Car Tax - They're just taking the **** now

[bqf]

Renewal for Touareg arrived in the post today. 2007 car, 3.0 TDi. £475 a year.

Really? Thats just a bd rip-off. It was half that when I bought the car.

Like idiots, we all just keep paying, and let them take the piss out of us.

If that George Osborne came round my 'ouse, etc etc

[AnotherClarkey]

Yeah, total bds, they take a tenner off me very year!

[badboyburt]

Pay the same for my LS2 VXR8 all 6 Litres, small price to pay for a toy though.

[PaperCut]

I have an idea. Just pay for 6 months and then sell it within that time and buy an Up!

:-)

[Matt UK]

We should revolt! Stick it to the Man! Get everyone together and load the cannons!!

Or we could burn the car in protest! Yeah, burn it up proper, that'll show 'em!

Or we could organise a march! Yeah, they get noticed.

Or maybe a petition, that might generate some interest and spark a debate.

Or maybe start a thread on the interweb, that'll make you feel better.

Or just pay it online whilst watching TV, giving a bit of a sigh when you hit 'proceed' on the payment page.


OP, you made more effort than most - well done!

[GroundEffect]

£475 for my Z4M too.

The worst of it is if I'd buy one 6 months older, it'd be £260.

Ah well.

[tr7v8]

GroundEffect said:

£475 for my Z4M too.

The worst of it is if I'd buy one 6 months older, it'd be £260.

Ah well.

All of our fleet is pre 2001 so £220 or whatever over 1500cc is!

[GroundEffect]

tr7v8 said:

GroundEffect said:

£475 for my Z4M too.

The worst of it is if I'd buy one 6 months older, it'd be £260.

Ah well.

All of our fleet is pre 2001 so £220 or whatever over 1500cc is!

I suppose there needs to be some compensation for driving such an old car

[bqf]

Matt UK said:

We should revolt! Stick it to the Man! Get everyone together and load the cannons!!

Or we could burn the car in protest! Yeah, burn it up proper, that'll show 'em!

Or we could organise a march! Yeah, they get noticed.

Or maybe a petition, that might generate some interest and spark a debate.

Or maybe start a thread on the interweb, that'll make you feel better.

Or just pay it online whilst watching TV, giving a bit of a sigh when you hit 'proceed' on the payment page.


OP, you made more effort than most - well done!

Curiously, I do feel a little bit better. Maybe I'll write to my MP - that will cheer me up even more! I'm not organised enough for a March or cannons.

[Papa Hotel]

If you can't afford it, buy a car more within your means.

[bqf]

Papa Hotel said:

If you can't afford it, buy a car more within your means.

Of course I can afford it, but thats not the point. Allow me to rant! It's the injustice of it, etc etc. Presumably you pay your car tax with a feeling of inner calm? Quite possible.

[NightRunner]

Papa Hotel said:

If you can't afford it, buy a car more within your means.

There's a difference between being able to afford it and not agreeing with the policy.

[Caulkhead]

bqf said:

Papa Hotel said:

If you can't afford it, buy a car more within your means.

Of course I can afford it, but thats not the point. Allow me to rant! It's the injustice of it, etc etc. Presumably you pay your car tax with a feeling of inner calm? Quite possible.

Look on the bright side - as a part of the total running costs it's negligible and a lot less than most european countries.

[benjfrst]

Papa Hotel said:

If you can't afford it, buy a car more within your means.

grrr.

[marshall100]

Get a prius, that's really sticking it to the man!

[Zippee]

If it makes you feel any better my 4.3l TVR T350 costs me £215 The joys of low volume....

[Megaflow]

bqf said:

Renewal for Touareg arrived in the post today. 2007 car, 3.0 TDi. £475 a year.

Really? Thats just a bd rip-off. It was half that when I bought the car.

Like idiots, we all just keep paying, and let them take the piss out of us.

If that George Osborne came round my 'ouse, etc etc

Err, Labour brought in the arse rapping car tax...

[Motorrad]

Simple logic- if they rape you on tax one way then reclaim it in another.

I leave it to your fertile imaginations to work out how to do it.

[seopher]

I think the legitimate argument against the road fund license is that it isn't mileage related.

So someone in their diesel hatch paying £100 p/a and doing 30,000 miles pays substantially less than the £450 odd I pay to do 5,000 in a Datsun.

Granted, petrol is taxed heavily but I'd sooner do away with RFL altogether and push it into fuel prices. Just to play devil's advocate.

[folos]

I pay the same on my 3.2 V6, would have thought your emissions were lower than that!

Also, check this out as a comparison:

dvla said:

Date of Liability 01 02 2013
Date of First Registration 01 07 2006
Year of Manufacture 2006
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 4600cc
6 Months Rate £121.00
12 Months Rate £220.00]