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Never had these on my Audi or Volvo. Not something I consider as being necessary.

In 2023, in the UK, only 16.5% of new cars registered were EV - in percentage terms, this was down slightly on 2022! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68199898

The government has already announced that EVs will start paying car tax (existing and new) from April 2025. New EVs from April 2025 will also (again) pay the luxury car tax if list price is over £40k. We can therefore expect nearly every new EV to be paying north of £600 per year in VED, and more as this increases yearly by inflation.

Remember that there are different special order seat options on the price list… perhaps possible to have the grade you want with seating trim you are happy with!

It’s not just one group. The technology is hidden inside a Bluetooth speaker, costing £2-4k. Great ROI so both devices and vulnerable cars are in high demand….

Pop your reg and mileage into webuyanycar to get an idea of value. You may get a bit more if you’re lucky. Dealers often send these out if they want specific cars. real question is what would you change into, and why, and at what cost?

No, you pay the current rate. The VED “scheme” you’re on is (broadly) “locked” based on year of registration (e.g. the last change was April 2017, so cars before then pay a different set of figures and rates to cars after April 1st 2017]. But the rates in that scheme increase by inflation each year, so I’m afraid we can all look forward to higher prices, both for the standard car tax rate and also the luxury element. They are also removing the £10 discount for hybrid vehicles.

The luxury car tax element is for years 2 to 6. So you don’t pay it in the first year, but do for the following 5 years. VED typically increases by inflation each year, including the luxury element.

The RC-F is sadly on the list of vulnerable models: https://mag.lexus.co.uk/lexus-uk-statement-on-vehicle-theft/ this follows BBC one show & watchdog looking at the issue last night.

Although in January, it looks like UXe and RZ were 24.5% of their sales… https://media.lexus.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/pdf/Lexus-UK-Sales-Figures-January-2024.pdf whether they can keep that up, we’ll need to see!

There is also a complicated way, in the first couple of years of these mandatory ZEV rules, to earn credits based on your average co2 emissions being lower than a few years ago. Lexus are in a good position for this as PHEVs will help bring that average Lexus emissions figure for sales down significantly (as PHEV is generally 25-30g/km) - and those PHEV are approx 50% of new NX and RX sales. The UK market had approx 16.5% of BEV sales last year. Lexus aren’t alone in this issue, but yes, don’t have great EV model options.

Lexus canbus theft issue featured on one show and watchdog, resulting in a statement from Lexus and promise of a security upgrade… along with confirmation of models affected (including ES)

Yes, there’s another thread here discussing the show:

There’s a thread here about the show and statement from Lexus:

Lexus have published a statement and for the first time detailed models at risk… https://mag.lexus.co.uk/lexus-uk-statement-on-vehicle-theft/? On the plus side, it sounds like they have something planned beyond the protection plate for the previous RX generation.

2023 was a record for Lexus in the UK with 15,963 cars sold. I believe they also had a global sales record too. Toyota cars are also affected by theft issues, albeit less desirable, so you’d hope/think they have the UK (nevermind global) volume to justify a proper fix.

Yes. The 5th generation RX has a signed/encrypted communication for the key and start. It’s called “Toyota Security Key” and all their newly updated/introduced models have a version of this, which means they aren’t vulnerable to the issue with the 4th gen RX, older NX, and current ES models (amongst others!). Jaguar Land Rover managed it on older models going back to 2016 that had similar flaws. Experts have also said encryption for the key elects here (doors /engine start) wouldn’t add significant overhead. Toyota are the world’s largest car manufacturer - they absolutely could fix this if they chose to.

Educating your children is mandated by law. Owning a car is not, and therefore insurance isn’t mandatory and shouldn’t be state provided. The problem is we’ve been too generous bailing out those making unwise life choices (e.g. those on benefits see a financial increase if they have more kids, courtesy of other taxpayers; whereas those earning & paying their way typically see a big decrease in their household finances if they have more children) that it’s now become expected that the government will solve all problems. Any sense of personal responsibility is sadly gone. I fear too many people aren’t aware of how bad nationalised companies were. I suspect we all may have a refresher course in the next few years.

I really feel for our vegan neighbours and the hardships they must endure!

Indeed, though thankfully the price list shows special build options where you can add real leather to the Premium Plus trim!

I would try to get a MY24 car if you can, those are roughly registered late March 2023 onwards. an easy way to tell - the glove box colour matches the interior trim (only helpful on non-black options!), e.g. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202309282440388?sort=price-asc&advertising-location=at_cars&make=Lexus&model=NX&postcode=SP102RH&year-from=2023&fromsra or another way to tell is it has “nano-e” as a climate option. MY24 has new UWB keys - that aren’t vulnerable to people trying to scan and amplify your key signal to remotely unlock your car and start it, so you can dispense with the faraday pouch etc. When I was looking, in the higher trims (Prem Plus, F Sport, Takumi) a 450h+ was often cheaper or same price as the 350h. No idea what the market is like now several months later, but, worth looking at. The 6 seconds 0-60 is very nice on the 450, and I have now gotten very used to driving around everywhere locally on EV power alone!

I had this. I had to remove my user and reset it, twice. This gives you a different screen with three buttons (two accept and one decline). it worked the second time I reset it, and then had to re-associate my key and iPhone!

Just to flag, you won’t find NFU on comparison sites - you’ll need to phone them. But lovely quick and efficient service.

I have the standard. No issues or complaints. Seems a good bit better than the system in my previous Audi.

The LBX is a couple of insurance groups higher than the UX F Sport Design, so you’d expect the LBX to be a bit more.