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Just been on the gov website for car tax bands. An MX 5 registered in 1999 is £220 for the year, amazingly an MX 5 registered 2001 is £270.
Hypocritically the gov says cars are taxed according to their Co2, which is complete bollox since the later MX 5 will have lower Co2.
So there we are, another example of government lies and ripping off folk.
Diesels....why should they get away with low tax?, when you look at the crap that comes out of those things.
Be interesting to question the cretin Transport Minister on his interpretation of how this works. I'd also ask him why I am paying road tax for my MX 5 when I have VOSA proof of virtually zero emissions, (thanks to a fuel mod and very careful selection of engine oil.)
Car tax based on emissions, what utter rubbish!
I kept my 2005 petrol guzzling 4x4 because the government drew a line in the sand arbitrarily saying that for models 2006 onwards the tax would be doubled.
The CO2 on mine is waaaaay more than many small diesel cars on the same road tax.
But for once I won't complain.
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Eric