petrol price drop

[pottsy]

What does TDI stand for?


lots of discussion on the black smoked thing here

well if it is a discussion on a forum it must be true and we are all chavs who leave line and rubbish everywhere and take bags of fish to waste while fishing wearing our burberry caps cause I have read that on forums too. Yes its true that older diesal engines may well produce black smoke but the newer engines are much more efficient.

I drive a 1.8 focus zetec TDI and pay £120 a year road tax because of the low emissions. Petrol version would cost £170 due its emissions. So you saying the DVLA have got it wrong?

[insanojackson]

I drive a 1.8 focus zetec TDI and pay £120 a year road tax because of the low emissions. Petrol version would cost £170 due its emissions. So you saying the DVLA have got it wrong? [/QUOTE]

low carbon dioxide emissions, not low emissions. its a known fact that diesels spew out all sorts of stuff that is really bad for your health. Tax is not based on these other things but only co2 emissions. The rationale behind this tax (climate change) is also highly dubious. Personally i believe its a myth.

Its not the DVLA that have got its wrong, its the government and their quest to get more and more tax from the motorist. Tax for my car is going up to £300 next year. Thats wrong! they are taxing me on something i already own, they moved the goal posts after i bought the car. Also because the tax is going up my car is loosing value so i am shafted both ways, keep the car and pay more tax, or sell the car and loose more money because of the tax. Hardly fair is it??

[5150]

What makes me laugh is that my 1978 Porsche gets better mpg, is cheaper to tax, insure, more reliable and cheaper on parts than my 2001 Zafira!

[Oblickta]

I just bought a 3.0TDI and it does 30mpg when driven properly. Do I feel guilty? Do I **** when the government are allowing the Kingsnorth power station which is the first of seven coal power stations that are queuing to be given the go ahead. The first for 30 years I believe. The coal is mostl likely to be imported from Russia and Poland to produce
cheap energy and charge obsene rates for it.........while we are being urged to turn offthe TV at the set to save the stand by LED from destroying the planet.

If it's good enough for Gordon, it's good enough for me!

[northeast1]

So ture, so true.

[Charlton]

fuel comes down afew pence and we celebrate, it should be coming down by twenty to thirty pence at least to give us something to shout about.

[The Great Wallsendo]

Had an email from Number 10 in response to an e-petition I'd signed...Lower the Duty on Fuel etc

...basically the base rate is at about 50.5p per litre which the Government are saying has stayed at this rate "despite inflation" for a number of years

I'm glad it's back below a quid...but the days of 60-70p a litre are long gone unfortunately

...I'll cut and paste the full response later when I'm home

[The Great Wallsendo]

Actual response via this link...

Number10.gov.uk » Lowerduty30 - epetition response