It seems that a lot of Yetis are taking a while to come through and some of us with Yetis on order might be feeling a little uneasy about April coming and the prospect of Mr Darling's latest motoring tax. However, as I understand it, the first year road tax for a 1.2 TSI Yeti will remain £125, or the same as it would have been anyway. Those who will suffer, if I am correct, are those who have ordered a car with co2 emissions of over 166 g/km......

VED Rates in 2010-11

Band A (up to 100g/km CO2) no fee

Band B (101-110g/km CO2) £20

Band C (111-120g/km CO2) £30

Band D (121-130g/km CO2) £90

Band E (131-140g/km CO2) £110

Band F (141- 150g/km CO2)£125

Band G (151 to 165g/km CO2) £155

Band H (166 to 175g/km CO2) £180

Band I (176 to 185g/km CO2) £200

Band J (186 to 200g/km CO2) £235

Band K (201 to 225g/km CO2) £245

Band L (226 to 255g/km CO2) £425

Band M (Over 255g/km CO2) £435

Below is the VED rates for new cars bought in 2010-11, the so-called 'showroom tax'. These are the rates you will pay in the first year of ownership.

In the second year VED road tax rates will revert to the regular rate for that vehicle.

First-year VED rates in 2010-11

Band A (up to 100g/km CO2) no fee

Band B (101-110g/km CO2) no fee

Band C (111-120g/km CO2) no fee

Band D (121-130g/km CO2) no fee

Band E (131-140g/km CO2) £110

Band F (141- 150g/km CO2) £125

Band G (151 to 165g/km CO2) £155

Band H (166 to 175g/km CO2) £250

Band I (176 to 185g/km CO2) £300

Band J (186 to 200g/km CO2) £425

Band K (201 to 225g/km CO2) £550

Band L (226 to 255g/km CO2) £750

Band M (Over 255g/km CO2) £950

good useful info, thanks