987 2.7L Road Tax bands
Discussion
Hi,
Could someone please advise on the tax bands and if anything changed much by year.
This looks a bit weird
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/advice/road-tax-guid...
Cheers
Could someone please advise on the tax bands and if anything changed much by year.
This looks a bit weird
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/advice/road-tax-guid...
Cheers
Cheers. I take it yours was an early 2006?
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/advice/road-tax-guid...
Looks like it dropped to 290 for the 2007 model year (engine upgrades 2.7L 180 kW (245 PS; 241 hp))
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/advice/road-tax-guid...
Looks like it dropped to 290 for the 2007 model year (engine upgrades 2.7L 180 kW (245 PS; 241 hp))
EversmannGT said:
Cheers. I take it yours was an early 2006?
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/advice/road-tax-guid...
Looks like it dropped to 290 for the 2007 model year (engine upgrades 2.7L 180 kW (245 PS; 241 hp))
It was a March 2006 a lot of early cars not just Porsches suffer this high banding... http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/advice/road-tax-guid...
Looks like it dropped to 290 for the 2007 model year (engine upgrades 2.7L 180 kW (245 PS; 241 hp))
It is worth looking for a car registered before 23rd March 2006 or after 1st August 2006 IIRC.
All 2.7 cars registered prior to 1st August 2006 have emissions of 229g/km which officially put them into band L which is now £490 per year. However, any car registered before 23rd March 2006 has an exemption which takes them down into band K, currently £290 per year.
After 1st August 2006, the new model had reduced emissions which put it in band K anyway (the threshold is 225g/km.). Therefore it is only cars registered between the two dates that attract the higher tax.
As these cars get older, the £200 a year saving becomes increasingly attractive.
All 2.7 cars registered prior to 1st August 2006 have emissions of 229g/km which officially put them into band L which is now £490 per year. However, any car registered before 23rd March 2006 has an exemption which takes them down into band K, currently £290 per year.
After 1st August 2006, the new model had reduced emissions which put it in band K anyway (the threshold is 225g/km.). Therefore it is only cars registered between the two dates that attract the higher tax.
As these cars get older, the £200 a year saving becomes increasingly attractive.
kingston12 said:
It is worth looking for a car registered before 23rd March 2006 or after 1st August 2006 IIRC.
All 2.7 cars registered prior to 1st August 2006 have emissions of 229g/km which officially put them into band L which is now £490 per year. However, any car registered before 23rd March 2006 has an exemption which takes them down into band K, currently £290 per year.
After 1st August 2006, the new model had reduced emissions which put it in band K anyway (the threshold is 225g/km.). Therefore it is only cars registered between the two dates that attract the higher tax.
As these cars get older, the £200 a year saving becomes increasingly attractive.
Cheers. Does the 5 speed / 6 speed case (previous post) still apply? (So, If I look for one prior to 23rd March 2006, does it have to be 5 speed to target the lower tax band)All 2.7 cars registered prior to 1st August 2006 have emissions of 229g/km which officially put them into band L which is now £490 per year. However, any car registered before 23rd March 2006 has an exemption which takes them down into band K, currently £290 per year.
After 1st August 2006, the new model had reduced emissions which put it in band K anyway (the threshold is 225g/km.). Therefore it is only cars registered between the two dates that attract the higher tax.
As these cars get older, the £200 a year saving becomes increasingly attractive.
Although the £200 difference isn't huge when considering the total cost of ownership, it was particularly galling paying £500 tax for my old 2.7 when it was registered only a few days too late for the March 26th band K discount. Unlike a big service or repair, you get no betterment out of a tax disk.
The irony wasn't lost on me when I chopped it for a 997 C4S that uses about 40% more fuel, but which was in the lower emissions category
The irony wasn't lost on me when I chopped it for a 997 C4S that uses about 40% more fuel, but which was in the lower emissions category
EversmannGT said:
Cheers. Does the 5 speed / 6 speed case (previous post) still apply? (So, If I look for one prior to 23rd March 2006, does it have to be 5 speed to target the lower tax band)
Not as far as I am aware. I am pretty sure that the rule is that any car registered before that date falls into band K regardless of emissions. I have a 2005 3.2S which has higher emissions than any of the 2.7 and I am paying £290.
woodysnr said:
The latest Spyder 3.8 engine puts it at £490 +£850 for first year registration Ouch
That is pricey, especially considering a lot of the 3.8 911s sneak in below the 225g/km limit.The new tax bands coming in from 2017 are quite punitive on cars costing over £40k. Buying a Spyder then will cost £1,700 in the first year, £450 for the next 5 years and then £140 a year after that.
jakesmith said:
Although the £200 difference isn't huge when considering the total cost of ownership, it was particularly galling paying £500 tax for my old 2.7 when it was registered only a few days too late for the March 26th band K discount. Unlike a big service or repair, you get no betterment out of a tax disk.
Indeed. I have owned mine for 5 years, and the way I see it, the discount in tax has effectively paid for all of my servicing and minor repairs in that time. I doubt that a £200 a year saving is enough to add anything to the resale value, but worth having if planning to keep the car for a while.jakesmith said:
The irony wasn't lost on me when I chopped it for a 997 C4S that uses about 40% more fuel, but which was in the lower emissions category
That is where my understanding runs out. How can a car consume that much more fuel and still push less emissions out of the exhaust? I can understand different levels of efficiency, but aurely there must be a limit?kingston12 said:
That is where my understanding runs out. How can a car consume that much more fuel and still push less emissions out of the exhaust? I can understand different levels of efficiency, but aurely there must be a limit?
Au contraire, my 997 is pre March 2006 so despite being far worse for fuel and emissions, slips into the earlier lower K band praise the lordGassing Station | Boxster/Cayman | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff