rogets 132 #1 Posted May 22, 2018 Are people who own hybrid cars tax avoiders? At the petrol station I saw a bloke fill up his car for £35 and no doubt will get to drive 500 miles, maybe 600 for £35 But the bloke behind him filled his car up for £125 Bearing in mind the impact cars have on the planet i did feel the guy paying £125 was paying a fair price for the damage his car will do But the hybrid car owner is surely deliberately avoiding his tax obligations and wrecking the environment at the same time. So would it not make sense to make anyone who drives a hybrid pay a penalty of £1000 every year to make up for their deliberate method of paying their fair share. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
choogling 14 #2 Posted May 22, 2018 How can he be accused of deliberately avoiding a non-existent tax? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rogets 132 #3 Posted May 22, 2018 Surely anyone who drives a hybrid does so to avoid paying there fair share of tax? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared 268 #4 Posted May 22, 2018 How will the Hybrid car driver manage 500 miles on just 35 quid?? Is this assuming they are able to re-charge their batteries for free every 30 miles or so? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rogets 132 #5 Posted May 22, 2018 If the car does 80mpg then 6 gallons X 80 miles is 480 miles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
choogling 14 #6 Posted May 22, 2018 Surely anyone who drives a hybrid does so to avoid paying there fair share of tax? They will drive them for many reasons so how do you know its just a tax fiddle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Eater Sundae 12 #7 Posted May 22, 2018 Should people who run small fuel efficient cars have to pay an additional tax so that they don’t get cheaper motoring than people who drive large gas guzzlers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared 268 #8 Posted May 22, 2018 If the car does 80mpg then 6 gallons X 80 miles is 480 miles Very rarely do these cars do 80MPG, some of the larger ones struggle with 30. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rogets 132 #9 Posted May 22, 2018 Very rarely do these cars do 80MPG, some of the larger ones struggle with 30. They must do at least 70mpg? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
choogling 14 #10 Posted May 22, 2018 How will the Hybrid car driver manage 500 miles on just 35 quid?? Is this assuming they are able to re-charge their batteries for free every 30 miles or so? unless they have a generator for free and something to run it on for free it cant be free, plus the batteries will need replacing eventually and they would have been bought also not for free. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared 268 #11 Posted May 22, 2018 They must do at least 70mpg? Totally varies depending on the trip, driver and all sorts. Take the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV as an example, Mitsubishi claim 156 MPG. Owners report: All-electric range: 20-25 Miles Petrol only MPG: 30-35 MPG (A-roads and Motorway) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch 207 #12 Posted May 22, 2018 Fuelly is a good indicator for real world MPG figures. That the Prius - that's supposed to do 94.1mpg. But owners report 38-58 mpg. http://www.fuelly.com/car/toyota/prius Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...