Try "majority of the working population who don't work in a major city & live close to a railway line".
It's not vastly different round my neck of the woods.
With the "promised" tax cut, it would still make it hundreds of pounds more to own a car over the year.
However, the car is a necessary evil, without it, I couldn't earn, so I would have to pay it.
As it happens, for the CO emissions, my tax would only go up £15, because I'm outputting 154g-km.
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If people are faced with a huge bill, and can't afford it, they'll try to get as much for their car as they can, and get a smaller engined one, or a diesel.
Reps have their fuel paid for by their company.
"Rich gits" won't notice the extra VED, and are probably going to be better off with the tax breaks.
I suppose this is a break from the normal "hammer middle England" taxes, in that it'll hammer everyone else except sales reps & the rich.
Pete.
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