Increase VED on SUVs, climate committee tells the Chancellor

Motoring

Deben: SUVs a “worrying trend”

Deben: SUVs a “worrying trend”

The Committee on Climate Change has urged the Government to increase vehicle excise duty (VED) on the largest cars. 

The Treasury launched a consultation this spring on reforming VED to encourage the take-up of zero and ultra-low emission vehicles (LTT 23 Mar). It has proposed replacing the system of emission?bands with a system that reflects every gram of CO2 emissions. Differentials could also apply after the first year of registration, unlike now. 

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