Car tax prices go up next month

[Mieran]

Tax prices go up from 1st of April so if your car is due before then make sure you get a 1 year ticket to save a few quid :y:

For example - VTS:

If registered before march 2001: price now is £190 but £205 from next month

If registered after march 2001 (Y reg onwards): price is £215 but will be £245 from next month.

[tuft]

why is it so much higher after 2001?

[Mieran]

Because it goes by the engine's emissions not size.

Pre march 2001 it was 2 groups, one price for anything under 1.5 and one price for anything over 1.5

[Liam_]

why is it so much higher after 2001?

Cars are taxed on emissions rather than engine size.

[Pixie]

What will my Vtr be now then?!
Bloomin Hell - Fuel prices , Car tax what on earth next!!!!!

:(

[tuft]

Im sure they would save far more cash if they just cut the billions they give to the useless fucks who wont work

[Liam_]

Tax for 2001+ VTRs is only going up ~£5 I believe - lower emissions.

[Mieran]

For VTR:

Pre march 2001: its £190 now and will be £205
After march 2001: £150 now and £155 next month

[Aly]

So glad my 16v is 1997, £205 seems reasonable.

[VTR-Chris]

mines goin up £30!!! takes the piss

[Sophia_Bush]

mines a 1.4 so tax will be ...............?

[Jungle_Jim]

from what i can work out my clio is going down £20 :)

[nath_vts]

i wouldnt mind paying car tax so much if the government spent it on making the roads better, but they would rather use the cheapest materials possible and spend the rest on cleaning their moats and buying porn.

[Aaron]

where you finding your figures from?
parkers?

[Liam_]

where you finding your figures from?
parkers?

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_172916

Gutted for anyone buying a brand new motor with high emissions. :panic:

[Mieran]

where you finding your figures from?
parkers?

Yeah.

Info is on the direct gov site too.

[TomBob]

So glad my 16v is 1997, £205 seems reasonable.

it is unreasonable,

If you have a C1/107/Aygo or Fiat 500 or something like that you only have to pay 35 quid.

[Liam_]

it is unreasonable,

If you have a C1/107/Aygo or Fiat 500 or something like that you only have to pay 35 quid.

All part of the 'green initiative'. Seems like they're trying to price people off the roads in a bid to promote car sharing, public transport etc.

I'm happy to pay £200+ if the roads are in good condition... little chance of that though.

Could be the start of the end for the internal combustion engine. :|

[VTR-Chris]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_172916

Gutted for anyone buying a brand new motor with high emissions. :panic:
them prices r fuckin rediculous..

[auds]

That's well pissed me off!!!! :( mine is due for renewal July, fucking bastard government....wait till election time!!!!

[lemon191]

wtf is it with all this environmental shit its obviously a naturally accuring thing that happens to the world granted we havent helped but we are not the cause so taxing us for something thats natural might as well tax us for breathing air , even if engine fumes are the main cause why should we pay for somthing the govenment has allowed to get out of control over the years not like its only just started to happen is it,
cant see the govenment mps paying tax for their big engined cars should make them drive in aygos and 500s bet they would stop raising the tax then..

the way this country is looking money wise global warming shouldnt be the least of their worries imo if they just said we need to raise taxes to recoop money and bring country back on its feet then id say fair enough because i can see the benefit but i dont see what throwing money at useless schemes that will help generations long after we are gone.

[Aly]

Oh I understand why 16V's before 2001 are cheaper to tax, it's because they didn't test before then so they just have the basic below 1549cc £125 and after 1549cc £205.

Seems a bit bollocks If you own a VTS/GTI after 2001 tbh.

[leeroybrown]

£235 for the 182

[ian_saxo]

i fell sory for my m8
hes payind £450.00 a year at the moment on the rs6 09model
so f**k noes wot that guna be

and all the roads around the town are fucked so they should fix it but they would rater give it to people on the doll and polish

[James106]

Boom!

My tax ends this month!

[chrisbrown2005]

:D if am correct, my 1.1 stays at £125 because it was registered 3 days before the 1st march

[ash_sx125]

because i can't figure out how much i'll be paying..

How much for 6 month on a 2002 1.1 spaxo?

[Liam_]

because i can't figure out how much i'll be paying..

How much for 6 month on a 2002 1.1 spaxo?

Stays the same price, as far as I know. 145g/km - band F.

[chrisbrown2005]

because i can't figure out how much i'll be paying..

How much for 6 month on a 2002 1.1 spaxo?

i know its well confusing :panic:, but all 1.1's stay the same £125, but it does not say anything about 6 months so presume its the same too :S 1.1 ftw :P

[chrisbrown2005]

bet no more potholes will be fixed tho

[Predator_R32]

Absolute bullshit potholes all over and paying more tax

245 for a year on a golf, not bad but still a rip off, if thats the case then the petrol prices should go down

You can check exactly what you will pay on parkers

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/road-tax/#

[Jazz]

From the 1st May a years tax will cost me £405 lmao.. just as well I'm taxing it tomorrow for the whole year, should save a bit.

So damn expensive, they're making it harder to own a nice car these days :(

[VTR-GAZzA]

for these prices you'd expect them to give you a tax disc holder and a free top up of petty lol

[Reechard]

Bloody rip off.
If they actually fixed the roads and kept them in good condition I wouldnt mind as much, or even if it went to schools and the nhs.
But it will go to those on the dole who wont look for work!

[Fubsy]

Glad mines pre 2001 but question does this mean some of the money will be pay for the potholes? lol

[Chr15]

There was a newish Dodge Challenger (iirc) in a car park near me recently.

The fuckers was tax exempt!

Jammy owner was in the US air force :n:

[Liam_]

The fuckers was tax exempt!

I know a retired man (he's minted, to be fair) who's had heart problems in the past... drives an E39 BMW 540 (the 4.4 litre V8) - you guessed it, tax exempt! Where's the logic in that? :wall:

[tuft]

I'll be paying £180 for a 1.6 Volvo and my old man will be payin £205 for a 4.0 V8 TVR?
where's the logic in that?

[inkedandpierced]

It is shocking that the prices are going up and as people have already said the roads are an absolute disgrace!! We are paying more out on our cars because of the roads, flat tyres etc. They are happy to take your money but not actually do anything constructive for what we are paying for :rage:

[CampDavid]

So all three cars on the road will be £615 a year. FML

[hellonpluto]

My VTR is going up £15 this year from £190 to £205!

[VTR-Chris]

There was a newish Dodge Challenger (iirc) in a car park near me recently.

The fuckers was tax exempt!

Jammy owner was in the US air force :n:
was it near thetford?

i went there on exercise to use the mock up afghan village last year, we drove past that massive US airforce base, couldnt belive the size of it!!

loads of american motors and flags round the town aswell...

[Tontsy]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_172916

Gutted for anyone buying a brand new motor with high emissions. :panic:

yeah fuck the VXR . . .im getting another bike.

[Carlvtr88]

Tax prices go up from 1st of April so if your car is due before then make sure you get a 1 year ticket to save a few quid :y:

For example - VTS:

If registered before march 2001: price now is £190 but £205 from next month

If registered after march 2001 (Y reg onwards): price is £215 but will be £245 from next month.

one more reason to stick with my R and another Point towards an argument for a C2 Vts

[Chr15]

was it near thetford?

i went there on exercise to use the mock up afghan village last year, we drove past that massive US airforce base, couldnt belive the size of it!!

loads of american motors and flags round the town aswell...

This was in Newmarket which is close to a couple of bases (and Thetford aka shithole!).