The 'How will Mr Darling screw the Motorist today' thread (Pre Budget speech 2008)

OllyM · 24 Nov 2008 at 16:59

No £400+ a year tax for me then!

L0rdMike · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:01

OllyM said:
No £440 a year tax for me then!

What band?

Jonnycoupe · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:01

Must be K as its older than 2006?

OllyM · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:02

Well my car puts out over 255g/km so it would have gone in Band M, but it's going in to Band K

Rilot · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:05

Well, the car tax thing is good news.
I guess all those OMG TAX RISE MUST SELL CAR people feel pretty silly now.

Booner! · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:05

Wow, £950 a year.....got that to look forward to with my next purchase

That's robbery

OllyM · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:06

That's the first year tax, so unless you're buying new it won't affect you.

[TW]Fox · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:07

Booner! said:
Wow, £950 a year.....got that to look forward to with my next purchase That's robbery

Unless you are buying a brand new SL65 AMG why on earth would you :confused:

Whatever you buy next judging on previous posts will be Band K.

Booner! · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:10

Oh I see, that makes more sense. I read that wrong!

antijoke · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:15

Are there any plans to change the 'I'm a big engined car, or I'm not a big engined car' taxes?

[TW]Fox · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:17

anticonscience said:
Are there any plans to change the 'I'm a big engined car, or I'm not a big engined car' taxes?

Sorry, what? You mean the pre 2001 PLG taxation classes? No.

L0rdMike · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:19

anticonscience said:
Are there any plans to change the 'I'm a big engined car, or I'm not a big engined car' taxes?

Anyone else think its wrong that my mums 59 bhp 205 costs the same to tax as my MR2? :confused:

Jonnycoupe · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:23

L0rdMike said:
Anyone else think its wrong that my mums 59 bhp 205 costs the same to tax as my MR2?

Not really.

They both occupy the same amount of road and the extra fuel yours uses is covered by fuel duty.

I find it wrong that there is a difference with a large banding system that probably will run out of letters soon.

antijoke · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:25

[TW]Fox;12958400 said:
Sorry, what? You mean the pre 2001 PLG taxation classes? No.

Yeah that's what I meant.

moss · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:29

L0rdMike said:
Anyone else think its wrong that my mums 59 bhp 205 costs the same to tax as my MR2?

I do find it a little odd that my 1.6 106, 2.0T MR2 and 2.5 V6 Mondeo all cost the same to insure.

Troop · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:31

Result for me

band K, 05 car, saves me £200 a year

[TW]Fox · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:34

moss said:
I do find it a little odd that my 1.6 106, 2.0T MR2 and 2.5 V6 Mondeo all cost the same to insure.

Why shouldn't they? They take up similar road space, they cause the same congestion and they do similar damage to the roads. You pay more to run the thirstier ones as you pay more fuel tax.

On the contrary I find the concept of a 1 litre Polo paying less road tax than a 1.8T Polo rather stupid.

Housey · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:35

I think I will buy an African country and get myself one of those tankers that those chaps 'borrowed'. No speed limits or laws, loads of guns, free oil and some rhino meat what more could a man want.

Jonnycoupe · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:37

[TW]Fox;12958541 said:
On the contrary I find the concept of a 1 litre Polo paying less road tax than a 1.8T Polo rather stupid.

The one thats pays zero road tax even more ridiculous

L0rdMike · 24 Nov 2008 at 17:39

Jonnycoupe said:
The one thats pays zero road tax even more ridiculous

Did they ever get rid of older cars getting of age to become tax exempt?