Looming 'clean car' tax accelerates uptake of gas guzzlers

Looming 'clean car' tax accelerates uptake of gas guzzlers
Commercial sales expected to slow down after the new clean car tax kicks in April 1. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Brent Melville
Sales of light commercial vehicles jumped to 4,871 units last month, up 29% compared to last February, as buyers bought ahead of clean car taxes taking effect next month.The Motor Industry Association (MIA) said this helped push overall new car and truck sales to their highest level for any February at 12,551 units.The Clean Car programme, brought in July 1 last year, has to date only applied to rebates for electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids. From next month, a 'feebate' scheme based on a vehicle’s CO2 emissions will come into f...

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