6CylinderMerc
Active Member
We all know that as of next year the VED (road tax) rates will expand to more bands & increase in cost to penalise the higher polluting cars (yeah, right! ). The highest band will be Band M, for the biggest polluters {allegedly} that emit more than 255g of Co2 per km..
Now, this got me thinking & through the magic of google, I found out that my C240 emits 256g of Co2 per km. This would put me in Band M , but as it was registered before Mar 2001 I'm not re-banded . However, I will change it one day & if I were to get another exact same model, only younger, I would find myself in the top band by virtue of 1g per km.
So, thinking even deeper into the subject, I wonder how many people will just think "Well, I'm in the top band anyway, might as well just get a 5 litre V8". . Personally speaking, if I'm going to get penalised by being in the top band then I'm going the whole hog & at least have a smile on my face while driving. CLK55 springs to mind....
Look Darling, there's a big hole in your foot where you just shot yourself!
Now, this got me thinking & through the magic of google, I found out that my C240 emits 256g of Co2 per km. This would put me in Band M , but as it was registered before Mar 2001 I'm not re-banded . However, I will change it one day & if I were to get another exact same model, only younger, I would find myself in the top band by virtue of 1g per km.
So, thinking even deeper into the subject, I wonder how many people will just think "Well, I'm in the top band anyway, might as well just get a 5 litre V8". . Personally speaking, if I'm going to get penalised by being in the top band then I'm going the whole hog & at least have a smile on my face while driving. CLK55 springs to mind....
Look Darling, there's a big hole in your foot where you just shot yourself!