New Car Tax Rates ... Confused
Discussion
Just decided to check how the new Car Duty changes on 1st April 2017 will affected me. I have two cars (Tuscan vert and SAG) currently SORN'ed , so I entered the details to start their duty from the 1st Jan 2017 and it came up with £235 for 12 months and I thought great. Then looked the new rates for a PLG and I started to get confused :-
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/rates-f...
4. Cars and light goods vehicles registered before 1 March 2001
The rate of vehicle tax is based on engine size.
Private or light goods (TC11)
Engine size (cc)
Single 12 month payment
Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit
Total of 12 monthly instalments by Direct Debit
Single 6 month payment
Single 6 month payment by Direct Debit
Not over 1549 £145 £145 £152.25 £79.75 £76.13
Over 1549 £235 £235 £246.75 £129.25 £123.38
But both cars are 1st registered 1st 2006 so
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/other-v...
6. Other vehicle tax rates
Light goods vehicles (TC39)
Registered on or after 1 March 2001 and not over 3,500kg revenue weight (also known as maximum or gross vehicle weight).
Vehicle
Single 12 month payment
Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit
Total of 12 monthly instalments by Direct Debit
Single 6 month payment
6 months by Direct Debit
Light goods vehicle £230 £230 £241.50 £126.50 £120.75
So does this mean my Tuscan and Sagaris will be £230 but a TVR before 1st April 2001 will be £235 ... £5 cheaper
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/rates-f...
4. Cars and light goods vehicles registered before 1 March 2001
The rate of vehicle tax is based on engine size.
Private or light goods (TC11)
Engine size (cc)
Single 12 month payment
Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit
Total of 12 monthly instalments by Direct Debit
Single 6 month payment
Single 6 month payment by Direct Debit
Not over 1549 £145 £145 £152.25 £79.75 £76.13
Over 1549 £235 £235 £246.75 £129.25 £123.38
But both cars are 1st registered 1st 2006 so
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/other-v...
6. Other vehicle tax rates
Light goods vehicles (TC39)
Registered on or after 1 March 2001 and not over 3,500kg revenue weight (also known as maximum or gross vehicle weight).
Vehicle
Single 12 month payment
Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit
Total of 12 monthly instalments by Direct Debit
Single 6 month payment
6 months by Direct Debit
Light goods vehicle £230 £230 £241.50 £126.50 £120.75
So does this mean my Tuscan and Sagaris will be £230 but a TVR before 1st April 2001 will be £235 ... £5 cheaper
Matthew Poxon said:
Mine was £235, paid this month.
Yes that's now , but after 1st April 2017 it appears PLGs , 1st registered after the 1st April 2006 will only be £230 .I must say £2000 for the new TVR would put me off , unless they can pull off the PLG Small volume Ministers Approval trick
Edited by glow worm on Friday 20th January 18:03
ph1l5 said:
Do cars over a certain age still qualify for free road tax or have they stopped that now ?
Have a read: dvla linky
It was reinstated 3 years ago. It was previously for cars 25 yrs old but was frozen in 1997 by Gordon Brown.
It is now rolling forward every year, but set at 40 years old.
By reclassifying them as 'historic' though, they have created a different VED class. I doubt it'll forever be £0. I can foresee the need for an 'admin charge' of £20 - £30 perhaps. Especially since, for cars registered after April 2017, only totally zero emission cars will be £0, not everything up to 99g / km.
It is now rolling forward every year, but set at 40 years old.
By reclassifying them as 'historic' though, they have created a different VED class. I doubt it'll forever be £0. I can foresee the need for an 'admin charge' of £20 - £30 perhaps. Especially since, for cars registered after April 2017, only totally zero emission cars will be £0, not everything up to 99g / km.
My 2004 Tuscan is on direct debit and they've just taken £235 so who knows! At least if it's underpaid then it's their own fault!
Worth noting that the original link : https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/other-v...
Is now showing £240 for a year?
Yet this link is showing £245:
Link
So they appear to be as useless as their reputation!
Worth noting that the original link : https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/other-v...
Is now showing £240 for a year?
Yet this link is showing £245:
Link
So they appear to be as useless as their reputation!
Edited by MrChips on Saturday 1st April 22:24
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