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What's up with the tax on my Avensis?
Hi, Can you please tell me why my Toyota Avinsis 2009 petrol 1.6 is in the higher tax please?
Our answer:
Hi Helena,
The 2009 Avensis is taxed according to its CO2 emissions output, not its engine size. The law changed in 2008, meaning that the same car from 2007 would be taxed at a different rate.
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