Spaghetti Carbonerror?

I own a two-year-old BMW X3 3.0 Diesel Automatic. The 'birth certificate' for this car states it has CO2 emissions of 226g/km, which just puts it into the £405 tax band. Several websites quote a much lower...

Under suspension

I was considering buying a 2.0 litre petrol Qashqai and then someone suggested the 1.5 diesel as it was more frugal on both fuel and road tax. I was a little concerned as to whether the 1.5 diesel might...

Smoke and mirrors

I own 1999 Honda Insight hybrid that was imported from Japan. It's my third Insight. My question is, why has the DVLA given my car a 145g/km rating when my previous two had a 80g/km rating? The engine...

Green line bus

Having just been sent a VED renewal reminder for my 2001 Renault Espace Expression 2.0, I have been thinking about a suitable replacement. With three small children, two dependent parents and a wife who...

SORN again

Towards the end of February I renewed the VED online for two of my cars and declared my 1967 MGB as SORN as its MOT had expired. The DVLA website enabled me to print out clear receipts for the vehicles...

April foolery

On the 17th March my V11 dropped onto the doormat and I was surprised to see that 12 months tax for my BMW 120d (129g/km) was going to cost me £120 rather than the £90 I was expecting (for once I thought...

Motor voter

Mike Rutherford writes about the increases in "road tax", as he calls it, for vehicles in the higher emissions bands. The Government clearly realises the truth that nobody needs a high band car and that...

Broken and broke

I have just returned from spending a week at my sister’s house in France. She lives just south of Cherbourg and I know for a fact that they experienced much the same winter as we did. In fact, when the...

Revenused

Our council tax is to be increased to pay for the damage due to snow and frost. Can you please point out how much revenue the government takes from the motorist and how much it puts back into the infrastructure...

Gear stickler

I am considering downsizing. Do you regard the 2010 model Toyota Yaris auto a best buy or do you recommend something else?