Club class

I'm seeking a nearly new folding hard top convertible and have narrowed the selection down to three, these being the only ones that my golf clubs will fit into (with the roof up): New Ford Focus CC2 2.0,...

Town centred

I am looking to upgrade my Skoda Octavia 2.0 petrol auto estate to a more economical car. We mainly use it for town driving and would like to know whether buying a smaller engined petrol or a diesel...

Recession - proof

I did a great deal after your advice. I got a diesel CR-V for £1,000 less than their original price for a petrol version. My query is that no one has mentioned the 10 months road tax that will still be...

Taking the BIKsit

I work for a small privately-owned construction company. The owner drives a company owned Audi that he uses exclusively on company business. He has his own privately owned vehicle for private use. HMRC...

Hassle and Vattery

We have been privately leasing an Audi A6 through VW Finance for 2 years, with the option to purchase at the end, which we decided to do. We were verbally quoted the price in mid November and the purchase...

VAT’s it all about?

I'm being charged VAT on the purchase of a used car. Is this correct? Nissan will be the first registered owner. The new car warranty etc. all starts in September 2008. What is the benefit to Nissan...

Tax disc cuss

I bought a Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 Comfort with Air Con, reg VX02 CUC at auction. Could you please tell me why the road tax is £145? I have looked at about 20 other Corsas and the tax is between £115 and £120....

Vapour trial

The story of the waste of public funds on 'carbon reduction' consultants in 29th November was, as you commented, unbelievable. This caught my attention as over the last 8 months or so I have been reading...

Automatic increase

Is it inevitable that a diesel automatic cars must have costly high VED rates because of their exhaust emissions? I have looked at the TDCI Mondeo and the Citroen diesel C5 that seem to suggest that this...

Fiestive season

I can't understand why my wife's 2004 Fiesta 1.4 Zetec manual has road tax of £145pa whereas her father's brand new 1.4 Fiesta Zetec (old model, also manual) is only £120. Our Vehicle Registration Certificate...