Expensive Car Supplement
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Ok so I bought a new Model 3 for £41000 in August 2024. I renewed tax for 12 months for £0, so I will have to start paying VED in March. So far not paid a penny in VED. Chatgpt is convinced that the Expensive Car Supplement exemption ends this year and I'll have to pay that going forward too.
I'm sure, I'm SURE when I looked at this ages ago, the date I bought the car meant I wouldn't have to pay the ECS. Does anyone else know about this and can confirm? Bit annoyed I'll be shafted for £400 a year because I picked the white interior.
The new £50,000 threshold only applies to those purchased after April 2025, it says.
I'm sure, I'm SURE when I looked at this ages ago, the date I bought the car meant I wouldn't have to pay the ECS. Does anyone else know about this and can confirm? Bit annoyed I'll be shafted for £400 a year because I picked the white interior.
The new £50,000 threshold only applies to those purchased after April 2025, it says.
P675 said:
Chatgpt is convinced that the Expensive Car Supplement exemption ends this year and I'll have to pay that going forward too.
There's your problem, AI hallucinating again.EVs registered before April 2025 don't pay ECS. EV's registered after April 2025 and over £40k were going to be charged the ECS on 2nd to 6th years of VED, however Rachal from Accounts has not said it'll only apply to those over £50k.
HTH.
Mammasaid said:
There's your problem, AI hallucinating again.
EVs registered before April 2025 don't pay ECS. EV's registered after April 2025 and over £40k were going to be charged the ECS on 2nd to 6th years of VED, however Rachal from Accounts has not said it'll only apply to those over £50k.
HTH.
It got really hung up on the gov.uk website saying all new and existing vehicles will follow the rates introduced from April 2025, even though it says on the same page ECS is for vehicles registered after April 2025. EVs registered before April 2025 don't pay ECS. EV's registered after April 2025 and over £40k were going to be charged the ECS on 2nd to 6th years of VED, however Rachal from Accounts has not said it'll only apply to those over £50k.
HTH.
Even after pointing this out I had to ask it to look at other sources. Spending my day arguing with a computer what's it come to.
P675 said:
It got really hung up on the gov.uk website saying all new and existing vehicles will follow the rates introduced from April 2025, even though it says on the same page ECS is for vehicles registered after April 2025.
Even after pointing this out I had to ask it to look at other sources. Spending my day arguing with a computer what's it come to.
Even after pointing this out I had to ask it to look at other sources. Spending my day arguing with a computer what's it come to.
Mammasaid said:
P675 said:
It got really hung up on the gov.uk website saying all new and existing vehicles will follow the rates introduced from April 2025, even though it says on the same page ECS is for vehicles registered after April 2025.
Even after pointing this out I had to ask it to look at other sources. Spending my day arguing with a computer what's it come to.
Even after pointing this out I had to ask it to look at other sources. Spending my day arguing with a computer what's it come to.
fooman said:
Yep AI can tell you something with confidence and authority that's out of date and superceeded just because it reads it on a website somewhere.
The worst thing to happen is on google the first result is always their AI result trying to summarise something. If you know what it is you are looking at I can almost always spot something incorrect but the problem is that most people will now just read this and not click further into the actual links. I am one of the few people yet to use Chat GPT for anything and I am sure it has its uses, but this mid 30 year old is refusing to move with the times haha.Gassing Station | EV and Alternative Fuels | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff