Mjt_21

Final update from me. Dealer still swears that at the time of ordering the car showed at 150g /KM. I wonder if the 19inch wheels the SEL seems to have come with as standard for some of 2020 is the culprit; the 18 inch wheels that were standard when I ordered are +1g in emissions over the 19's. Anyway, who knows. She's agreed to my suggestion to cover the cost of the 2 service package I was lined up to take anyway. Looking forward to my new Karoq! Thanks everyone.

Yes exactly. Ultimately my contract with the dealer says that the first year road tax shown on the agreement is indicative only and the exact figure will be whatever is in place at the time the dealer registers the car. I just wish I had understood, or been told, the emissions impact of adding optional extras. For reference, I see now that not all options add to the emissions figure, some decrease the standard figure for that model, engine and trim level - e.g. the 19 inch wheels over 18 inch wheels deducts 1g. Appreciate everyone's views. I won't lie, it's taken some of the shine off, but at the end of the day I'm getting the car I wanted at the time I wanted.

I think me being prepared to commit to an order in the depths of national lockdown and dealer closures may have contributed to a good price perhaps. Anyway, If this post helps anyone else whilst ordering their new Skoda that'll be brilliant. This came out of the blue for me, and the dealer seemingly.

@vegit8 I just checked the Skoda car configurator for the 1.5 SEL with space saving wheel and there's no emissions impact, still 150g / KM. I have the larger space saver spare wheel which pushes it to 151g /KM. Argh. The removable tow bar does seem to add 1g taking it to 151 g / KM according to the configurator right now. You might want to double check your exact configuration and options to avoid any surprises. Who knew the options would be such a menu of potential emissions penalties! I was probably a bit naïve to this complexity after having had my Leon for 10 years.

I asked dealer this. Apparently once the car is built with it as a factory option it's on the 151g / km WLTP figure whether you accept / carry the spare wheel or not. Crazy.

Hi there, I have my brand new Karoq 1.5 manual SEL ready for handover this weekend having been ordered on 10th February this year. Brilliant, I'm very excited! However the dealer emailed me today claiming that in between ordering and now, the 1st April UK budget changes meant the first year road tax for my new car has increased from £215 to £555 and they can't absorb this increase and I'm liable for it. After researching this blatant untruth, what the dealer means is that my Karoq with its optional spare wheel factory fitted is no longer at the WLTP 150g / KM (year 1 road tax £215 pre 1st April 2021, now £220) as per a standard Karoq 1.5 manual, but is actually at 151g / KM (year 1 road tax currently £555). I've pushed back for an explanation as to why on my quote and order form they used 150 g / KM and the £215 figure for agreeing an on the road price when they knew the spare wheel was included in the order. No way would I have gone for it if I'd known there'd be several hundred more £s to pay in year 1 road tax. Dealer claims that at the time of ordering, there was no emissions penalty for having the spare wheel and the 151g / KM WLTP score has been introduced since I ordered, although is unable to say when this happened. I doubt I'll get anywhere with this (contract is on dealers side obviously) and my options are reject the car (dealer seems quite happy with this), try to negotiate or pay up. But I just want to know if I'm being fed rubbish or not. Do WLTP continuously retest models and each configuration and factory options? Or had the 1.5 SEL with spare wheel not been tested before but bad luck for me it now has? I don't doubt that right now 151g / KM is the correct figure (Skoda car configurator shows this) but have no idea whether that figure was, or should have been, known by the dealer when I placed my order. I can see a few similar references to this on the forum, but mostly ahead of April 2020 when I think the UK road tax bands updated to reflect WLTP emissions. Love to hear your thoughts. Thank you.