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I could be wrong, but I would guess that your quandary isn't to do with the policy as such, but the way it's been gamed by car manufacturers. That diesel would
by jk563 9y ago
I could be wrong, but I would guess that your quandary isn't to do with the policy as such, but the way it's been gamed by car manufacturers. That diesel would likely have a much higher road tax if its actual emissions were taken in to account, and not just the lab-based ones.
Get a petrol car pay the tax would be my recommendation. Depends on what you need too. My 5-year-old petrol Fiesta was <£10k and is £0 road tax.
- mywittyname 9y ago> That diesel would likely have a much higher road tax if its actual emissions were taken in to account, and not just the lab-based ones. Is NOx a consideration for road taxes? If not, that's the issue. Diesels do emit less CO2 than gasoline and AFAIK, no auto companies were "cheating" CO2 emissions, just NOx.
- jk563 9y agoGood point, I was wrong. The road tax policy should be updated to take NOx levels in to account. The recommendation remains :)