Following the recent budget amendments to the taxes paid on high emissions vehicles a new study has found that around 50 per cent of people are now less likely to purchase such vehicles.
The Direct Line report suggests that only nine per cent of people responded that the tax increase had not influenced their decision to purchase a high-emission vehicle.
However, only 16 per cent of people in the UK had planned to buy fuel-hungry cars before the budget announcement.
Jennifer Culley, commenting on the findings for Direct Line, said: "We expected the new tax to have an impact, and this swing in opinion demonstrates that by hitting people's wallets, Darling has succeeded in making people think twice before they head for the forecourt."
Meanwhile, the Times reports that a growing number of people are looking to purchase diesel vehicles to avoid the tax levy and improve their green credentials.
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