More taxes down the pan

[Itchy]

I'm glad I don't pay taxes anymore (unemployed)...

https://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5904540.ece

I mean wtf? , plans to give a minimum £2000 trade in for used cars over 9 years old, this isn't what I pay taxes for!.

If the car industry cannot survive on its own accord it should DIE like any other business.


Printy printy? to finance this? , no wonder Ford put their prices up recently
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[WildGoose]

Nowt to do with the car industry, just a neat sideline to hide behind.

Sounds like a further ploy to remove older cars from our roads. I really love old cars.

You know the ones that can't be touched for emissions and draconian pedestrian safety regulations.

Get everyone driving soulness euro Ncap post 2001 cars and you are at their mercy for being taxed up the yin yang.

100% agreed that this isnt what our taxes are for.
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[owdamer]

Is this any different to the car supermarkets giving you a minumum £1k trade in for ANY car when you buy a used car off them?
To qualify for a £2k trade in for your used car you will no doubt have to pay full retail price so you'll probably end up paying a damn site more than if you just scrapped your old car and walked into the dealers with cash.

[Itchy]

[aaronb74]

Maybe I'm just being short-sighted but, most people I know who own a car that's more than nine years old (particularly the ones with cars worth less than £2,000) couldn't really afford to buy a new/1-year-old car even with the £2k discount. A huge number of older cars are still worth a lot more than £2k so, I don't see it being of benefit to many people at all.

Either way, I can honestly say I'm not tempted to part with my very reliable, low mileage (under 50k) 14 year old BMW 328 and replace it with some silly little lawnmower-engined ecobox made of plastic and cardboard. I have other plans for my savings right now.

If the government wants my car off the road they can suck my *%!$.

It wouldn't surprise if next they put something in the MOT to make it harder for older cars to be passed.

On a positive note though, if you're thinking of buying a new car in the next year, it might be worth picking up a £200 banger from the paper/local garage trade-ins section, SORN'ing it and leaving it in your drive/garage/garden, etc...
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