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I am writing on behalf of my 86-year-old father. He has a 2004, 1.6 automatic, 5-door Ford Focus. He pays £210 per year for road tax, but has noticed on other Focus seen in car parks that none of them pay more than £170 per year for the same year/engine as his. Has his car been incorrectly classified by DVLA or is the £210 correct?
Asked on 30 May 2009 by
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Honest John
The automatic transmission increases the CO2 output. The 1.6 manual emits 163g/km so is £175 tax, The 1.6 auto emits 192g/km so is now £215 tax (it was £210 last year).
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