What next for car tax?
Discussion
Does anyone know what the government are going to do with road tax in the next few years?
At the moment with the car I am considering, if I buy a February 2001 model, the charge is £220, but the same car for March 2001 is £270.
OK, I could live with £50, but £50 every year for nothing? At the moment it appears that gap will get wider every year.
Or will they change the rules again? I'm torn on whether to go for the newer car or not....
At the moment with the car I am considering, if I buy a February 2001 model, the charge is £220, but the same car for March 2001 is £270.
OK, I could live with £50, but £50 every year for nothing? At the moment it appears that gap will get wider every year.
Or will they change the rules again? I'm torn on whether to go for the newer car or not....
Agent57 said:
Does anyone know what the government are going to do with road tax in the next few years?
I feel confident in predicting it won't become any cheaper for people running 10+ year old vehicles. Or anyone else really. Anyway, the difference you note is due to the car crossing the point in time where the VED rate is based upon a vehicle's engine capacity prior to 1st March 2001 and by its CO2 emissions figure thereafter.
Not that it's the same car on the same scheme that has increased by £50 since last year. Both went up by £10-20 IIRC.
Edited by Zwolf on Sunday 8th July 21:44
Without wanting to sound like a Land Rover driver, one life - live it. Tax is peanuts compared to petrol.
At the moment the older stuff is split at a cutoff point of 1500cc - afaik - just two tax bands.
If they get cleverer and work out old 5 litre W126 Mercs are tooling around at 15 to the gallon, there may be trouble ahead. Or maybe not.
At the moment the older stuff is split at a cutoff point of 1500cc - afaik - just two tax bands.
If they get cleverer and work out old 5 litre W126 Mercs are tooling around at 15 to the gallon, there may be trouble ahead. Or maybe not.
andy43 said:
Without wanting to sound like a Land Rover driver, one life - live it. Tax is peanuts compared to petrol.
At the moment the older stuff is split at a cutoff point of 1500cc - afaik - just two tax bands.
If they get cleverer and work out old 5 litre W126 Mercs are tooling around at 15 to the gallon, there may be trouble ahead. Or maybe not.
1549cc is the cut-off - a bit of a pain for those of us who (speaking generally) prefer 1600s & 1700s to the next engine size down At the moment the older stuff is split at a cutoff point of 1500cc - afaik - just two tax bands.
If they get cleverer and work out old 5 litre W126 Mercs are tooling around at 15 to the gallon, there may be trouble ahead. Or maybe not.
. But these things happen, and as I prefer ye olde worlde 8v 1600s to ye olde worlde 8v 1300s & 1400s I have to fork out more - I'm sure it could be worse, a LOT worse... 
Agent57 said:
Does anyone know what the government are going to do with road tax in the next few years?
At the moment with the car I am considering, if I buy a February 2001 model, the charge is £220, but the same car for March 2001 is £270.
OK, I could live with £50, but £50 every year for nothing? At the moment it appears that gap will get wider every year.
Or will they change the rules again? I'm torn on whether to go for the newer car or not....
If you are looking at purchasing an 11 year old car, I would steer your efforts towards finding a good example in good condition.At the moment with the car I am considering, if I buy a February 2001 model, the charge is £220, but the same car for March 2001 is £270.
OK, I could live with £50, but £50 every year for nothing? At the moment it appears that gap will get wider every year.
Or will they change the rules again? I'm torn on whether to go for the newer car or not....
£50 is almost irrelavant.
MTR
I thought that cars registered after March 2001 were a ticking time bomb on car tax. They are measured on emissions,but this is currently frozen to a certain band. It's only a matter of time before this freeze is lifted a s those cars with high emissions will become £450'ers.
Government are just waiting until the time is right to cash in on this...
Government are just waiting until the time is right to cash in on this...
Agent57 said:
I might just live with £50 extra every year for nothing in return, but then next year it will be £60 extra and the year after that they govt might jack it up to £400, £500 or £600? and the value of the car would go down in a directly proportionate manner.
watch out - your shadow.................Paul O said:
I thought that cars registered after March 2001 were a ticking time bomb on car tax. They are measured on emissions,but this is currently frozen to a certain band. It's only a matter of time before this freeze is lifted a s those cars with high emissions will become £450'ers.
Government are just waiting until the time is right to cash in on this...
Shhhh!!!Government are just waiting until the time is right to cash in on this...
Don't remind them about this little earner, It will destroy any value left in old bigger engined cars.
A little excerpt from the recent government report on VED:
Firstly, in relation to VED, it seems sensible that the thresholds for each emissions band be adjusted on an ongoing basis to reflect changes in the composition of the efficiency of the vehicle fleet and to provide ongoing incentives to buy less-polluting cars.
So prepare for a shafting...
Firstly, in relation to VED, it seems sensible that the thresholds for each emissions band be adjusted on an ongoing basis to reflect changes in the composition of the efficiency of the vehicle fleet and to provide ongoing incentives to buy less-polluting cars.
So prepare for a shafting...
Agent57 said:
Does anyone know what the government are going to do with road tax in the next few years?
At the moment with the car I am considering, if I buy a February 2001 model, the charge is £220, but the same car for March 2001 is £270.
OK, I could live with £50, but £50 every year for nothing? At the moment it appears that gap will get wider every year.
Or will they change the rules again? I'm torn on whether to go for the newer car or not....
At the moment with the car I am considering, if I buy a February 2001 model, the charge is £220, but the same car for March 2001 is £270.
OK, I could live with £50, but £50 every year for nothing? At the moment it appears that gap will get wider every year.
Or will they change the rules again? I'm torn on whether to go for the newer car or not....
Paul O said:
I thought that cars registered after March 2001 were a ticking time bomb on car tax. They are measured on emissions,but this is currently frozen to a certain band. It's only a matter of time before this freeze is lifted a s those cars with high emissions will become £450'ers.
Government are just waiting until the time is right to cash in on this...
This is my concern and hence why I am tempted to wait until a car pre March 01 comes up. I won't be doing many miles so am able to take the hit on petrol if I must, but to then be stung again on the VED would really wind me up.Government are just waiting until the time is right to cash in on this...
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