How much extra road tax will you pay?
.jpg "The price of road tax will soon change and could cost you an extra £645 over three years. We help save you money by showing which cars will cost less to tax.")
 How much could you save on car tax? 27 May 2008 We show you which of the UK’s most popular cars will cost less – and more – to tax*. Small cars Superminis and other compact cars could benefit the most from new tax prices – the Mini Cooper will give you a grand saving of £175 over the next three years.
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The UK’s most popular family cars and hatchbacks won’t be hit quite as hard as MPVs and sports cars – but their petrol variants will. Buy a Volkswagen Golf with a 1.4-litre petrol engine and you’ll lose £170 as opposed to a 1.9-litre diesel Golf which will save you £20.
How new road tax prices will affect you
Motorists with saloons such as the Ford Mondeo and Jaguar XF will suffer a £50 tax increase next year, a first-year charge of £425 in 2010 and a £60 raise in 2011***. The BMW 520d is a good economical choice but the 3.0-litre diesel will set you back an extra £95.
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Larger cars will face larger bills next year – the 3.6-litre diesel Range Rover will be hit with an added tax fee of £645 in total. For the green motorist, the electric Range Rover will be exempt from tax but isn't available until early 2009.
Drivers of high CO2-emitting roadsters will have to pay out hundreds of pounds more over the next few years. Owners of Porsche 911s with 3.6-litre petrol engines will feel a £950 car tax sting in March 2010.
Showroom tax If you buy a new car after April 2010, you'll have to pay a new first-year rate based on its CO2 emissions. Cars which emit less than 130g/km of CO2 will be exempt from car tax for the year, but more polluting cars will face higher fees - motorists will have to pay £950 to tax a vehicle which emits more than 255g/km. Read our advice on new road tax prices and the current car tax system for more information.
Watch footage of a Mini Cooper driving economically across the countryside - click the play button below:
Hauliers take fuel protest to Downing Street Ministers hint at road tax climbdown How new road tax prices will affect you
What do you think about the price of petrol? Have your say on the Auto Trader Blog. *Prices based on models with manual transmission. Tax costs will change from March 2009. **Figure calculated over three years and includes showroom tax. A minus indicates total outgoings. ***Costs made in comparison with the current price of car tax (as of March 2008). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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