Got A Diesel Jam Jar?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43405684
Flog it pronto, they will be worthless pretty soon. Expect tax hikes.

[douglas9401]

We prefer it when you're chunterring on about rogue adverts.
No offence.

[ToraToraTora]

none taken!

[Bigbad]

I've just bought a new car. (Collect it this morning - yaaay)!
Every dealer I went to, tried flogging me a diesel. Most accepted my "no" straight away, one tried for a while, but one wouldn't let it drop.
Dealers are obviously keen to offload diesels now.

[ToraToraTora]

yes bigbad, which means used values will plummet.

[SlackAlice]

I would also expect petrol fuelled cars to get tax/ved hikes. The only vehicle with a 'nil' rating will be pure electric power vehicles. You might be lucky and get reduced ved rates for petrol/electric hybrids.

[hc4361]

I've got a 9 year old diesel in fabulous condition but probably worth only £2k and has only cost me a set of new tyres and usual service /MOT costs. It's got at least another 10 years life left in it - I can't see how it will save me money to trade it in for a petrol or electric car. Nor will it save the enviroment - surely it is 'greener' to keep a car on the road than scrap it and replace it with a new one with all the pollution and energy waste that involves.

[Quoi]

So in a few weeks I will be able to buy a diesel for thousands less and bear a road tax rise of maybe £50-100-ish per year Hmmmm

[jackthehat]

What is this 'tax' of which you speak?

There is no such thing as road tax.....

[Hopkirk]

I'm not sure I see the logic that if less new diesel cars are being sold, the price of used ones will fall.

[ToraToraTora]

yes Hc in that case keep it till it dies but expect VED and city charges etc to start to get a lot more over the coming years
quoi: yes but running charges will escalate.
JTT: I think he means VED
Hoppy: well if new prices fall so do used prices and if diesels are less desirable then that to will depress prices.

[Quoi]

if the dealers reduce the price to shift them then inevitably second hand values will suffer.
Older cars will drop from £1-2k down to scrap prices.

[jackthehat]

I was meaning you, TTT, in your OP....

[ToraToraTora]

JTT I used the phrase "tax hikes" - not referring to a particular avenue for that. It's a general term covering all manner of duty that the motorist is subjected to. Not sure why you are trying to score some sort of points over it. If I had used the Phrase "road tax" as quoi did then I could understand, indeed I actually did support you in your post, believing that you were in fact referring to quoi.

[Quoi]

I thought it was for me too - ignored it because I was sure everyone knew what I meant. ;0)

[Hopkirk]

Well if an older diesel gives cheaper motoring then there are many thousands who will continue to buy them.

[ToraToraTora]

...until government VED/Fuel duty/city charges etc etc make it prohibitive.

[Islay]

Jam jar?
I have a diesal car! Which I intend to keep as I have said before it saves me loads of money each month.

[Quoi]

The killer of old deisel vehicles is badly maintained DPF's and parts like clutches etc which cost more thant the car is worth - doubt if 'tax' hikes will be significant enough.
Surely they will push to get the ones that dont conform to euro IV or V off the road first.

[ToraToraTora]

even when VED is a bag of sand Islay?

[Islay]

Bag of sand?
Sorry I dont understand if you wish to ask me a question can you please do so in a language that is easy to understand!