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richard faulkner 9 April 2019

A regressive tax that penalises the drivers least able to afford new cars. Maybe the government should instead mandate car manufacturers to make retrofit kits to fix the emissions.... Especially renault nissan 1.5 dci engines... they're awful. The euro six ones wouldnt get euro 5 emissions in the real world.

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