RESEARCH analysts at MarketLine believe tax rises will have little effect on the UK's company car parc.

The company forecasts that the company car parc will increase by 9.1% to 3.3 million units by 2001, although this will represent a 0.3% smaller proportion of the total car parc at 11.9%. Researchers said the only noticeable effect could be a lengthening of replacement cycles - a trend identified by the Lex Vehicle Leasing