Disguised in the Budget

[Misker]

Looks like it was well disguised but the new budget has taken the age restriction away from the new increased taxes for Band F cars so everyone will pay over £400....

I think this maybe includes all of you guys then!


http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?f...

[jimb0]

Oh Bu99er! More money out of the upgrade pot.

[Acee]

Certainly does, just retaxed by Audi A8 4.2 Quattro today, couldn't fooking believe it.

£400 robbing ar£esholes....

[ringram]

No point holding back on displacement then. Its capped

[woody vt]

Phew! Thank god mine's pre 2001 that's all I can say.
Congrats to all who managed to sell their beasts before this budget as you'll be struggling now. Resale potential for post 2001 HSV cars just took a turn for the worse!

It sickens me that goalposts can be moved like this. What's next???

[stigmundfreud]

if this is a green tax then I want to see it ring fenced for improving public transport etc.

Oh wait, its to help fend of UK PLC bankruptcy isn't it? And public transport is all heavily subsidised private companies yes?

[Demolition Man]

woody vt said:

.....What's next?..

There's not much else.... short of a good dry bumming?

[groutie]

[Groutie]

[gareth h]

Put into context it's only another £200/year, I don't think it would make the difference between buying/not buying a Ro, if you were running a BMW/Merc/Audi/Porsche you would be spending many times that at the dealership.
It is still a performance car bargain as far as I am concerned.

[Demolition Man]

gareth h said:

Put into context it's only another £200/year, I don't think it would make the difference between buying/not buying a Ro, if you were running a BMW/Merc/Audi/Porsche you would be spending many times that at the dealership.
It is still a performance car bargain as far as I am concerned.

You are of course right..... but I still feel violated in that oh so nice 'New Labour' way... (no lube)

[stigmundfreud]

gareth h said:

Put into context it's only another £200/year, I don't think it would make the difference between buying/not buying a Ro, if you were running a BMW/Merc/Audi/Porsche you would be spending many times that at the dealership.
It is still a performance car bargain as far as I am concerned.

but that is just it, it isnt! IT will effect many normal family cars too. This is nothing more than a means to quickly raise funds due to mismanagement of UK PLC we're on the brink of bankruptcy and this is a quick small shot in the arm.

Is the tax hike to be ring fenced for green policies?

[Well_Fans]

many normal cars - yep I reckon my missus 2l turbo Signum is going to be right up there going by Vauxhall's figures. Luckily she doesn't pay tax as a disabled driver. Lot of people who can ill afford to run a car at the best of times with current fuel prices will be priced off the road or forced to take the chance of driving illegally with no tax/insurance/mot. Still don't get why I should pay more for the Monaro than the Astra I use as a runabout - I do 2.5x the mileage in the astra and its a lot more than half the emissions so its actually cheaper for the greater pollutant!!

[Misker]

This is typical of this government, green tax,any excuse, if you can spend £40,000+ on a car this will not affect you in the slightest, whereas if you bought one used, you will still get hammered.

When your property goes down in value and your mortgage increases, people will wish anyone was running the country, except this lot!

[MyM8V8]

I reckon that anyone on this forum, running what we are, won't really give a stuff about this extra cost. Most people are missing the point anyway, which is that they can't keep increasing the fuel duty without a major insurrection (fuel cost protests etc). As to Brown and his fellow bandits, they are going to get their "dry bumming" at the next election anyway.It'll be interesting to see what the other lot do???

[ads_green]

I agree - I know I bought the car knowing that a 6 litre V8 big heavy car is never going to be cheap to run and guessing that within 5 years fully expect road tax to be pushing 1k at least with petrol nearing £2/litre

[ringram]

Trucks pay road tax dont they? They will all be large engines and large emissions. Having too many large co2 levels of tax would totally hammer the trucks, buses, taxi's etc. They would further tip the balance in favour of euro based trucks taking uk business with cheap diesel and tax.

[jayrockwell]

I'm just glad as that my 1971 Torino is exempt.....

[anonymous-user]

Trying to work out what my annual tax bill will be this year, and next year, for my May '04 registered Monaro CV8.

According to this site, the registered before/after 23/3/06 ruling still applies:

www.direct.gov.uk/en/motoring/owningavehicle/howtotaxyourvehicle/dg_10012524

My car is a band F, as it emits over 185g/km. It's NOT band G, as it was registered before 23/3/06. So I'll be paying £210 for this year and £400 plus next year?

Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 23 March 18:46

[Magic919]

Yes, £210 this and £440 next.

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/car-buyers-gu...