Woolbeck

With the £40K threshold being set in 2017 and with it appearing to be fixed at that level for the foreseeable future, it's another stealth tax more and more motorists will have to bear the cost of. Basically, the WEF, Davos and the other global elites want to force us plebs to rely on public transport and lose the freedoms we've enjoyed since car ownership became affordable for most ordinary people in the 1960s until recently. In the short term they want to force us to go EV, but that's also turning out to be a complete disaster too, see for e.g https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2023-china-ev-graveyards/

Thank for your reply. That's helpful. As I said, I've looked at the Skoda Uk build-a car websitet and it looks like I could buy a Kodiaq Drive 5 seats with a 2.0 diesel engine 4x4, with basic blue colour and possibly add the winter pack, but a few other options (I can have a spare space saver cost £0). I'd really also Matrix LED light package, but that's too much.. But, I could have, in addition to the winter pack, the drive mode select; lumbar support; folding door mirrors/heated, which comes at £39975...at current list prices! I like the Drive as 18" wheels are best suited for me (I live in a very rural place in the Pennines and need to cope with snow, mud, etc.) being less low profile. I've used a Subaru Outback recently, which has all the top end safety kit, but to be frank as I do very little motorway driving the adaptive cruise control, lane-keep assist, lane departure warning; lead car alert; etc., weren't used very much. Cross traffic alert was handy, but not a deal breaker, as was front and side cameras. Time to visit a dealership I guess, which I often find to be quite dispiriting

Hi. I'm considering buying a new Kodiaq or Karoq, but I'm keen to stay under the £40,000 road tax threshold as I'm resent (I'm obviously too tight!) paying an extra £390 (or whatever it is now) on top of the £180 or so, that I'd normally pay for cars under that list price. I've looked on auto trader for some pre-reg cars and while some have discounts, I can see that their kit levels, etc. are such that their list prices were over £40,000. I've also looked at the Skoda UK website and all the new build options, but I can't find out if all the various options and extras count towards the list price. I'm guessing that engine type, wheels, paint, etc. clearly does, but do things like a the extended warranty, spare wheel kit, mudflats and mats, etc. also count? If so, I'll opt to buy some of those items (obviously not the extended warranty option as that has to be at the time of purchase) after I've got the car. Thank you in advance for any helpful answers and for your forbearance if my question is asking the obvious!