Now we can all afford a Roush exhaust!
Now we can all afford a Roush exhaust!
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Mr Noble

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6,538 posts

262 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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Dear Mr Gordon Brown,

I'm writing to thank you very much for paying for my Roush exhaust for me over the next 2 years.

By simply cutting the basic rate of income tax from 22% to 20% and by raising my 40% tax threshold from £38k to £43k, you have singlehandidly paid for my new system and given me many more ponies.

Many thanks,
Mr Noble.





ps. Not so impressed that it'll cost £400 per year for road tax on both of my cars though!

alex_123_fra

355 posts

265 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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rotate...Trevor you'd better get the boys to ready up the mandrels and welds. There may be a bit of an influx of orders


Edited by alex_123_fra on Wednesday 21st March 13:53

robp

2,097 posts

270 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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Mr Noble said:
ps. Not so impressed that it'll cost £400 per year for road tax on both of my cars though!


So how do we actually know what tax level to pay on a Noble? I thought it was 4x4s that were getting clobbered.

V6GTO

11,579 posts

271 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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That's not fair! I don't pay tax

Martin.

Mr Noble

Original Poster:

6,538 posts

262 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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No, its band E which is anything over (iirc) 225g/km co2.

Basically anything of family size or bigger which obviously includes all 4x4 and sports cars etc.

I actually think its fair enough really. If we give out more CO2 and pollution, then we pay a bit more tax.

Although in saying that, the tax on fuel is the fairest may. If your car is more economicail you use less fuel and so pay less tax.

Simple.

G

snuffy

13,216 posts

313 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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When I taxed line last year I paid £175, which is the rate for cars built before 2001 and over 1549cc, which is odd for a 2003 car. I checked online at the dvla and Noble was not listed so I reckon that's why its charged at the old rate. I've just tried to check again and the web site for checking which band your car falls into is not responding.

mikey_p

1,283 posts

243 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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So are they introducing a brand new band, or increasing the old one? As even on my old 1.6 Clio I had to pay the same amount of road tax as RobPs M400. Same as with my 205 as well, the road tax a year costs almost a 5th of the total price of the car.

robp

2,097 posts

270 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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snuffy said:
When I taxed line last year I paid £175, which is the rate for cars built before 2001 and over 1549cc, which is odd for a 2003 car. I checked online at the dvla and Noble was not listed so I reckon that's why its charged at the old rate. I've just tried to check again and the web site for checking which band your car falls into is not responding.


I just taxed mine a couple of days ago and it was was 175 squids (2005 car).

snuffy

13,216 posts

313 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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And, I've just looked at my V5. The CO2 figure is blank. So I reckon we must pay at the old rate ( pre 2001 ).


Edited by snuffy on Wednesday 21st March 15:42

nickytwohats

2,093 posts

270 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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Sigh that's four in the new regimen then!

nobleguy

7,133 posts

244 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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Mr Noble said:
Dear Mr Gordon Brown,

I'm writing to thank you very much for paying for my Roush exhaust for me over the next 2 years.

By simply cutting the basic rate of income tax from 22% to 20% and by raising my 40% tax threshold from £38k to £43k, you have singlehandidly paid for my new system and given me many more ponies.

Many thanks,
Mr Noble.





ps. Not so impressed that it'll cost £400 per year for road tax on both of my cars though!


But you've lost your 10% bracket completely, which will remove some of the savings.

paulcundy

1,897 posts

294 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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Mr Noble said:
No, its band E which is anything over (iirc) 225g/km co2.

Basically anything of family size or bigger which obviously includes all 4x4 and sports cars etc.

I actually think its fair enough really. If we give out more CO2 and pollution, then we pay a bit more tax.

Although in saying that, the tax on fuel is the fairest may. If your car is more economicail you use less fuel and so pay less tax.

Simple.

G


I agree. Be envoirenmentaly friendly and run your 4x4 like mine on LPG. Cost equivalent to 40 mpg and half the emissions to boot.
Regards
Paul C

m12_nathan

5,138 posts

288 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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Mr Noble said:

ps. Not so impressed that it'll cost £400 per year for road tax on both of my cars though!


There is no band 'G' before April or May (I think) 2006. So a pre-2006 car cannot be a band G car, have a couple of hundred quid back to put towards your exhaust

joust

14,622 posts

288 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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Anyone earning between about £17,000 and £40,000 a year will be better off
Those earning less than about £17,000 will lose from the abolition of the 10p tax rate but they should more than claw it back from working tax credit
Those on £43,000 will pay £20 a year more in tax
All figures for 2008. Source: PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Sorry....

J

joust

14,622 posts

288 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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Although this says we'll be £160 a year better off

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi

J

AMG Merc

11,955 posts

282 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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joust said:
Anyone earning between about £17,000 and £40,000 a year will be better off
Those earning less than about £17,000 will lose from the abolition of the 10p tax rate but they should more than claw it back from working tax credit
Those on £43,000 will pay £20 a year more in tax
All figures for 2008. Source: PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Sorry....

J


Justin, don't you mean £20 a week worse off?

Mr Noble

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6,538 posts

262 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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J, that asumption does not take into account that the top rate tax threshold is rising from 37 to 43k meaning an imediate saving of 20% on 6k, ie. £1200.

I did some rough calcs and think I'll be about £1450 better off.

(in 2008 compared to today)

AMG Merc

11,955 posts

282 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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Mr Noble said:
I did some rough calcs and think I'll be about £1450 better off.


That's a shed-load of condoms G!

worty

2,202 posts

254 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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And they'll all be too big
worty

mgbond

6,749 posts

261 months

Wednesday 21st March 2007
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joust said:
Although this says we'll be £160 a year better off

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi

J


It says (just on salary) I will be better off on tax but worse off in National insurance so overall I lose out.

I also assume that 43k is on top of the tax releif part of your salary (tax code)?

Bondy

Edited by mgbond on Wednesday 21st March 20:21