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At what MPG does your vehicle become a "Gas Guzzler"?
This phrase is obviously American in origin (hence the term 'gas' as opposed to 'petrol' or 'fuel') and some of their vehicles in the 12 - 18 MPG bracket would I guess qualify as a 'Gas Guzzler'!
As Surfs tend to be between 22 to 26 MPG (best I've achieved was 24MPG), would that not make them a 'Slightly Gas Guzzlers'?
• a new higher band of graduated VED (band G), set at £210 for petrol cars, will
be introduced for the most polluting new cars (those above 225g of carbon
dioxide emissions per kilometre);
• the VED rate for the small number of cars with the very lowest carbon
emissions (band A) will be reduced to £0 to encourage take-up and assist the
development of the low carbon car market;
• VED rates will also be reduced for band B by £35 and C by £5, frozen for
bands D and E, and increased by £25 for band F;
• rates for pre-2001 registered cars and light goods vehicles in the lower band
will be frozen with the higher band increased by £5;
• the reduced rate of graduated VED for alternative fuel cars will be extended to
include those cars manufactured to run on high blend bioethanol (E85); and
• In total, 50 per cent of cars will see their VED frozen or reduced.Three million
cars will pay VED of £100 or less.
so there it is. we all pay an extra fiver. no matter what fuel we use..
Help worth 35p a litre for vehicles powered by biofuels.
tucked away in the FT summary of the Buggit.
I saw that too. what do they class as biofuels? and where can i get some!! I've often been tempted to allow a bit of veg oil to fall into my tank, but if i can do it officially and save money, then that must be good?
erm, i looked at the budget document... and it seems that the extra tax is due on petrol fuelled vehicles over 225gCO2/km;
a new higher band of graduated VED (band G),set at £210 for petrol cars, will be introduced for the most polluting new cars (those above 225g of carbon dioxide emissions per kilometre)
and
rates for pre-2001 registered cars and light goods vehicles in the lower band will be frozen with the higher band increased by £5;
My tax disc says 'heavy oil'
And it's a lot older than 2001 (tommy, not the tax disc ;-)
Or did i read it wrong... Or have peeps been reading the Daily Mail agin .... noooooo !
I think the Chancellor had a very nice and middle of the road budget. And i even like the goverment. Most of the time. There, i've said it...
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