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According to reports on Sky Motoring it seems that the government has admitted that nearly half of the drivers across Britain will be adversely affected by the intended new car tax rules which are being introduced to help cut carbon emissions.
That equates to some 43% of British drivers who will see their bills rise by as much as £245 by April 2010, compared with less than a fifth who will be better off in real terms.
Official figures predict that 8.7 million vehicles will see tax increased in 2009-10 - all in the six most-polluting bands. Exchequer Secretary Angela Eagle said five of the UK's 30 most popular cars would pay more under the changes. Among the 4WD’s to be affected is the 2.2l diesel Land Rover Freelander, a very popular model among the upper middle classes in London.
Although somewhat controversial, these road tax reforms which have been proposed by the Government are actually designed to help our environment and that means making Britain greener! Is that not want we all wanted in the first place?
As a nation we have started recycling a lot more and we also have our green waste collected and paper now separated from our trash for collection in many of our homes. So why not pay more for driving eco-unfriendly cars? Let’s also remember that if we buy more efficient cars we get rewarded by the same car tax proposals due to start soon.
So the challenge has been set. Do we buy cars for status or purely as modes of transport? We and not the Government decide what to buy and therefore drive the car we chose to. So too the choice of what it will cost will have to be made alongside decisions of what optional extras the vehicle should come with and what colour we like.
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