Road Tax

robjf · 17 Feb 2006 at 00:37

Having only had a car for under a week (400 miles?!) i havent yet looked at how much it will cost me, but in april i will need to renew it. How much am i looking at for 12 months on a rover 414i do you think?

Rob

thedazman67 · 17 Feb 2006 at 00:39

Car Tax will be as follows

£60.50 for 6 months

or

£110.00 for the year

thedazman

geiger · 17 Feb 2006 at 00:42

My car is 51cc away from that tax rate, so instead I pay an extra 1 pound in tax per cc

thedazman67 · 17 Feb 2006 at 00:45

I just miss the higher tax bracket my engine is 1497 cc the cut off is 1549 cc

thedazman

robjf · 17 Feb 2006 at 00:46

Cheers guys, is there a website with this info on as i cant find it

Rob

Rotty · 17 Feb 2006 at 00:51

My M3 is cheaper then the wife's 318 , what a great system :confused:

Rotty · 17 Feb 2006 at 00:52

robjf said:
Cheers guys, is there a website with this info on as i cant find it

Rob

I typed "road tax" into Google and guess what came back as the first result :eek:

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/taxation.htm

thedazman67 · 17 Feb 2006 at 00:53

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/vehicles.htm

top section Vehicle Licensing/Taxing your Vehicle

edit: beaten to it

thedazman

[TW]Fox · 17 Feb 2006 at 01:06

Rotty said:
My M3 is cheaper then the wife's 318 , what a great system

Don't start me on that

SB118 · 17 Feb 2006 at 08:50

I wish they'd tax my van based on emisions, i'd get a bleedin rebate

iv-tecman · 17 Feb 2006 at 10:29

What I've never understood about car tax, is that if you can't afford the whole 12 months in one go and you take the six month option, they charge you more. Crazy, they reward the ones who can afford to pay upfront for 12 months, and yet punish the ones who can't.

Take me for example. Band F car, £165 a year. Due in march and I'll pay the full 12 months, yet if I'd paid 6 months, its £90 x 2 = £180.. Crazy, it just seems odd to punish if you are short of cash.

Bloody taxman.

Firestar_3x · 17 Feb 2006 at 10:31

Its so they can do you over, odds are your going to buy the next 6 months and they won't have your money in the bank for the duration earning interest so they charge you this interest with the inflated price

Dj_Jestar · 17 Feb 2006 at 10:34

It's for the administration fees of making 2 payments over a 12 month period and not just 1.

Sorry to burst your conspiracy bubble.

iv-tecman · 17 Feb 2006 at 10:40

Dj_Jestar said:
It's for the administration fees of making 2 payments over a 12 month period and not just 1.

Sorry to burst your conspiracy bubble.

Had already crossed my mind, but why not provide a payment scheme, like council taxes, instead.. Going off topic, sorry.

SB118 · 17 Feb 2006 at 10:44

They already do, roadtax stamps. 100% payment in advance of service? That'll do nicely

iv-tecman · 17 Feb 2006 at 10:49

SB118 said:
They already do, roadtax stamps. 100% payment in advance of service? That'll do nicely

Ah right.. Never seen them, or heard of them.. Ignorance is bliss. Or I’m naive.

thepharcyde · 17 Feb 2006 at 10:51

Can I be a snitch here, but, I pay 165 a year for my road tax, and hate tax dodgers. But some guy/bird on my road I pass everyday has no tax on his/her car, well he/she does but it expired in 2004!?! and is park halfway on the curb and half on the road, with the disc crumpled to not make it so obvious!!

Should I report them to the DVLA, and if so who do I contact?

SB118 · 17 Feb 2006 at 10:52

Ring the DVLA, he might have declared the car SORN. If DVLA catch him, it'll cost the bugger.

Firestar_3x · 17 Feb 2006 at 10:55

You should indeed would this mean no insurance or MOT?

SB118 · 17 Feb 2006 at 10:59

tax & insurance aren't joined at the hip, as some doomsayers might lead you to believe.