Budget Prediction. WARNING Some Automotive-Political content!
 

Stand by for that old Milch Cow Budget VED Hike!

In actual fact, this was another case of the politicians selectively ignoring the science to get the answers they wanted to hear. The fact that diesel exhaust is highly polluting has been known for years, but the switch to diesel allowed them to comply with internationally agreed targets for CO2 emissions. The consequence has been a huge deterioration in urban air quality. And then of course they rigged the emission standards to make diesel look better than it really is, by not requiring them to be tested in real world driving conditions.

The only good thing about diesel is the CO2 per mile, and that is debatable if lower cost simply undermines lower CO2 alternatives.

Is This The Budget Thread?
 

We could keep it on one!

I saw my local Tesco selling unleaded at 115.9 this morning, down 2 pence from a couple of days ago, but it is always the cheapest.

All this extra funding for almost everything, but where is it coming from?

Most definitely, they are the ones who take up hours of Parliament when debates on genuine problems are put off.

I thought the Chancellor was masterful in his delivery. For a first speech or not, there are many that would have stumbled. Very confident, not only in his manner but also with what he delivered - obviously knows he has the support of his boss.

Glory in the fact that although it was on everybody's mind a certain word only sounded once. Praise be, at last constructive developments with the future in mind.

And the fact that a lot of the money is coming from a huge reduction in outgoings which also wasn't mentioned.

Does anyone know of any VED (Road Tax) increases ?

was hoping stamp duty would change, no stamp duty below £500,000 but it seems no change. poo

macafee2

Well the good thing about all this Cornettovirus is that I can't remember the last time I heard the word 'Brexit' in the news!

I can see all the posts about what they are giving, but is anything like VED for us old car owners going up? I think I saw petrol isn't.