Cars hit by April 2026 £760 'tax trap' being scrapped including Mondeo, Golf, Zafira - list

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A £735 tax trap means hundreds of thousands of cars on UK roads are being ‘written off’ as people refuse to pay the charges. Some people are reportedly not wanting to make the switch to newer electric models with the result being that they’re hanging onto their old vehicles. Some of them have larger engines - and if the person decided to get a similar vehicle now they would face a crippling ‘first year’ extra charge depending on emissions of up to £5490. Some believe it is more environmentally