Council tax, broadband, and dental charges: how to weather the April price rises
UK a ‘tax haven’ for polluting SUVs, says green thinktank
January 2022
Will road pricing answer the UK’s net-zero car-tax conundrum?
Politicians dislike discussing how to replace fuel duty and road tax but a clear option is now in view
September 2021
Why is this clean hybrid car taxed at almost the same rate as a Ferrari?
A retired bishop faces a bigger tax bill after swapping his old diesel VW for an environmentally friendly vehicle
April 2018
Tougher MOT tests from May will put diesel drivers in the line of fire
A raft of strict checks will lead to more cars failing, with tougher emission measures likely to catch out diesel vehicles
March 2018
From car insurance to banking, a new digital age is dawning
How we handle money, what we drive and how we even divorce will become cheaper and simpler soon, says a leading futurist
May 2017
UK car sales drop by a fifth after tax changes and price rises
Demand for electric and hybrid vehicles falls for first time in almost four years in April as market slows after record March
March 2017
Will the diesel car you are driving be worthless in five years’ time?
Sales are falling. Older cars are facing bans. Next week’s budget could see taxes slapped on. We explore the future for the owners of these high-polluting vehicles
February 2017
End UK tax incentives for diesel vehicles, ministers are urged
Campaigners write to chancellor to urge him to end tax breaks and bring in scheme to encourage switch to greener cars
August 2016
DVLA disputes £400m revenue loss following abolition of tax disc
Freedom of information request reveals huge drop in vehicle excise duty but agency calls the figure ‘misleading’
March 2016
From Google tax to the welfare cap: a budget glossary of the key terms
Rethinking prosperity
Delhi's air pollution is a classic case of environmental injustice
James K Boyce and Aseem Shrivastava
November 2015
Ministers lose £80m in revenue after scrapping car tax discs
Your problems, with Anna Tims
No one told me that my car had been ‘exported’ and I had been driving around with no tax
October 2015
Consumer champions
DVLA has driven us to despair over late father’s car tax conundrum
Rules suggest the car is no longer taxed after my father’s death and is, therefore, illegal – is this right?
July 2015
George Osborne's budget hides plenty of pain, particularly for the young
Patrick Collinson Money editor
Osborne unveils green car tax overhaul to fund roadbuilding
April 2015
The DVLA joins the scammers’ ranks
Letters: It seems entirely stupidly bureaucratic for no great gain – except to the DVLA’s coffers by trapping the unwary
March 2015
Consumer champions
New DVLA rules have rendered my car tax disc invalid
I have had to buy a new tax disc, have been wheel clamped and am in line for a £171 penalty charge
October 2014
RAC calls for higher investment in road maintenance
RAC Foundation reports spending on road maintenance has dropped to £7.5bn in 2012 from £9.7bn in 2009
