you are not using the car day to day.

I think it may have more to do with certain political representatives tying to create their own "legacy" furious

cibble10

722 posts

120 months

Friday 12th December 2014
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Banzai987R said:
Forget the quality, measure the width!

I can understand how tax on fuel is an emissions tax but not sure where a tax on first registration stops being an emissions tax and becomes a wealth tax when you are not using the car day to day.

I think it may have more to do with certain political representatives tying to create their own "legacy" furious
Tax on fuel used, to me, seems fair to most. This new tax(es) is solely about harvesting more tax under the banner of green/environment. It doubles up on the existing fuel tax!!

With all this rhetoric about GST and other BS taxes I would far prefer that they added a 1p on the 20p tax band. At least it would be open and transparent and generally equitable!!! But then, I would also like us to approve what they spend it on...!