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(Message started by: wayne on Jun 18^th, 2008, 6:07pm)

Title: Car Tax
Post by wayne on Jun 18^th, 2008, 6:07pm

Does anyone know/remember the new road tax tarrifs and when they come into force?

I'm after a estate type car to carry my dogs (I daren't put one in the back of the Scorpio!) and a Ford Explorer is available at a decent price., has all the whistles & bells BUT it's a 4 litre.
It was registered Sept 2000.

I recall something about cars registered before 2000 being exempt (???)
How much would a 2000 4 litre cost to tax?
Probably why it's a good price! ::)

Any input would be appreciated.
Cheers, Wayne.

Title: Re: Car Tax
Post by Simmo on Jun 18^th, 2008, 6:13pm

The details are HERE (http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/forms/v149.pdf) and the date is 1/3/2001

Title: Re: Car Tax
Post by wayne on Jun 18^th, 2008, 8:30pm

Got it!
Thank you very much! :)

Title: Re: Car Tax
Post by Tons_of_fun on Jun 20^th, 2008, 7:30pm

Is it also true ,that our illustriuous leader will be increasing the tax on older cars next year as well :o :o :o. Think im going back to a moped ::) ::)

Title: Re: Car Tax
Post by sector-9 on Jun 22^nd, 2008, 8:40pm

Well road tax seems to go up most years, but only by about five or ten quid - I've not heard of any plans to increase it massively, but then, it wouldn't suprise me if this govt. decided to do that...

Darren

Title: Re: Car Tax
Post by Jonnycab on Jun 23^rd, 2008, 12:52am

As far as I know, road tax on older vehicles (before 2001) will only go up by a nominal amount every year because the V5 doesn't state what the CO2 emissions are......so they can't be taxed as a high polluting vehicle :)

Anyway, I'm not too worried, because I know, like so many others, that by this time next year, Gordon Brown will not be the Prime Minister & Labour will not be in power ;)

Title: Re: Car Tax
Post by mr._floppy on Jun 23^rd, 2008, 1:22am

I think Labour is reconsidering its very unfair retrospective tax hike on gas guzzling older cars first registered between 2001 - 2008.

I hopefully expect to pay ( as I have been up to now ) the £210 Tax rate for my 2002 American car rather than the stonking £455 mooted to start in 2010.

Title: Re: Car Tax
Post by sector-9 on Jun 25^th, 2008, 11:24pm

I don't think the govt. like us taking holidays: they've increased and added taxes on cheap flights, and upped taxes on cars capable of towing a caravan. So unless you stay in a hotel, you're stuffed.

Of course, I don't imagine the chancellor taking caravan holidays or budget flights to Belfast, so why should he care?!

Darren

P.S.

I'm buying an el-cheapo chinese motorbike soon; the low purchase price, road tax and fuel consumption is my way of sticking two fingers up at the govt. If they keep putting the costs up it'll work out better value to not bother doing things legally - the fines (if you get caught) would probably still work out cheaper, especially if you got away with it for a while...

Title: Re: Car Tax
Post by Highlander on Jun 26^th, 2008, 12:10am

Why not just steal one then ;D

Title: Re: Car Tax
Post by sector-9 on Jun 26^th, 2008, 9:59pm

Nah, not unless it was owned by an MP! ;D

Darren