Threat of diesel tax dampens appeal of Chelsea tractors

CHELSEA tractors are being offered at discounted rates of up to a quarter due to an increase in the numbers available and concern over diesel emissions.

In the past, the vehicles have been some of the hardest to negotiate deals on because they have been so popular.

Analysis of 7,500 new cars on sale between June and August found “achievable discounts” of almost £3,000 off list prices for SUVS, according to the car-buying guide What Car?. The figure is a 6 per cent increase on the previous three months.

Possible savings include £5,700, or 22 per cent, on a Mitsubishi Outlander.

Rolls-royce and Seat recently joined the growing list of carmakers to release an SUV. Last December, Lamborghini released what it called the world’s fastest SUV, the Urus.

Steve Huntingford, editor of What Car?, said: “Large SUVS tend to be diesels and the negative publicity and threat of future diesel taxes could well have played a part in dealers finally starting to offer discounts on large SUVS. The fact that there are so many models for people to choose from now has probably contributed to the number of deals available.”