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[Toledodude1973]

What are the government now saying ,all diesels are bad ,vans,lorries,cars ,does this mean a big drop in second hand prices?

[X30XE]

What are the government now saying ,all diesels are bad ,vans,lorries,cars ,does this mean a big drop in second hand prices?

Hell no. Not until they ramp up diesel fuel duty to more than petrol per mile at any rate.

[Viral_Jim]

No, I don't think so.

Diesel residuals are supported by their low pence per mile running costs. As X30XE says, nothing proposed so far does anything to change that. The current approach is more softly softly than that, but I think will see diesel slowly disappear without the need for anything costly like a 2 tier diesel duty system. You can't just hike diesel fuel duty in the short term as this has the potential to cripple a road-based economy such as ours.

60% of cars bought are company cars and the gov't is attacking these by way of a tax surcharge, both on the car and company fuel. So this will reduce numbers in the future. Old diesels are. Being banned from town centres and (I would imagine) will shortly be subject to some kind of scrap page scheme.

10yrs from now, I don't see many new diesel cars being sold. But I don't see residuals dipping in the short or medium term.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

No, I don't think so.

Diesel residuals are supported by their low pence per mile running costs. As X30XE says, nothing proposed so far does anything to change that. The current approach is more softly softly than that, but I think will see diesel slowly disappear without the need for anything costly like a 2 tier diesel duty system. You can't just hike diesel fuel duty in the short term as this has the potential to cripple a road-based economy such as ours.

60% of cars bought are company cars and the gov't is attacking these by way of a tax surcharge, both on the car and company fuel. So this will reduce numbers in the future. Old diesels are. Being banned from town centres and (I would imagine) will shortly be subject to some kind of scrap page scheme.

10yrs from now, I don't see many new diesel cars being sold. But I don't see residuals dipping in the short or medium term.

I'm not quite sure where this inaccuracy comes from. Lorry fuel is more expensive than proper car fuel and older derv cars are  more expensive to fix when something big goes tits up.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

No, I don't think so.

Diesel residuals are supported by their low pence per mile running costs. As X30XE says, nothing proposed so far does anything to change that. The current approach is more softly softly than that, but I think will see diesel slowly disappear without the need for anything costly like a 2 tier diesel duty system. You can't just hike diesel fuel duty in the short term as this has the potential to cripple a road-based economy such as ours.

60% of cars bought are company cars and the gov't is attacking these by way of a tax surcharge, both on the car and company fuel. So this will reduce numbers in the future. Old diesels are. Being banned from town centres and (I would imagine) will shortly be subject to some kind of scrap page scheme.

10yrs from now, I don't see many new diesel cars being sold. But I don't see residuals dipping in the short or medium term.

I concur with this.

However, fewer derv sales will give the perception that people have lost faith in diesel, and used car prices will fall accordingly.

Tipping point could be reached relatively soon.

[TheBoy]

I bet BP are now regretting their (frequently denied) decision to remove all LPG pumps....

[VXL V6]

I bet BP are now regretting their (frequently denied) decision to remove all LPG pumps....

Ah LPG, i'm still waiting for the kit to magically fit itself to the car!

Maybe i'll do it this summer... you never know!

[tunnie]

No, I don't think so.

Diesel residuals are supported by their low pence per mile running costs. As X30XE says, nothing proposed so far does anything to change that. The current approach is more softly softly than that, but I think will see diesel slowly disappear without the need for anything costly like a 2 tier diesel duty system. You can't just hike diesel fuel duty in the short term as this has the potential to cripple a road-based economy such as ours.

60% of cars bought are company cars and the gov't is attacking these by way of a tax surcharge, both on the car and company fuel. So this will reduce numbers in the future. Old diesels are. Being banned from town centres and (I would imagine) will shortly be subject to some kind of scrap page scheme.

10yrs from now, I don't see many new diesel cars being sold. But I don't see residuals dipping in the short or medium term.

I'm not quite sure where this inaccuracy comes from. Lorry fuel is more expensive than proper car fuel and older derv cars are  more expensive to fix when something big goes tits up.

Running the VW as daily driver over the 3.2, saves me £2k per year.

[Lincs Robert]

No, I don't think so.

Diesel residuals are supported by their low pence per mile running costs. As X30XE says, nothing proposed so far does anything to change that. The current approach is more softly softly than that, but I think will see diesel slowly disappear without the need for anything costly like a 2 tier diesel duty system. You can't just hike diesel fuel duty in the short term as this has the potential to cripple a road-based economy such as ours.

60% of cars bought are company cars and the gov't is attacking these by way of a tax surcharge, both on the car and company fuel. So this will reduce numbers in the future. Old diesels are. Being banned from town centres and (I would imagine) will shortly be subject to some kind of scrap page scheme.

10yrs from now, I don't see many new diesel cars being sold. But I don't see residuals dipping in the short or medium term.

I'm not quite sure where this inaccuracy comes from. Lorry fuel is more expensive than proper car fuel and older derv cars are  more expensive to fix when something big goes tits up.

Running the VW as daily driver over the 3.2, saves me £2k per year.

I'm now getting 800+ miles per tank instead of barely 400, so concur with Tunnie's view here ..

[Lizzie Zoom]

No, I don't think so.

Diesel residuals are supported by their low pence per mile running costs. As X30XE says, nothing proposed so far does anything to change that. The current approach is more softly softly than that, but I think will see diesel slowly disappear without the need for anything costly like a 2 tier diesel duty system. You can't just hike diesel fuel duty in the short term as this has the potential to cripple a road-based economy such as ours.

60% of cars bought are company cars and the gov't is attacking these by way of a tax surcharge, both on the car and company fuel. So this will reduce numbers in the future. Old diesels are. Being banned from town centres and (I would imagine) will shortly be subject to some kind of scrap page scheme.

10yrs from now, I don't see many new diesel cars being sold. But I don't see residuals dipping in the short or medium term.

10 years from now I can foresee petrol driven cars declining fast as electrics / hybrids taking over in any case, so diesels will go the same way

[TD]

No, I don't think so.

Diesel residuals are supported by their low pence per mile running costs. As X30XE says, nothing proposed so far does anything to change that. The current approach is more softly softly than that, but I think will see diesel slowly disappear without the need for anything costly like a 2 tier diesel duty system. You can't just hike diesel fuel duty in the short term as this has the potential to cripple a road-based economy such as ours.

60% of cars bought are company cars and the gov't is attacking these by way of a tax surcharge, both on the car and company fuel. So this will reduce numbers in the future. Old diesels are. Being banned from town centres and (I would imagine) will shortly be subject to some kind of scrap page scheme.

10yrs from now, I don't see many new diesel cars being sold. But I don't see residuals dipping in the short or medium term.

10 years from now I can foresee petrol driven cars declining fast as electrics / hybrids taking over in any case, so diesels will go the same way

I agree Lizzie, so make sure your 3.2 survives the next 10 years and it could worth a fortune as petrol heads will always want a petrol engine 

My Mondeo 1.6TD wont see another 10 years  Its 4.5 years old and already on 160k.
Tho fair play to it, when the cambelt came adrift a few months ago....all it needed was another cambelt kit  no damage done 
Carnt see an Omega surviving that 

[Rods2]

In 10 years time it will not only be diesel cars that will be disappearing but also quaint old cars, that you still drive yourself. 2020-2022 are when the mass car manufacturers are gearing up for mass producing self-driving cars.

[Lizzie Zoom]

In 10 years time it will not only be diesel cars that will be disappearing but also quaint old cars, that you still drive yourself. 2020-2022 are when the mass car manufacturers are gearing up for mass producing self-driving cars.

Indeed! That is when I will be able to blame the car for running into the back of a van! 

Trouble is how will blame be apportioned when a self drive vehicle hits one driven by a human? Just imagine the fights we will have with insurers

[STEMO]

In 10 years time it will not only be diesel cars that will be disappearing but also quaint old cars, that you still drive yourself. 2020-2022 are when the mass car manufacturers are gearing up for mass producing self-driving cars.

No. You're living in cloud cuckoo land.

[2boxerdogs]

In 10 years time it will not only be diesel cars that will be disappearing but also quaint old cars, that you still drive yourself. 2020-2022 are when the mass car manufacturers are gearing up for mass producing self-driving cars.

No. You're living in cloud cuckoo land.

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Hope you're right, still enjoy driving  would hate to be run around in a robotic vehicle.