Petrol and diesel drivers caught 'off guard' by new taxes as older vehicles hit with highest costs
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Motorists driving older petrol and diesel cars have been taken "off guard" by annual road tax bills of £170 under new rates announced this year.The changes to Vehicle Excise Duty affect vehicles first registered between March 2001 and April 2017, with thousands of drivers potentially impacted by the updated tax bands.VED amounts are calculated according to carbon dioxide emissions rather than vehicle age, a distinction that continues to surprise many car owners.
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Andy Wood, a tax specialist at Tax Barrister UK, explained how drivers still assume road tax is calculated purely on the age of the vehicle, "but emissions remain one of the biggest factors in determining how much motorists pay." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say However, the latest rates, which came into effect on April 1, have left some drivers facing unexpected costs as rule changes take effect.
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The current system divides vehicles into 13 separate tax bands, with charges determined by how much CO2 a car produces.
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