Tax per year for Diesels in the UK

[terry_mccann]

Hi all,

I was wondering: How much tax and insurance do you pay for your 1,9 dCi's in the UK? And what is the current price per litre for Diesel?

Here in Germany driving a Diesel Megane has become quite expensive as everybody is panicking about the respirable dust the Diesels produce.
I got the impression, that in the UK luckily there is (as yet) no such panic.
We pay 200 pounds (€ 316) of tax, I myself pay 220 pounds (€ 338) insurance per year and the Diesel is at about 1 Pound (€ 1,45) per litre if my calculations are right.
Thus driving a diesel car finacially is only attractive from about 30000 km per year.....

What are the amounts you have to pay?

Cheers
Marco

[terry_mccann]

wow, that's a lot, indeed....but tax and insurance are cheaper, aren't they?

[Toosh]

Diesel - £1.30
Tax - £115
Insurance - £320

[robznet]

Diesel - £1.30
Tax - £35
Insurance - £202

Rob

Damn! - Mine's a 1.5 dCi - didn't read the post correctly again! - And I haven't been to the pub yet! (going in about 10 mins though).

[robznet]

Sorry mate! - just edited my post - I've got a 1.5 dCi! My mistake

Rob

[terry_mccann]

So the 1,5 dCi costs 35 Pounds and the 1,9 dCi costs 3 times that much...why is that?

[cactusbob]

In the UK the rate of road tax is based on the amount of CO2 the car emits.

The 1.9 emits more than the 1.5 therefore the tax is higher. My car for instance (2.0t RenaultSport) is £220 a year.

[terry_mccann]

ah ok, this still is to come in germany.....only thing is, I cant imagine that 1.9 produces 3 times as much

[cactusbob]

It doesnt There is no relationship betweeen CO2 emissions and price. Here are the current rates:

A 100 and below - £0 £0
B 101 to 120 - £15 £35
C 121 to 150 +£5 £100 £120
D 151 to 165 +£5 £125 £145
E 166 to 185 +£5 £150 £170
F 186 to 225 +£5 £195 £210
G* 226 and above +£100 £385 £400

[onlydiesels]

It doesnt There is no relationship betweeen CO2 emissions and price

quite right cactusbob,my previous car was a 1999 focus tddi (with a cat) which cost about £94 at the time (6 months)
my pal has a 1994 pug 106 1.5 diesel (without a cat) which costs £66 for 6 months
how the f@#k does that work then??
are the government trying to tell me his 106 runs cleaner than the focus

don`t think they`ve got a clue to be honest

[wanda]

Diesel:

Tax: £115

Insurance: £600 (with 10 years driving and no acidents)

[terry_mccann]

well, ok, from your postings I draw the conclusion that the costs are not much different from ours....although as yet we do not have co2-related amounts. the only thing I don't really get is why the 1,5 is two thirds cheaper than the 1,9 - that is a bit harsh I think.