Diesel car tax increase 2018 - 10 of the cars to be hit hardest by changes
CAR tax for millions diesel drivers is set to increase in the UK from April 2018. Here are ten of the cars on sale in Britain that will be hit the hardest.
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Diesel drivers are set to be hit by a harsh car tax increase from April 2018.
The changes to the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) could see diesel motorists in Britain pay significantly more tax annually.
Increases to VED range from £20 up to £500.
Fortunately for existing cars on the road, the inflated charges will not be applied to them but for those buying a new car need to be wary of those that will be hit the hardest.
Chancellor Philip Hammond announced in the Autumn Budget that diesel drivers that don’t meet an pre-determined emissions standard will face higher rates.
Unfortunately, no new cars will be able to meet the new emission standard.
Car tax will increase for drivers buying new diesel vehicles from April 2018
This is because the Real Driving Emissions 2 standard does not become mandatory until 2020.
While car manufacturers have two years to meet this standard, their current crop of new vehicles will not.
Experts have criticised this move as unfair as drivers will not be able to meet it.
Under the new rules cars that emit between 191g/km and 22 g/km of CO2 emissions, they will pay £500 more for the forst 12 months.
After this period of time, the second year standardised rate will come into force.
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In April 2017 new car ta rules were introduced which saw first year rates increase and a new standard second and subsequent years rate introduced.
The second year standard rates are:
£140 a year for petrol or diesel vehicles
£130 a year for alternative fuel vehicles (hybrids, bioethanol and LPG)
£0 a year for vehicles with zero CO2 emissions
An additional surcharge of £310 will be payable if the car owned by the driver costs more than £40,000.
This means that even some EVs such as the Tesla Model S and Model X will face paying this new fee, while previously dodging fees.
Here are ten of the cars that will be hit the hardest by the inflated fees:
Audi SQ7 4.0-litre TDI - 199g/km - £88,295
Bentley Bentayga 4.0-litre V8 - 210g/km - £137,055
Hyundai i800 2.5-litre CRDi - 199g/km - £28,545
Mercedes GLS 350d - 199g/km - £71,430
Porsche Cayenne 4.2-litre - 209g/km - £68,022
Range Rover 4.4-litre SDV8 - 219g/km - £86,700
Range Rover Sport 3.0-litre SDV6 - 211g/km - £62,650
Ssangyong Rexton 2.2-litre - 194g/km - £24,495
Ssangyong Turismo 2.2-litre - 196g/km - £23,250
Toyota Land Cruiser 2.8-litre - 194g/km - £37,230
Here are new car tax bands as of April 2017 compared to the new rates set to be introduced as of April 2018 for newly registered diesel drivers:
1 - 50 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE:£10
FROM 2018: £25
51 - 75 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £25
FROM 2018: £100
76 - 90 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £100
FROM 2018: £120
91 - 100 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £120
FROM 2018: £140
101 - 110 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £140
FROM 2018: £160
111 - 130 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £160
FROM 2018: £200
131 - 150 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £200
FROM 2018: £500
151 - 170 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE:£500
FROM 2018: £800
171 - 190 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £800
FROM 2018: £1,200
191 - 225 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £1,200
FROM 2018: £1,700
226 - 255 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £1,700
FROM 2018:£2,000
Over 255 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £2,000