RE: Budget 2013: A PHer's Guide
Discussion
tommyjj said:
Randomly (or not hmmm) I received a letter from some debt collection agency affiliated with the DVLA this morning saying I'd not renewed the SORN on a motorbike I had a few years back. They are after £80.
I wonder where that fine stands now given that it's for an offense that now doesn't exist.
Probably still want you to pay it. I had one in December. I protested on the phone, but I got the impression the chap had heard it all before. I paid it. I was sad afterwards. I wonder where that fine stands now given that it's for an offense that now doesn't exist.
Now, off to the classifieds..where is that MBG I saw the other day..
Escort Si-130 said:
Somebody mentioned that car tax "vehicle excise duty" has been frozen, but it has NOT. So time to renew my car tax online before I get shafted by £10!!!
Many of them have increased by an average of £5 or £10
lifted from Honest John
'There are no changes to vehicle tax rates or the current VED bands and no plans for any alterations. From April the rates will only increase in line with the retail price index.'Many of them have increased by an average of £5 or £10
lifted from Honest John
Not sure if the new costs have been calculated and published, looks like Honest John has jumped the gun !
On another note taxed the bike last Friday just in case
bakerstreet said:
One year on the VED exemption? I actually think that is a bit pathetic. I thought the system was originally introduced when vehicles were 25 years old and that was obviously years ago.
I suppose we should be grateful considering what they have done with the fuel duty. However, I suspect its still going to go up anyway and £1.50+ will be the norm in 12 months time.
I know we all bI suppose we should be grateful considering what they have done with the fuel duty. However, I suspect its still going to go up anyway and £1.50+ will be the norm in 12 months time.
h about the cost of fuel certainly us older ones that remember 80p a litre or whatever however I suspect that even at £1.50 a litre it's ok vs years ago due to the effect of inflation over many many years? No doubt some clever PH'er can work out what impact inflation has had over, say, 40 years.TX.
Terminator X said:
bakerstreet said:
One year on the VED exemption? I actually think that is a bit pathetic. I thought the system was originally introduced when vehicles were 25 years old and that was obviously years ago.
I suppose we should be grateful considering what they have done with the fuel duty. However, I suspect its still going to go up anyway and £1.50+ will be the norm in 12 months time.
I know we all bI suppose we should be grateful considering what they have done with the fuel duty. However, I suspect its still going to go up anyway and £1.50+ will be the norm in 12 months time.
h about the cost of fuel certainly us older ones that remember 80p a litre or whatever however I suspect that even at £1.50 a litre it's ok vs years ago due to the effect of inflation over many many years? No doubt some clever PH'er can work out what impact inflation has had over, say, 40 years.TX.
Terminator X said:
I know we all bh about the cost of fuel certainly us older ones that remember 80p a litre or whatever however I suspect that even at £1.50 a litre it's ok vs years ago due to the effect of inflation over many many years? No doubt some clever PH'er can work out what impact inflation has had over, say, 40 years.
TX.
Sorry but remembering 80p a litre is not being older. h about the cost of fuel certainly us older ones that remember 80p a litre or whatever however I suspect that even at £1.50 a litre it's ok vs years ago due to the effect of inflation over many many years? No doubt some clever PH'er can work out what impact inflation has had over, say, 40 years.TX.
It used to be 4 gallons and change from a pound!!Have to say I'm really pleased by this. Seems like some common sense for a change. The SORN thing is well overdue and renewing it each year was just stupidity - I mean it's not as if most SORN'd vehicles actually get used, so why do you need to send of to say "no change". Much more sensible to reduce admin overheads and only worry about when things have changed.
I do hope the road tax thing starts to roll forward again. Seriously there are so few cars that are 40 years or older on the roads it'll have minimal overall impact, but will allow many more classics to survive.
For instance I drove for nearly an hour and half into work today and will have an hour plus drive home tonight, I have no idea how many cars I will see/pass, but it must rank as a 4 figure number. And I'm willing to bet that I'm unlikely to see any 40 year old cars over these some 3 hours worth of driving.
I do hope the road tax thing starts to roll forward again. Seriously there are so few cars that are 40 years or older on the roads it'll have minimal overall impact, but will allow many more classics to survive.
For instance I drove for nearly an hour and half into work today and will have an hour plus drive home tonight, I have no idea how many cars I will see/pass, but it must rank as a 4 figure number. And I'm willing to bet that I'm unlikely to see any 40 year old cars over these some 3 hours worth of driving.
"The Treasury also adds that prices today are 13p per litre cheaper than they would have been under previously-announced plans."
Thank you so so much for not abusing me at the pump even more severely than you already do. I shall be forever grateful.
Started my 1st proper job in January 1994. Went to fill up my just acquired 5 GT Turbo. Remember looking up at the sign outside the Sutton filling station, "59.9p/litre for 4 star". I felt very hard done by at the time! Happy days!!
Thank you so so much for not abusing me at the pump even more severely than you already do. I shall be forever grateful.
Started my 1st proper job in January 1994. Went to fill up my just acquired 5 GT Turbo. Remember looking up at the sign outside the Sutton filling station, "59.9p/litre for 4 star". I felt very hard done by at the time! Happy days!!
storminnorman said:
I don't like the SORN renewal cancellation, now we have nothing to guilt trip us into getting into the garage and fixing those broken beauties 
That's a valid point. I have to admit I find the sorn thing a pain but it does sometimes jump start me into either fixing or selling!Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff