Showroom Tax :-(

[MattGTA]

Has anyone else noticed that showroom tax crept in today - we've got a 1 series on order and I'm going to be hit for another two hundred quid on top of the regular VED charge when it's first registered.

I know that's not a *huge* amount when you're buying a new car, but I wonder what harm this will do to the fragile car industry?

If your new motor coughs out more than 255 CO2s, it's a whopping £950 !

First-year VED rates in 2010-11
Band A (up to 100g/km CO2) no fee
Band B (101-110g/km CO2) no fee
Band C (111-120g/km CO2) no fee
Band D (121-130g/km CO2) no fee
Band E (131-140g/km CO2) £110
Band F (141- 150g/km CO2) £125
Band G (151 to 165g/km CO2) £155
Band H (166 to 175g/km CO2) £250
Band I (176 to 185g/km CO2) £300
Band J (186 to 200g/km CO2) £425
Band K (201 to 225g/km CO2) £550
Band L (226 to 255g/km CO2) £750
Band M (Over 255g/km CO2) £950

[edo]

Just more tax burden on the fking motorist as usual. At some point the cash cow will be drained dry. Add to this the other fking retarded idea of taxing people to drive to work, and you have a pretty comprehensive bit of ass buggery:

Your income is taxed
You pay duty on fuel and then VAT on the fuel AND the duty
You pay road tax
and now a tax to buy a car - presumably to help pay for the scrappage scheme, which was design to, what was it? Oh yes - make us want to buy new cars...
If co car, then add;
Tax on the car benefit
Tax on the fuel card

JUST GET fkED.

[AFN]

Land Rover sales shot up in the months before this.

Figures.

[esselte]

MattGTA said:

Has anyone else noticed that showroom tax crept in today - we've got a 1 series on order and I'm going to be hit for another two hundred quid on top of the regular VED charge when it's first registered.

I know that's not a *huge* amount when you're buying a new car, but I wonder what harm this will do to the fragile car industry?

If your new motor coughs out more than 255 CO2s, it's a whopping £950 !

First-year VED rates in 2010-11
Band A (up to 100g/km CO2) no fee
Band B (101-110g/km CO2) no fee
Band C (111-120g/km CO2) no fee
Band D (121-130g/km CO2) no fee
Band E (131-140g/km CO2) £110
Band F (141- 150g/km CO2) £125
Band G (151 to 165g/km CO2) £155
Band H (166 to 175g/km CO2) £250
Band I (176 to 185g/km CO2) £300
Band J (186 to 200g/km CO2) £425
Band K (201 to 225g/km CO2) £550
Band L (226 to 255g/km CO2) £750
Band M (Over 255g/km CO2) £950

Do you think the dealers/manufacturers will absorb some of this or pass it all on?

[edo]

esselte said:

MattGTA said:

Has anyone else noticed that showroom tax crept in today - we've got a 1 series on order and I'm going to be hit for another two hundred quid on top of the regular VED charge when it's first registered.

I know that's not a *huge* amount when you're buying a new car, but I wonder what harm this will do to the fragile car industry?

If your new motor coughs out more than 255 CO2s, it's a whopping £950 !

First-year VED rates in 2010-11
Band A (up to 100g/km CO2) no fee
Band B (101-110g/km CO2) no fee
Band C (111-120g/km CO2) no fee
Band D (121-130g/km CO2) no fee
Band E (131-140g/km CO2) £110
Band F (141- 150g/km CO2) £125
Band G (151 to 165g/km CO2) £155
Band H (166 to 175g/km CO2) £250
Band I (176 to 185g/km CO2) £300
Band J (186 to 200g/km CO2) £425
Band K (201 to 225g/km CO2) £550
Band L (226 to 255g/km CO2) £750
Band M (Over 255g/km CO2) £950

Do you think the dealers/manufacturers will absorb some of this or pass it all on?

It is after 12, you can't make April fools jokes any more.

[esselte]

edo said:

esselte said:

MattGTA said:

Has anyone else noticed that showroom tax crept in today - we've got a 1 series on order and I'm going to be hit for another two hundred quid on top of the regular VED charge when it's first registered.

I know that's not a *huge* amount when you're buying a new car, but I wonder what harm this will do to the fragile car industry?

If your new motor coughs out more than 255 CO2s, it's a whopping £950 !

First-year VED rates in 2010-11
Band A (up to 100g/km CO2) no fee
Band B (101-110g/km CO2) no fee
Band C (111-120g/km CO2) no fee
Band D (121-130g/km CO2) no fee
Band E (131-140g/km CO2) £110
Band F (141- 150g/km CO2) £125
Band G (151 to 165g/km CO2) £155
Band H (166 to 175g/km CO2) £250
Band I (176 to 185g/km CO2) £300
Band J (186 to 200g/km CO2) £425
Band K (201 to 225g/km CO2) £550
Band L (226 to 255g/km CO2) £750
Band M (Over 255g/km CO2) £950

Do you think the dealers/manufacturers will absorb some of this or pass it all on?

It is after 12, you can't make April fools jokes any more.

I suppose it depends how eager they are to sell cars...they took £1k for the scrappage..

[Soovy]

nickphuket said:

Sorry to ask, not in the UK any more. What is this showroom tax? You used to pay VED and VAT. Is this an April 1 joke?

No mate

When you buy a new car, the first year road tax is different to subsequent years.

If you buy a Range Rover then road tax is £950 year one.

[nickphuket]

Sorry to ask, not in the UK any more. What is this showroom tax? You used to pay VED and VAT. Is this an April 1 joke?

[esselte]

nickphuket said:

Sorry to ask, not in the UK any more. What is this showroom tax? You used to pay VED and VAT. Is this an April 1 joke?

It's a new rate of VED for the first year on new cars..varies with CO2 output....