I highlighted the key bit, as the Ocean is EU6 I suspect this means its not going to receive this new tax, neither will the old ones receive a hike as the papers made out. In fact it says older vehicles just RPI increase.
3.42 Air quality – In support of the National Air Quality Plan published in July, the government
will provide £220 million for a new Clean Air Fund. This will allow local authorities in England
with the most challenging pollution problems to help individuals and businesses adapt as
measures to improve air quality are implemented. The government is launching a consultation
alongside Budget on options that could be supported by this fund. (62) This will be paid for by:
• a Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) supplement that will apply to new diesel cars frst registered
from 1 April 2018, so that their First-Year Rate will be calculated as if they were in the VED
band above. This will not apply to next-generation clean diesels – those which are certifed
as meeting emissions limits in real driving conditions, known as Real Driving Emissions
Step 2 (RDE2) standards (61)
• a rise in the existing Company Car Tax diesel supplement from 3% to 4%, with effect from
6 April 2018. This will also apply only to diesel cars which do not meet the Real Driving
Emissions Step 2 (RDE2) standards (60)
3.43 VED – The government will:
• increase in line with RPI from 1 April 2018 VED rates for cars, vans and motorcycles
registered before April 2017 and the First-Year Rates for cars registered after April 2017
• freeze the Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) VED and Road User Levy rates from 1 April 2018.
A call for evidence on updating the existing HGV Road User Levy will be launched this
autumn. The government will work with industry to update the Levy so that it rewards
hauliers that plan their routes effciently, to encourage the effcient use of roads and
improve air quality (38)
• from April 2019, exempt zero-emission capable taxis from the VED supplement that applies
to expensive cars, consulting in advance on how to defne such taxis
