Fuel duty freeze

[Exit Stage Left]

Government-subsidised plug-in cars may never have been charged

The sort of unintended consequence that arises when you ignore the experience of those at the sharp end. All we can do is shrug, and wait for the next blunder.

[MacB]

Government-subsidised plug-in cars may never have been charged

The sort of unintended consequence that arises when you ignore the experience of those at the sharp end. All we can do is shrug, and wait for the next blunder.

Carrots and sticks, sometimes the stick needs to be bigger and pointier

[Cudzoziemiec]

"We unfortunately have got a situation where a poorly designed tax regime is driving some poor behaviours," said Toby Poston, ​the BVRLA's communications director.

No shit!

[Exit Stage Left]

On the bright side, at least the PHEVs are paying back some of the subsidy on purchase price and VED through the fuel duty, as they're doing less mpg than their diesel equivalents.