| Vehicle excise duty "VED" Costs |
|---|
| Band | CO2 Emission Figure |
Alternative Fuel Car | Petrol Car |
Diesel Car |
| (g/km) | ||||
| Band A | Up to 150 | £90 | £100 | £110 |
| Band B | 151 to 165 | £110 | £120 | £130 |
| Band C | 166 to 185 | £130 | £140 | £150 |
| Band D | Over 185 | £150 | £155 | £160 |
So there it is, all cars registered after February 2001 will be applicable to pay VED at the rate indicated above.
For Vehicles in the Private/Light Goods class [PLG] registered before March 2001. and with an engine size of less than 1200cc will be taxed at the so called ‘Reduced Rate’ , or in other words sub 1200cc cars will fall into Band A
PLG Vehicles registered prior to 1973 will continue to be Exempt of VED
All cars registered between 1973 and 01 march 2001 will be taxed at the top of Band D
NB:
Ignoring the fact that vehicles are already taxed in the form of Fuel taxation in a way that rewards more economical vehicles, the new system will show up some strange anomalies as is usual with any civil service invented scheme.
A 1980 1275GT mini will pay the same VED as an V8 Diesel General Hummer, and both will pay more than that really ecologically sound 8 liter V10 Dodge Viper.
It is of course impossible to predict how fast the upper bands will spiral upwards, other than too say a conservative guess would put the rate somewhere around the far side of Very Very Steeply.
The Italian government took a similar tack a long time back and the result was Italian 1300cc engines with more horsepower than most European 2000cc engines.
So its highly likely the Bands will be sidestepped by clever manufactures and with the Honda S2000 sticking out 240+ bhp, we fully expect expect to see 250bhp 1199cc Turbo charged, Variable Valved engines, with a 1 gallon LPG tank, not long after march 2001.
Either that or cars will simply be tuned to perform the required test in a low band, in the same way that motorcycles had flatspots engineered in to beat noise tests.