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  2. Tax horsepower - Wikipedia

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    The tax horsepower or taxable horsepower was an early system by which taxation rates for automobiles were reckoned in some European countries such as Britain, Belgium, Germany, France and Italy; some US states like Illinois charged license plate purchase and renewal fees for passenger automobiles based on taxable horsepower.

  3. Motoring taxation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    VED and fuel tax raised approximately £32 billion in 2009, a further £4 billion was raised from the value added tax on fuel purchases. Motoring-related taxes for fiscal year 2011/12, including fuel duties and VED, are estimated to amount to more than £38 billion, representing almost 7% of total UK taxation .

  4. Storey (automobile) - Wikipedia

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    A showroom was opened in Kingsway, London and a body shop built adjacent to the Pomeroy Street premises. [ 1 ] The car was formally launched in 1920 and was powered by either a 2815cc or 3817cc Chapuis-Dornier engine with a tax horsepower rating of 14.3 or 20 hp. [ 2 ] There was a three or four speed gearbox and the front suspension was ...

  5. Standard Ten - Wikipedia

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    An experimental two-cylinder "10" was made in 1906, after which Standard's next car in that category was a four-cylinder 9.5 tax horsepower built between 1914 and 1919. They returned to the 10 tax horsepower market in 1934; this model was replaced in 1937 by a "Flying Ten" that lasted until the outbreak of World War II.

  6. Horsepower - Wikipedia

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    Tax or fiscal horsepower is a non-linear rating of a motor vehicle for tax purposes. [20] Tax horsepower ratings were originally more or less directly related to the size of the engine; but as of 2000, many countries changed over to systems based on CO 2 emissions, so are not directly comparable to older ratings.

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  9. Vehicle Excise Duty - Wikipedia

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    From 2010 a new first year rate is to be introduced – dubbed a showroom tax. This new tax was announced in the 2008 budget, and the level of tax payable will be based on the vehicle excise duty band, ranging from £0 for vehicles in the lower bands, up to £950 for vehicles in the highest band. [40] [41]