New Car Tax Rates for 2009..

Ben M · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:21

[TW]Fox;11310457 said:
Wrong.

121-150 £120 C

131-140 £110 £115 £115 E

Doesn't that mean it's going down from £120 to £115?

Thought it may be wrong, being as, this year, I paid £117 IIRC.

helpimcrap · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:22

so will all pre Y reg cars stay the same?

DannyW · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:22

tax will be more then insurance for some older people.. cars like mondeos will be able to be bought for like £100. mine will be £425 dunno if ill still have it in 2010 though

DannyW · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:25

i hope alistair darling gets hit by a bus i serisouly would torture that bloke

that £425 has just sunk in.. ffs this country really annoys me

Tomsk · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:26

TaKeN said:
Yay ! I <3 you fox

my V reg HDi will now be cheaper to tax like the rest of the other HDis..

EDIT - No.. No it won't !

EDIT No 2.. hang on.. will it or won't it ?

V reg - the new tables don't apply.
I've got a V reg as well, but I've not bothered finding out what the new tax is because
a) I've taxed min at the end of February for 12 months

b) Like others, I'll just pay the tax and get myself a nice powerful polluting gas guzzling performance car when I change.

Gaygle · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:26

Mine is staying the same (R reg) until March 2010 when it will be going up to £200 instead of £185

Tomsk · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:27

helpimcrap said:
so will all pre Y reg cars stay the same?

There's a different scale for pre-Y reg since they weren't subject to the methods used for measuring pollutants as post Y-reg cars.

For older cars it's based on engine size, with just two bands.
Upto and including 1549cc
over 1549cc
I don't know what the new amounts are though.

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:27

Booner! · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:28

I am still going to buy a car which gives off CO2 emissions just because I hate this BS.

Gaygle · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:29

Jebus, just looked, and for a car like a Mondy ST tax is going to go from £210 to £415.

bloody hell!

[TW]Fox · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:30

It's ok, I'm dodging the tax.

Gaygle · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:31

[TW]Fox;11310562 said:
It's ok, I'm dodging the tax.

ooo....care to share?

Jokester · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:32

Woot! Gonna save a tenner next year.

DannyW · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:32

[TW]Fox;11310562 said:
It's ok, I'm dodging the tax.

whats the penalty for driving with no tax these days?

edwardcasbon1 · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:34

I got a focus st170 and its gonna cost me £550 in 2010 (according to the bbc article and this website, stating the st170 figures - http://www.fordst170.co.uk/specs.php), stuff that! Thats ridiculous.

[TW]Fox · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:34

edwardcasbon1 said:
I got a focus st170 and its gonna cost me £550 in 2010 (according to the bbc article and this website, stating the st170 figures - http://www.fordst170.co.uk/specs.php), stuff that! Thats ridiculous.

It's also untrue. Please re-read more carefully

DannyW · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:35

this is depressing

[TW]Fox · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:35

Gaygle said:
ooo....care to share?

Buy a years tax in February 2009, giving you until February 2010 before you have to pay the stupid rate of tax. Trade car in for Efficient Dynamics equipped car in 2010*, meaning quicker car with lower tax.

*No, not simply becuase the tax is going up.

Tomsk · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:36

Cars registered before 1st March 2001
up to and including 1549cc - £120
1549cc and above - £185 this year (presumably till march 2009), £200 in 2009/2010

Ben M · 16 Mar 2008 at 21:37

I'm confused, the insanely high tax is only for a year after you buy a new car, but the normal rates are changing as well? In which case mine (138g/km) is due to go down from £120 to £115 isn't it?