Currently the UK Government is part way through a consultation on changes to the Vehicle Excise Duty system. Currently for new cars, VED for the first year is based on bands of CO2 emissions, and a standard rate for subsequent years. Government is concerned that the take up of greener vehicles is lagging, especially in light of the popularity of large SUV's. Obviously things are at the consultation stage and nothing has actually been decided yet, including actual VED rates, but be