2024, a dark year for buying a new car! Champion taxes to be introduced by the French government has from 1Er Next January, an increase in the environmental fine. Until now, the level of CO2 emissions was 123 g/km, and next year it will increase from 118 g/km. result: dozens of models are now eligible for punishment, and the purchase price was still burdensome. that’s not all! The 2023 scale limits the fine to 50,000 euros and 50% of the car’s sales price: in 2024, this rate will jump and the maximum amount will increase to 60,000 euros! Shall we continue? Weight tax which penalizes vehicles weighing more than 1.8 tonnes, will be launched in 2024 with 1.6 tons. It starts to do a lot.
Goodbye pickup truck
With these new rules, the category exempted from punishment will no longer be: pickup trucks ! The way out was found by registering it as a utility vehicle, not a private one (2 seats in the back, not 3). Because utility vehicles, for pragmatic reasons of weight and consumption, are excluded from the fine. But what about recreational vehicles: campers and converted RVs?, so popular here after covid? Boaters can breathe easy: they will not be affected by the environmental fine. They really enjoy a special status compared to classic SUVs or pickups: specialized self-propelled vehicle (VASP). A term that reeks of administration for a car intended for recreation!
“The life of a van” will be able to continue
To obtain VASP registration, some features are taken into account: have a stationary kitchen, a bench that turns into a bed or a stationary bed, a table and a seat. Of course, everything must be still! It is to this category that they respond current motorhomes (nasturtium, profiled, whole) and converted vans (Volkswagen California, Ford Transit Nugget, Renault Trafic SpaceNomand, Mercedes-Benz Marcopolo, etc.). It goes without saying that VASPs are also exempt from the weight penalty.. Imagine if this were not the case, we would see their entry ticket for certain models doubled or even tripled due to their CO2 emissions and overall weight. “Van Life” she still has bright days ahead of her…
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Source: Auto Plus
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