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High prices of petrol and diesel are making UK drivers think twice about travelling by car, a survey suggests.
The AA polled 17,500 members, and found 27% had cut back on other areas of spending, 16% had decided to travel less by car, and 21% had done both.
Petrol prices have risen sharply this year, although government figures have only shown car traffic falling 2%.
The Petrol Retailers Association says that average prices could go up as much as 5 pence a litre by the weekend.
"I expect that motorists and diesel users in particular are going to pay more at the pumps in the coming weeks, possibly as soon as the bank holiday, from where they are now," said Ray Holloway, director of the Petrol Retailers Association.
"The simple reason is that the wholesale price of oil sent diesel up 3 pence last week and there's more to come."
Accelerating diesel
The average price of a litre of unleaded petrol in the UK is currently 113.01p while the average diesel price is 124.87p.
That compares with average figures from three months ago of 104.02p for unleaded and 109.30p for diesel.
Diesel prices have gone up particularly fast as a result of a lack of refining capacity.
Official figures from the Department for Transport showed that car traffic had fallen by 2% in the first three months of 2008 compared with the same period of 2007.
Fuel prices have accelerated as a result of the rising price of oil, which set a record high near $128 a barrel on Friday.
Road-tax hike makes thousands of family cars almost worthless
Tens of thousands of cars will become almost worthless as a result of the decision to raise road tax on older models with higher carbon dioxide emissions by up to £245 a year.
Many families will find that they cannot sell their cars even though they are in good working order and no more than seven years old.
The Times revealed yesterday that the Treasury had quietly abolished the exemption from higher road-tax rates for cars that emit more than 225g of CO2 per km and were registered between March 2001 and March 2006.
CAP, which supplies the used car industry with data on residual values, said that many larger cars would be reduced to their scrap value because they would fall into one of the higher tax brackets being introduced for high-emission cars next April.
A Hyundai Lantra 1.6GSI automatic, registered in 2001, is listed as having a trade value of £850. But under the rules buried in the small print of last month's Budget, its road tax will increase from £210 this year to £300 next year and £430 in 2010.
CAP estimated that the road tax increase would cut 20 per cent, or £1,000, off the value of a 2001 Renault Espace 2LT Privilege people carrier.
Mark Norman, CAP's development manager, said: “When people find out that it could cost half a car's value just to tax it each year, its value will plummet. Many of these cars, particularly saloons, will be reduced to their scrap value. The sad thing is that perfectly usable cars will be scrapped, which could perversely increase overall CO2 because of the emissions from manufacturing new cars.”
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Rubber red tape could soon see motorists forced to fit eco-friendly tyres to their cars. Draft European Union regulations have set out tough new noise limits for rubber – meaning drivers may have to switch to tyres with improved rolling resistance, which cut CO2 emissions.
However,Tyre maker Continental warned that it also has less grip, and “reduces wet braking performance by up to 10 per cent”.
Drivers already feeling the pinch with rising fuel prices could find the new rules also have cost implications. Under the proposals, all new cars must have stability control and tyre pressure monitors as standard – effectively consigning basic entry-level models to the history books. It's also not yet clear whether the rubber rules only apply to new vehicles , or whether all drivers will have to buy them when their tyres need replacing.
It's now simple to check for noise levels where you live, however. A new Government website shows decibel ratings for towns and cities in England for road, rail and air noise. Visitors to www.defra.gov.uk/noisemapping just need to input their postcode for details.
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