EUROPEAN COMMISSION ACTS AGAINST ‘DISCRIMINATORY’ POLISH CAR REGISTRATION
July 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has demanded that the Polish government reforms a sliding scale determining the cost of original registration fees for cars, that hinders fleet managers' sale of used vehicles. This rate depends on the age of the car, so new cars - made in or imported immediately into Poland - attract the lowest fees, and cars imported into the country when old incur the highest fees. The Commission said the rate hits 65% of value for seven-years-old cars, depending on their engine size. Brussels claims this breaks European Union (EU) ...
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