January 2012 Fuel Tax Rates

Submitted by Fuel Tax on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 17:56

As of January 2012 the fuel duty rates are:

  • Unleaded - 58p/litre
  • Diesel - 58p/litre
  • LPG - 31.6p/kg

At the moment these are due to increase in August 2012 to: Read more »

Low emission parking

Submitted by Car Tax on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 17:48

In my home town I've just noticed a new type of car park, its right in the city centre, and its for 'low emission vehicles only'. I didn't catch all the details but it looks like its a car park only for cars in tax bands A-D and for other vehicles such as motorbikes (and push bikes).

What do you think? Is this a good environmentally friendly idea, or just more bullying of the poor driver?

January 2012 Car Tax Bands

Submitted by Car Tax on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 17:40

The table below gives the current car tax bands for 2011/2012 for cars registered after March 2001. The bands are based on the cars average CO2 emissions.  You can see that cars in bands A-D benefit from a lower tax rate in their first year, whilst cars in bands H-M are penalised in the first year.

For cars registered before this date any cars with an engine size up to 1549cc are taxed at £130 and for engines above 1549cc they are taxed at £215 Read more »

Car Tax Updates

Submitted by Car Tax on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 17:33

Welcome to the Whatgas Car Tax blog. Here we will update you on any updates changes to car tax rules made in the UK. We have also included a handy form to look up which car tax band your car is in. See below:

 

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