A post-Budget poll has revealed that 50% of people thinking about buying a new car are now significantly less likely to buy a high-emissions vehicle. Direct Line Car Insurance commissioned Opinium Research to conduct the survey of over 2000 UK adults to assess the demand for high-emissions vehicles in the wake of the government’s […]

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Here’s a handy guide to the new car tax bands as announced in the March 2008 Budget. 
The thirteen tax bands are calculated by the amount of CO2 your car produces.
Any car producing under 100 CO2 g/km range is not taxable at all, whereas gas guzzlers including top-end sports cars to Mercvedes SUVs will pay a […]

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Easter will see many UK holidaymakers heading for the sun.
But, according to excess insurance experts, Insurance4carhire.com, those people renting cars on the continent are vulnerable to massive excess charges of up to £1000. European car rental firms will often just take this off the credit card details they have for the driver.
Insurance4carhire.com carried out […]

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Prior to his first budget, Alistair Darling decided to delay applying the 2p charge to fuel tax for another six months.

At the risk of damaging his green budget this year, Darling has taken into consideration the rapid rise in the price of oil as well as increased pressure from motoring organizations and consumers. 

Darling was keen […]

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