The Government has laid out its budget for 2009. Among the changes affecting motorists are:
- £2,000 scrappage payout scheme gets the go ahead
- Fuel duty up 2p-per-litre in September
- Fuel duty up 1p-per-litre from April 2010 for four straight years
- No changes to car tax
- Expected announcement on electric cars didn’t materialise
Will the 2009 budget have an effect on your choice of car and your driving? What’s your reaction to the budget?
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My nissan micra P reg is 12 year old. I bought it on 12 June 2008. Its MOT expires on 9 June 2009. Sadly it had failed MOT and the garage estimates £240 to fix it. So, I will have to spend £240 on car which will live for 3 days as I intend to apply for the new car under scrappage scheme on the 12 June 2009. What a waste of money. I think the government should relax this rule. This is a total nonsense.
Its a pity purchasing a bike isn’t one of the options, afterall it’d fit within the greener means of travel we keep being told we ought to use. Mind you, £2k would buy quite a good bike, maybe thats the problem! Also, less congestion on our roads if we all took to two wheels…
A great political point scoring opportunity missed me thinks