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Old 17th October 2021, 11:24 AM
HPsauce HPsauce is offline
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The most likely option that might just be plausible in my lifetime is something based on an annual/regular odometer reading, taken at MOT or tax renewal.
Ripe for fraud as Adrian says and not (currently) applicable to vehicles less than 4 years old unless you're also asked for evidence at road tax time.
Though modern cars, given the amount of data recorded and the means of doing so, are probably less easy to "clock".

And foreign travel would mess things up rather unless there's a mechanism to record exit/entry data.

But given the number of cars on leases and other data readily available to cross-check I can see this happening, or at least being offered as an option.
The number of vehicles drifting into "lower-tax" brackets is becoming a serious revenue issue, so don't expect your EVs to escape for long.

As for "By Miles" insurance I've looked at versions of that several times and it never made any economic sense for me.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!

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