pope-on-a-rope Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Following todays budget and all the hype about increasing tax for so called 'Gas Guzzlers' it looks as though the rate on my '07 90 Hard Top has reduced from £180 to £120 as it is EU iV IIRC. and a 90 CSW producing the same emissions is £400 as it is taxed as a diesel car. . . Logical ? It seems to good to be true or have I misread the DVLA website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top90 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I can only see up to December 06 listed for euro4 at £120. Would be nice if it's true though. Maybe the bit I found has not been updated since the budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pope-on-a-rope Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Hmm....... I think you may be right looking at this. Sorry if it is not clicky I am not too good with computers www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top90 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I think it was because earlier euro4 was not standard, so you got a discount on VED as an incentive for buying one. Now it's standard they don't need to offer the incentive anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WALFY Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Is it me or has the Band G gone from 300 to 400 this month and then it's gone to 440 today. When does it all kick in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Good no change for mine then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WALFY Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Ralph I went on the DVLA site and found that info but on the news they showed different band cars and the prices. They quoted a gas guzzler as costing 440. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 use the link above & then the new vehicle link, I just done it for a 2007 110 Defender SW & it said 300 for 12 months as it's euro4 compliant with the new transit engine. perhaps another band is coming in or their realigning the existing bands. all I know is mine will be the same .pdf below shows the rates as from 13th March 2008. DG_067081.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 RalphI went on the DVLA site and found that info but on the news they showed different band cars and the prices. They quoted a gas guzzler as costing 440. My Shogun should be £400...... but as it's a van, it's only £175!! even with the same 3.2 diesel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ101 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Walfy,, your's and mine are now £400, where you got £440 from ??? The tax calculator looks to be on the old rates still Now you know why mine was taxed last month with the old one surrendered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WALFY Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Walfy,, your's and mine are now £400, where you got £440 from ???The tax calculator looks to be on the old rates still Now you know why mine was taxed last month with the old one surrendered ITN news. Reporter did a comparison on the new rates. Kept saying people were trading their gas guzzler for for some euro box with no VED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Walfy,, your's and mine are now £400, where you got £440 from ??? What is that £400 a year road tax . You have to be jokeing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 What is that £400 a year road tax . You have to be jokeing Was just looking at the QLD website - A$272.05 for a four cylinder vehicle upto 4 tonnes...that's about £125!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adiver Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 This will apply to a lot of us. Do you want to pay £400 road tax on a 2001 car? I have created a petition on the Govt Web Site. It says:- We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Remove the unfair and unjust retrospective Vehicle Execise Duty levy (back to 2001 year vehicles) as announced in the Budget on 12/3/08 Announced in the budget on 12/3/08 were increases in Vehicle Excise Duty (road tax). These announcements made scant reference to the fact that they were RETROSPECTIVE and affect all cars dating back to 2001. Owning an older car and keeping it running is FAR more environmentally friendly than scrapping it and manufacturing a new one, no matter how much more efficient then new car is. The manufacturing process creates huge amounts of CO2. Owners of older cars do not have choice - potential purchasers of new cars do. This will seriously damage the second hand car market and the leisure industry. Cancel the retrospective taxation NOW. You can view it and sign up at: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/UNFAIR-VED/ I hope most of you have enough in common with me to want to sign it. Please visit the link and sign up now. Jon (Adiver) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Was just looking at the QLD website - A$272.05 for a four cylinder vehicle upto 4 tonnes...that's about £125!!! Yeah but you have to buy CTP as well with the road tax, which is third party insurance. My road tax (rego) last year was $460 , which is £209 in total. And the CTP is the same for what ever ideal for off road trucks with loads of add ons OH and NO mot needed here in Queensland , my 90 has been here for 2.5 years and has never been checked since it got here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Yeah but you have to buy CTP as well with the road tax, which is third party insurance. My road tax (rego) last year was $460 , which is £209 in total. And the CTP is the same for what ever ideal for off road trucks with loads of add ons OH and NO mot needed here in Queensland , my 90 has been here for 2.5 years and has never been checked since it got here Rub it in why don't you! It's just a pity I don't fall into any of the job categories needed out in Australia...I think on the last check I only got points for my age and not having any dependents...poo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Rub it in why don't you! It's just a pity I don't fall into any of the job categories needed out in Australia...I think on the last check I only got points for my age and not having any dependents...poo! They changed it again last year and let alot more in . Carpet fitters are now even on the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 They changed it again last year and let alot more in . Carpet fitters are now even on the list I wish I was THAT skilled... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Can we keep to the topic Please as it's wandering for too much Thank you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ101 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 All i would say, Even if road tax went to £1k a year, and with every thing else about this country, I would rather be here than Australia ,,no contest No offend to the natives,, just the ex-pats who always think the grass is greener . I and other could not care less if petrol is 2p a gallon, and it takes 5 days to drive to the shops or whatever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top90 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I may be wrong here... But I thought the now £400ish top bracket (band G) only came into effect from March 2006, and we knew in advance. So before this date even heavy polluters are in band F and the VED is noticably lower. So before March 2006 the most you can pay is about £210 per year, no matter how much Co2 you pump out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Even if road tax went to £1k a year, and with every thing else about this country, I would rather be here than Australia ,,no contest Well at £400 now i don't think you have long to wait for your wish Last time i bought road tax it was £180 a year and that was only 3 years ago for a 1991 200 Tdi 90 and 300 Tdi 90 (both same amout) seems to have gone up alot in three years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top90 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Not really, a 200TDi or 300Tdi is still about £190ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Not really, a 200TDi or 300Tdi is still about £190ish. Ahh ok then so n ot gone up much then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pope-on-a-rope Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 I may be wrong here...But I thought the now £400ish top bracket (band G) only came into effect from March 2006, and we knew in advance. So before this date even heavy polluters are in band F and the VED is noticably lower. So before March 2006 the most you can pay is about £210 per year, no matter how much Co2 you pump out. Top 90 I think you are correct. I have just had a look at the DVLA website and band G only applies to vehicles first registered on or after 23 March 2006. Budget day was 23 March 2006 IIRC so it is not retrospective. For vehicles registered between 1 January 2001 and 22 March 2006 the highest band is F which is currently £210. Why do they make it so b***y complicated. Mind you from 2010 it gets even worse with 13 tax bands and a top rate of well over £400 plus the 'showroom tax' of £950 for the first year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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