Almost 90 per cent of drivers don't understand new diesel tax rules, study finds

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The badge on a 4x4 vehicle parked in London. New diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned from 2040 as part of efforts to tackle air pollution, the Government is expected to announce. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday July 26, 2017. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire
The badge on a 4x4 vehicle parked in London. New diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned from 2040 as part of efforts to tackle air pollution, the Government is expected to announce. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday July 26, 2017. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire

From April, new diesel vehicles will be subject to an increase in their first year's Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), which will see them shift up by one band. But a recent poll of 2,000 drivers found that a massive 87 per cent do not understand the new rules.

The research, commissioned by insurance comparison website Confused.com also found that 46 per cent felt the government message surrounding diesel vehicles was unclear, possibly contributing to falling sales – a 24 per cent decline over the past year.

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