A QUESTION mark could hang over the future of high value, large engined cars on fleet choice lists under the new CO2-based company car tax regime, the event heard.

Because the vehicles with the highest CO2 emissions will always pay tax at 35%, drivers may want to move into less polluting cars and save money, according to Simon Richmond, managing director of ACL autolease. He added that wholelife costs would now become more important than ever in working out the cost of cars to a company and their benefit to employers.