On this day in auto history - November 17th

Tue 17th Nov 2020

It was on this day in 1986 that the motor industry was shocked by the brutal assignation of Georges Besse, the CEO of Renault.

The respected 58-year-old died outside his Paris home after he was shot in the head and chest by two attackers on motorbikes after emerging from his chauffeur-driven vehicle.

Soon afterwards the radical anti-capitalist group, Action Directe, claimed responsibility for his killing, stating the murder was in retaliation for his reforms of the loss-making state-owned company, which had involved the laying off of 21,000 workers during his first 18 months in office.

The following year, two women - Nathalie Menignon and Joelle Aubron - were charged with Besse’s murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Following the assassination, Renault’s famous car assembly plant in the northern French town of Douai was re-named in honour of Besse.

The tax values are provided by a third-party supplier and while every effort is made to ensure their accuracy please double check with your advisor. If the car was registered after 31/03/2017 then it is subject to new tax rules. All prices we display are for the cars second tax payment onwards. You can find out information on the cars first tax payment here

Cars registered on or after 1 April 2017

Rates for second tax payment onwards

Fuel type	Single 12 month payment	Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit	Total of 12 monthly payments by Direct Debit	Single 6 month payment	Single 6 month payment by Direct Debit
Petrol or diesel	£180	£180	£189	£99	£94.50
Electric	£0	N/A	N/A	£0	N/A
Alternative	£170	£170	£178.50	£93.50	£89.25

Alternative fuel vehicles include hybrids, bioethanol and liquid petroleum gas.

Vehicles with a list price of more than £40,000

You have to pay an extra £390 a year if you have a car with a ‘list price’ (the published price before any discounts) of more than £40,000. You do not have to pay this if you have a zero emission vehicle.

You only have to pay this rate for 5 years (from the second time the vehicle is taxed).

Check the list price with your dealer so you know how much vehicle tax you’ll have to pay.

Fuel type	Single 12 month payment	Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit	Total of 12 monthly payments by Direct Debit	Single 6 month payment	Single 6 month payment by Direct Debit
Petrol or diesel	£570	£570	£598.50	£313.50	£299.25
Alternative	£560	£560	£588	£308	£294