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IT is just about time we — and on this case that means the Government—- took a cool look at taxation policy over transport. Tbking just one sector, the car, we have reached that undesirable situation where we are dangerously near to killing the goose that lays the golden egg. k ■


■ Time.was when the pri­ vate car, was considered a


: plaything for.the affluent and was taxed accord­ ingly.-


JUST ARRIVED DATSUN MODELS The five cars in the CHERRY class cost from £1329 to £1795.


There are four SUNNY models ranging from £1498 to £1738 plus the Sunny 6 cwt van — £1488 ex-works.


The two VIOLET models cost £1798 and £1999. With four BLUEBIRD models ranging from £1895 to £2286. 120Y Sunny Coupe


They’re unbelievable value and are available for


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WHICH CAR IS MOST ECONOMICAL ?


DAD SAYS "1976 has got to be economy year. I’ll bet that most people haven’t ridden in a


modern Mini or Marina 2, the difference is unbelievable."


I'll bet dad's right again. . . . i t ’s


sickening. Come and try one, at least that doesn’t cost anything.


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Saturday a.m. to 5*0 p.m., Sunday 11-0 a.m. to 5*0 p.m


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Heated rear window — Servo assisted brakes Fabric seats — Carpets Hazard warning lights Cigarette lighter


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ADDED VALUE £89


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' No wonder the ear man­ ufacturers need subsidies when they have to trim prices to an unprofitable level to


By Allan Halstead


' leave margins for special can taxes, as' well as the general VAT. Already the volume of car


of taxation.and your car. DELIVERY


sales has dropped, because people who can possibly man­ age to work and live without this extra burden of taxation- have been compelled to pack in motoring, although they managed to meet more moder­ ate taxes. Let’s look at the incidence


chosen dealer — and happily in NE Lancashire and neigh­ bouring Yorkshire you’ve an excellent and wide choice — and you start talking prices. Whatever marque you


manage to raise the purchase price (or the down payment for HP) you’ve already shared in the income tax — fair enough, th a t ’s ju s t like everyone else. So you go along to your


Remember that before you


. Yet successive govern­ ments;.. Tory'-and Socialist, seem to emulate Lord Nelson ' in turning a blind eye to the implications of swingeing taxation on essential trans­ port, both buses and cars.


decades of the expansion of the .motor industry, the tax system is unchanged; But the place of the car in society lias changed — to being an essen­ tial. tool for thousands of workers. -


Today,, a f te r several \ -


.; there’s the special, car tax,' : £92.50; PLUS VAT, Another £96.20 -— making the total £1,298.70.


■ f In this case-there arc those ■ “extras” for "delivery etc, which carry another £4 VAT. Then you get your Road


- the insurance? • EXPORTERS


Fund Licence — another £40.. Wonder if there’s a tax on.


■dealing with giants and golden : eggs) there was a Government policy of -having a lower tax rate for smaller and cheaper cars and a higher one for big- engined super cars. Then the “Giant” (sorry Gov­ ernment) decided to encour­ age big car production to improve exports, and intro­ duced a flat-rate tax. The “banger” subsidised the Rolls- Royce. The next shock (for any new


,Once upon a time (as you might say when Jack was


ages could “ease the load” on motorists by reducing their charges by as much as one- third.


• For a start all spares are. taxed a 8 per cent VAT and anything classed as a luxury. at 25 per cent,.just to keep th a t- already taxed car running!


took 2214p Excise Duty and 37p VAT (total 49!4p). The oil . exporters got 18Vfep, the refin­ ing and shipping firms 10V4p and retailers 7p. On four gallons of four star


that the latest figures I could get relating to the price ele­ ment of a gallon of petrol was based on a recommended price of 73p; and it’s gone up again! On 73p the Government


motorist) comes when he reaches for his thinninjg wallet and approaches a petrol pump. Prices seem to rise so often


you're paying nearly £2 tax. LUXURY


diminishing returns, which ” even they can’t alter. The motor trade brings in a


economy cars available — the Morris Mini (we can’t quote every carl). The basic for the 850 cc car is £1,110, but on top of that


fancy you soon find that the wonderfully efficient modern car has an extra burden — tax. Take ju s t .one of the


our local garages, and I’m told, from a reliable source, that if only the Government taxation didn't apply, the gar-


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fantastic sum annually in export currency (as well as all this British tax cash). And to do it it needs a stable home market, with more attractive prices to enable the manufac­ turers to keep the price per unit at a competitive level. Then, of course, there are


ment contemplate turning down any of this lovely lolly? £ Because there’s a law ofi^?;


Why should any Govern­


for that. But there's a danger that in avoiding some other dangers your less-affluent citizens can't get moving at all. Some feel — rightly or wrongly — that it has got to a stage where a reputable dealer just can’t offer a secon­ d-hand vehicle for under about £600.


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of reasonably-priced motor­ ing, for some time, has been the “one third down and two years, to pay” requirements. Government relaxation of that, while helping the least able to pay, does alas increase HP repayments—but at least longer repayment terms help some folk to keep motoring. AH this, of course, also


Another blow at the hopes


effects the more affluent motorist, who hopes for a re sp e c ta b le sum when exchanging a two, or three, year-old vehicle for a new model.


CLIMBED


ment has done its worst — comes your local authority. There are rates to pay on your garage — and if you happen to have a lock-up rented home for your expensive car there’ll be extra rates. THEY even charged for non-existent sewerage services until the Appeal Court stopped that! And — the crowning blow


aspect. If your friendly neigh­ bourhood garage dealer does manage to make a profit (and he doesn’t last long otherwise) he parts with nearly 50 per cent tax — and it all comes out of “Joe Motorist” in the end! After the central Govern­


Then th e r e ’s another r


— when you drive off proudly, it doesn’t take long to discover it’s even expensive to stop. There’s a corps of high­ ly-paid traffic wardens “driv­ ing” motorists into expensive car stacks! Yet people still do have to


buy cars because — again thanks to national and local government — factories, schools, houses and shops seem to have been erected as far apart as possible. And bus and train fares have climbed so high, with services reduced in frequency, and workers having to turn out for varied shifts, that a car is almost an essential for many to make a living.


Contrast our penal motor


taxation with the policy with the USA. T h e re , charges vary


slightly, due to different state taxes (in addition to federal tax).


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iTHE 1976 ADDED VALUE FORDS They add up to more car for your money !


Capri II 1300L Sports car style-with Estate car


Practicality and Added Value features like: Separate folding rear seats


Reclining front seats — Servo assisted brakes Driver's door mirror — Fabric seats


Dipping rear view mirror — Sports road wheels Carpeted luggage compartment.


NOTHING ADDED TO £1,833* PRICE


ADDED .VALUE £145


Plus the new- Capri 1300, Capn S ami GL ami Luxury Gina.


2-litre Granada A Granada for the price of a Consul


Added Value features over Consul 2000 it replaces:


Redesigned instrument layout — Fabric seats Reversing lights — Driver’s door, mirror Hazard Warning lights


Protective body side mouldings


“Black look” exterior trim — Luxury wheel covers ADDED VALUE


NOTHING ADDED TO £2 313* PRICE '


£71 ’


Plus the rest of the Granada Range, the Sporty New S. Stylish L and GL, and the ’ luxurious Ghin.


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H* 18.47 cu. ft. cargo space with rear seat down: 8.89 cu. ft. with rear seat up.


% Cloth upholstered reclining front seats.


♦ Radial tyres.


government legislation stems from efforts aiming to. "pro­ tect the customer.” Well there’s a lot to be said


Another factor involved in AFFLUENT > But in Iowa .(for. instance.)


the combined tax is only 5Vfep,._ making petrol about 55 cents a; gallon, — or 28p in our cur­ rency.


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• T h a t 's in a Mid-West country area. It’s cheaper inr places like California and New York — under 25p a gallon.


In place of our £40 a year vehicle tax again there’s a


slight state differential. But their car tax is assessed dn age, engine capacity and Weight of carv Consequently a Car in the "banger” category will be taxed as low as £7 a year (our money) and even the biggest new model is unlikely to cost more than 50 dollars, in tax — or around £25. Maybe we’ve something to learn from the Yanks?


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