Can someone explain road tax according to car registration date?

NeilF · 18 Jul 2011 at 14:11

If I was looking to buy say an RX8, am I right in saying if it was registered in 2007, the road tax would be a lot more than if it was registered in 2006?

What is the magic date when road tax goes up?

Also, if you buy an imported car, say made in 2003, what's the deal with that? ie: If it was registered in the UK in 2006 or 2007 does it make a difference to road tax?

div0 · 18 Jul 2011 at 14:19

Are you talking about when they started basing the cost on emissions?

If so, 1 March 2001

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524

PiKe · 18 Jul 2011 at 14:21

Tax laws are stupid.

S2000 '55' plate = £215
S2000 '56' plate = £430

NeilF · 18 Jul 2011 at 14:26

PiKe said:
Tax laws are stupid.

S2000 '55' plate = £215
S2000 '56' plate = £430

Ahh! So the magic date is "before 23 March 2006"... So if get a car registered before that date, it'll save you a few hundred pounds a year! (Assuming it's a high tax group)

And if you're talking about an imported car, if it was manufactured in 2003, but imported in 2005, or 2007, does that change it's road tax?

div0 · 18 Jul 2011 at 14:27

Or are you talking about cars with CO2 emissions greater than 225 g/km?

If so, then if first registered between 1 March 2001 and 23 March 2006, then they fall into VED Band K. Whereas, newer cars with the same emissions fall into bands L or M.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/car-buyers-guide/cbg_roadtax.html

ubersonic · 18 Jul 2011 at 14:28

PiKe said:
Tax laws are stupid.

S2000 '55' plate = £215
S2000 '56' plate = £430

Heres a funnier one, because the Mazda RX-7 only has a 1.3L engine they cost £130 a year to tax, if the were on sale today the disc would be £460 ^^

PiKe · 18 Jul 2011 at 14:30

ubersonic said:
Heres a funnier one, because the Mazda RX-7 only has a 1.3L engine they cost £130 a year to tax, if the were on sale today the disc would be £460 ^^

Didn't they change it so they taxed on the effective cubic centimetres had it been a 'normal' engine?

Skeeter · 18 Jul 2011 at 14:31

PiKe said:
Didn't they change it so they taxed on the effective cubic centimetres had it been a 'normal' engine?

Yeah, 2x springs to mind.

ubersonic · 18 Jul 2011 at 14:35

PiKe said:
Didn't they change it so they taxed on the effective cubic centimetres had it been a 'normal' engine?

Well if they did they fail at it because my friend is def charged the lower bracket for his, its something of much jealousy in our friendship circle (we all have 300bhp+ 90's Jap cars), how exactly did they work out the comparison to a "normal" engine? iirc the RX7 uses twin 650cc rotors but I dunno how that converts to "normal" engines.

Uriel · 18 Jul 2011 at 20:18

I'm getting stung by the March 2001 engine size / CO2 change.

If my 1.9 tdi 110 BHP Octavia was a year younger I'd be getting charged £115 instead of £215

The daft thing is, as I usually run on 50-75% commercial biodiesel made from used cooking oil, my CO2 emitted from non-renewable sources is probably less than a Prius...

I keep finding myself browsing the used car classifieds as my tax is coming up in a month and a half...

Barks · 19 Jul 2011 at 01:06

Road tax is absolutely ridiculous. It should be scrapped and incorporated into fuel duty.

The more you use your car, the more fuel you need, the more you pay.
The less efficient your car, the more fuel you need, the more you pay.
The more fumes your car emits... etc

NeilF · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:44

scott212 said:
Road tax is absolutely ridiculous. It should be scrapped and incorporated into fuel duty.

The more you use your car, the more fuel you need, the more you pay.
The less efficient your car, the more fuel you need, the more you pay.
The more fumes your car emits... etc

^^ I completely agree!! Would also save loads of money streamlining two systems into one!

fire_munki · 19 Jul 2011 at 12:09

^^^ Nice to see other great minds thinking alike. That way you can't drive without tax either.