VED going down at the next budget?

monkey_boy · 31 Jan 2011 at 15:54

Hi All,

A bloke at work (the guy that had the CityRover) has just said that he has just done his car tax but has done 6 months because he thinks that VED will go down at the next budget because there's a new government in.

Just wanted to see the reaction on here really. Is it plausible? Likely?

Siliconslave · 31 Jan 2011 at 15:57

Any owner of a CityRover is not the type of person I'd listen to regarding anything to do with cars... including VED rates during a time of financial austerity

Gaygle · 31 Jan 2011 at 16:00

Siliconslave said:
Any owner of a CityRover is not the type of person I'd listen to regarding anything to do with cars...

I would be very surprised if any kind of tax on the motorist decreased. Maybe if you have some rubbish eco car it might do, but for the vast majority of us, it's only going to go up.

West · 31 Jan 2011 at 16:01

Doubtful.

Dup · 31 Jan 2011 at 16:26

Lemme see, cuts cuts cuts to spending & public services on their side and the VAT has gone up...

Nope, VED will either be the same, maybe more.

Not that I'm all that bothered, if there was any kind of cut it won't be on a 15 year old sports car bracket and that's probably about the only thing I can hope to insure for the next 5 years anyway.

naefeart · 31 Jan 2011 at 16:37

I doubt it, but would welcome any decrease.

Siliconslave said:
Any owner of a CityRover is not the type of person I'd listen to regarding anything to do with cars...

Are you saying he'd be more credible if he drove a Porsche?

GravyMonster · 31 Jan 2011 at 16:38

No. No it's not.

Siliconslave · 31 Jan 2011 at 16:47

naefeart said:
I doubt it, but would welcome any decrease.

Are you saying he'd be more credible if he drove a Porsche?

depends what Porsche it was

Morbius · 31 Jan 2011 at 16:52

Someone actually bought a CityRover?

Westyfield2 · 31 Jan 2011 at 17:32

The Conservatives are all about so tax cuts, so normally you'd say it's likely..... But Labour have left them a massive deficit, so not a snowballs chance in hell.

Besides, why are you listening to what a CityRover owner says?

Jonnycoupe · 31 Jan 2011 at 17:51

Gaygle said:
I would be very surprised if any kind of tax on the motorist decreased. Maybe if you have some rubbish eco car it might do, but for the vast majority of us, it's only going to go up.

Mine cant go down, its impossible

GingerNinja1989 · 31 Jan 2011 at 18:02

Jonnycoupe said:
Mine cant go down, its impossible

The only way is up!

mattyfez · 31 Jan 2011 at 18:15

A freeze is a pretty sure thing, as for it going down, no chance, it won't make the government look bad by leaving it as is, but with petrol rocketing, they would get a lot of flack for an increase.

My money would be on no taxation change at all.

mattyfez · 31 Jan 2011 at 18:25

Thinking about it, Hypotheticay, if you some how drove a car that produces oxygen, and no c02, could you start taxing the government/dvla for the offset?

HamZilla · 31 Jan 2011 at 18:28

I always say Tata to

Siliconslave said:
Any owner of a CityRover