Brown warned over car duty changes

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Mr Cameron, pointing to Labour unrest over the plans, bluntly told Mr Brown at Commons question time: "If you don't get rid of it, they (Labour backbenchers) will probably get rid of you."

Mr Brown defended the changes as a means of cutting carbon emissions and tackling climate change.

In rowdy exchanges, he accused the Opposition Leader of "running away" from taking action on the environment and "sounding more and more like a used car salesman".

"The next tax hike planned by the Government is to hit family cars, including those bought seven years ago, with massive increases in vehicle excise duty (VED).

"Are you really going to go ahead with this deeply unpopular tax when families are struggling with the cost of living - or can you give us another of your trade mark u-turns?"

Mr Brown replied: "If you look in detail at this proposal, the majority of drivers will benefit.

"If you also look in detail at your own policy - it says 'we recommend changes in VED aimed primarily at influencing the used car market, where annual running costs comprise a larger proportion of total cost'.

"And what you propose is a band in excess of £500 - far worse than what you say we are proposing."