A new Congestion Charge for the City of London is coming on ground. It will come into effect in October this year. As per the new charge structure, vehicles that emit CO2 less than 120g/km will be exempted from the Congestion Charge. Cars that emit CO2 between 120g/km and 225g/km will continue to pay the current £8 a day fee, while those vehicles where the quantity of CO2 in emission is more than 225g/km will have to pay an augmented every day charge of £25.
This new charging arrangement connotes that the BMW and MINI owners will be fiscally better off than who possess other cars. All MINIs and most of the cars in BMW family will be subject to this £8 charge structure.
That’s not the end. We have additional good news for many BMW and MINI owners. The new BMW 118d, the MINI Cooper D and the MINI Clubman D; all emit very little CO2, to say clearly, the emission is below the minimum chargeable 120g/km discharge. So, do your calculation to see how MUCH you are saving thanks to BMW.
Out of all BMW cars, four cars are exceptionally fuel efficient. The three- and five-door BMW 118d has an extraordinary 62.8mpg on the combined cycle with CO2 emissions of 119g/km –which places the vehicle into a lower category for yearly Vehicle Excise Duty in UK, too.
Talking about the MINI family, the 110hp MINI Cooper D and MINI Cooper D Clubman have unbelievable figures in terms of fuel-efficiency and CO2 emission. The MINI Cooper D is at present BMW Group’s most fuel-efficient car having an amazing 72.4mpg on the combined cycle with a CO2 emission of only 104g/km. The MINI Cooper D Clubman is also close to these figures with 68.9mpg and 109g/km CO2.
All these above mentioned vehicles have state-of-the-art Brake Energy Regeneration, Auto Start-Stop, excellent gearshift change indicator and Electric Power Steering under the EfficientDynamics technology of BMW. So, take care. Your moneybag my suffer from BMW-moneybag-obesity syndrome (only applicable for classic traditionalists, who are not yet comfortable with the plastic cards).