Got a car in Ireland? Head on over to the emissions database and look-up your CO2 emissions. Then head on over to this motor-tax information page and you can figure out how much you would be paying for your car if you had bought it new after July 2008.
I have a ‘05 Ford Fiesta 1.25l Duratec which puts me at 147grams per kilometer which is band C at €290 a year. 3 grams less than a 2008 BMW 520d, a car which shows the improvements in engine technology over just 3 years.
It is also useful for figuring out what tax you would pay for any new car purchases (though if the environment is important to you then go for a second-hand car with low emissions. Buying a new car, no matter how efficient, puts you deep in carbon debt.)
(Thanks to James Mernin for the links and information.)
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