Increased Car Tax Prices an Initiative to Save the Environment

With the UK government having revised its car tax system car lovers will now have to pay a lot more
than what they could have expected. The UK government claims that the new car tax prices have
been designed to encourage people to use environmental friendly vehicles. The reformed system will
reward the drivers of green cars by excluding them from paying any taxes. They will be awarded for
the fact that they are using green cars and are initiating an effort to keep the environment clean. In
addition they will also be using the renewable sources of energy. On the other hand, all those using
petrol or diesel cars will have to pay a lot more for the fact that they will be polluting the environment.

Under the new car tax system the tax bands have been increased from seven to thirteen. Buyers of
cars which fall into revised car tax bands A, B, C and D will pay nothing in the first year, with bands B
to D attracting a £20 to £95 rate thereafter. Similarly, the buyers of cars falling into revised tax bands
E to G will pay £115 to £155 from purchase. Vehicles that will fall under band B and H and above will
pay a premium rate of car tax, ranging from £250 to £950 in the first year, with future years payments
dropping to between £180 to £455. In addition, a tax cut for drivers of alternative-fuel cars in 2009, will
range from £15 to £20, however from 2010 this discount will be a £10 flat rate.

The new tax system 2009-10 and 2010-11:

Tax CO2 Emissions 2009-10 2010-11 first 2010-11

Band (g/km) standard rate year rate standard rate
A 0-100 0 0 0
B 101-110 20 0 20
C 111-120 30 0 35
D 121-130 90 0 95
E 131-140 110 115 115
F 141-150 120 125 125
G 151-160 150 155 155
H 161-170 175 250 180
I 171-180 205 300 210
J 181-200 260 425 270
K 201-225 300 550 310
L 226-255 415 750 430
M 255+ 440 950 455

While the common may have to pay a little more in the name of car tax prices it definitely is one of
the best decisions that the government could have taken to make this world a better place. With this
new law the government is sure that it will be able to encourage a lot of people to make use of eco-
friendly vehicles and thus eventually decrease the pollutants in the environment.

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