Road tax hike?

[ft500]

Is that right that the thieving conning goverment of ours is proposing to raise the road fund license again,the cars that are now £35 will rise to over a £100 and the higher band cars to over £300?

[robwales]

Wouldn't be surprised.
Government lowers road tax for low-CO2 cars, people buy them, government then raises the tax. Similar situation with the rumoured U-turn regarding no congestion cars for cars with emissions < 120g/km.
The £300 top rate is going up to £400 some time, don't remember when.

[saviour]

When will they learn, if they scraped road tax, and taxed fuel, they would earn more

[Firkin Dogbolter]

Higher band cars from what I can gather will go up to £400 soon. Also from 1st April 2008 they have raised the Frist Registration Fee to £55, and it will increase again on 1st April 2009 but as yet do not know by how much.

Edited by Firkin Dogbolter on Thursday 7th February 11:25

[ft500]

I think something needs to be done to get these scheming liers out of office though they are all the same at the end of the day,this carbon/global/green issue etc is the excuse they are using to increase duty on everything, what they gonna hike next?

[SEN 18]

ft500 said:

I think something needs to be done to get these scheming liers out of office though they are all the same at the end of the day,this carbon/global/green issue etc is the excuse they are using to increase duty on everything, what they gonna hike next?

The air we breath the BASTARDS.

[falcemob]

saviour said:

When will they learn, if they scraped road tax, and taxed fuel, they would earn more

why would they need to scrap road tax when they already tax fuel?

[herewego]

saviour said:

When will they learn, if they scraped road tax, and taxed fuel, they would earn more

I guess they hope to discourage people from buying gas hogs.

[ft500]

Mind you anything and everything you want to do they want to tax/ban or outlaw it so what chance have we got?!
Does anyone remember the Blair song when they got into power in 97?
"Things can only get better" by D-Ream, the only thing is its the great British public that has truely been reamed....

[Johnbmw6]

All this does is encourage people to drive without Tax, Insurance, and a licence.
Stupid Bar stuwards there are almost 3 million uninsured drivers now!!!.

[herewego]

Perhaps the OP could us a reference to the proposals. I've done a search and can't find anything.

[ft500]

I got my info from a guy I know who works for the RAC he knows some one "in the know" in local goverment I have found something on www.abd.org.uk/vedresp.htm that may back it to some degree....

[v8 jago]

Johnbmw6 said:

there are almost 3 million uninsured drivers now!!!.

What time was that when you counted them ?? Cos there is another few people havnt paid there new policies today so they will be to ad onto the list.