09-09-2014, 09:10 AM
(09-09-2014, 08:34 AM)JJ0063 Wrote: Tom, I've not really read much of the thread but you mention the fact that soon no-one will want a pre Y-reg HDI, however surely it will make higher tax class cars even more popular/affordable because people can pay via direct debit?
Most people will purely look at a monthly figure, so a £200 a year tax vehicle will be £16-£18 a month, whereas a £115 a year will be £10-11 a month, some people won't be bothered!
That's why people are in debt lol. It doesn't matter whether you pay it monthly or yearly, it costs the same (well, a bit more monthly lol)! Pre 2001 cars with a decent engine are £230 a year, that's still double a lot of newer cars, whether you pay it monthly or not.
I certainly wouldn't buy an HDi without tax on it as you've gotta spend half its value in tax over a year! And they'll all be without tax in the new scheme...
(09-09-2014, 08:53 AM)Niall Wrote: Simple tom. As cars become better on emissions over the years, the newer ones will start to get the free/£30 tax bands and those in cars that are currently in cars under these bands will go up.
They cant change the band the cars are currently in though (its on the V5 iirc), and there aren't any letters before A, so I don't see how that'd work?