Just heard on R4 Today programme a small item on the forthcoming budget and taxes on cars - rumours are that there will be a new special tax only levied on NEW diesel engined cars, so if you are expecting to take delivery of a new diesel RRS in the UK be prepared for an additional tax to be paid. Problem is the UK Govt has been encouraging the big cr makers to move their engine factories to the UK......... and they have, they have moved their Diesel engine manufacturing to the UK....... 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Also read in the Times that Hybrid cars will have to pay minimum Road Tax of £130.00PA plus £320.00 extra on top for first year and possibly up to three years.

Fully electric cars are under the radar too, to make up for the loss of income in other areas.

No longer having road tax discs on display is loosing DVLA over £150 million PA, why the surprise? It didn't take much common sense to realise that would happen. New rules and campaign being introduced with automatic confiscation of vehicle plus destruction of said vehicle if car isn't taxed. John

RRS MY12 SDV6 HSE. Sumatra Black/Ebony & Walnut + Dynamic Pack, + Cold Climate Pack + Memory Pack, Digital TV/DVD, Premium Leather, Cornering Lights, Cooler/Fridge Box, & most Options.

Maybe if the police were to re-activate some of the speed/A.P.N.R cameras that we are told are switched off because they cost too much to run then the loss of income might be less. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

I also saw a press report in the budget that diesel fuel will be going up and petrol coming down. Well we’ll all find out soon enough  Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
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MGZTT 190 2.5

Cannot see petrol coming down but diesel will probably go up,,then all goods will go up as haulier will put their prices up to cover haulage costs.This country just gets better,,only a hour ago my friend posted on Facebook that petrol is £1.90 a gallon,,yes a gallon not a litre,,,,,no wonder they can all run V8 petrols.

Andy Andy.
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2015 RRS AB Fuji.
2014 RRS SC Santorini
2016 VW Amarok
2014 RRS AB Fuji
2012 RRS Red Edition Fuji
2015 Nissan Navara
2012 RRS SE Santorini
2008 RRS White
2007 RRS Santorino

83p per litre here for premium unleaded 98 octane. Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
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Gone - 2010 Alaska White RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Gone - 2017 Chawton White RRS 5.0 V8 Supercharged
Current - 2010 Java Black RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Current- 2024 RRS P400 SE Dynamic

£1.20 ish over here for Tesco momentum 99ron.

Andy Andy.
21 Ford Ranger
Gone but not forgotten
Focus RS Red Edition
2015 RRS AB Fuji.
2014 RRS SC Santorini
2016 VW Amarok
2014 RRS AB Fuji
2012 RRS Red Edition Fuji
2015 Nissan Navara
2012 RRS SE Santorini
2008 RRS White
2007 RRS Santorino

Tim in Scotland wrote:

Maybe if the police were to re-activate some of the speed/A.P.N.R cameras that we are told are switched off because they cost too much to run then the loss of income might be less.

One of the reasons the majority are now switched off is because originally the money went to the Police Force and the Speed awareness group, but that was altered by government and now all money except for a very small percentage goes straight to government central funds. So no reason or purpose for the Police to continue just being government Tax collectors, not even enough money returned for maintainable camera systems. Northamptonshire Police don't have any operational Static speed cameras in their whole area. Two of the motorway average speed camera systems are now inactive for the first time due to costs of keeping them working correctly, but if plans go ahead at least the average speed camera locations will go up to 60mph instead of 50mph as eveidently after research much fewer accidents at 60mph than at current 50mph on motorways. Majority of the time it would help if anyone was actually working on these areas.  John

RRS MY12 SDV6 HSE. Sumatra Black/Ebony & Walnut + Dynamic Pack, + Cold Climate Pack + Memory Pack, Digital TV/DVD, Premium Leather, Cornering Lights, Cooler/Fridge Box, & most Options.

Terrible here, might just have to sell the 5.0 S/C. Petrol has just gone up to equivalent of 98p a litre and 12 months Road Tax is £40.28p

Cheers
Col

Better make room Col, That's enough of a saving for us all to start our journey South  Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

BKHK quoted:

"83p per litre here for premium unleaded 98 octane".

Except on Mondays when its is 70p per litre at the current exchange rate.