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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 27 May 2008, 19:33:54

Title: Road Tax Rip Off
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 27 May 2008, 19:33:54
I've been thinking. If you own a £150,000 Lamborghini, Ferrari etc, then £440 road tax seems OK to me. But if you're paying £440 road tax on a £1000 (2001) Omega it would make these cars a very awkward second hand buy.

I think the second hand price will plummet overnight. :'( :'(
Title: Re: Road Tax Rip Off
Post by: theowletman on 27 May 2008, 19:38:08
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I've been thinking. If you own a £150,000 Lamborghini, Ferrari etc, then £440 road tax seems OK to me. But if you're paying £440 road tax on a £1000 (2001) Omega it would make these cars a very awkward second hand buy.

I think the second hand price will plummet overnight. :'( :'(
You are spoton. There are some great enthusiastic Omega owners, and I am one of them, but we all have a budget, not many folk run cars just for fun nowadays. Those with mega expensive supercars are either mega rich or the cars are leased or company owned so they don't care what the road tax costs.
Title: Re: Road Tax Rip Off
Post by: maria on 27 May 2008, 19:39:13
I totally agre with you optimist60 but its very wrong to charge that much for road tax when every thing we buy has vat on it i dont know what this world is coming too!
Title: Re: Road Tax Rip Off
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 27 May 2008, 19:43:20
Would I be right in saying that all things being equal that a Omega registered in 2000 will be worth more than an Omega registered after March 2001, when the new Tax laws come into force next year.

 :-/
Title: Re: Road Tax Rip Off
Post by: HolyCount on 27 May 2008, 20:02:39
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Would I be right in saying that all things being equal that a Omega registered in 2000 will be worth more than an Omega registered after March 2001, when the new Tax laws come into force next year.

 :-/

Quite possibly
Title: Re: Road Tax Rip Off
Post by: Martin_1962 on 27 May 2008, 20:20:26
Early 2001 (Jan Feb) 2.6 and 3.2 are the ones to get now
Title: Re: Road Tax Rip Off
Post by: Tony H on 27 May 2008, 21:13:11
According to news reports today there is the beginnings of a revolt by some back benchers regarding the backdating of the tax. Lets hope feelings get to such a pitch that the chancellor does a u turn as he did with the ten pence tax band.
This government have stuffed up so many things, if they don't get there act  together and soon, they won't have a snowball in hells chance of forming the next government.
Title: Re: Road Tax Rip Off
Post by: smoothomega on 27 May 2008, 21:20:34
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According to news reports today there is the beginnings of a revolt by some back benchers regarding the backdating of the tax. Lets hope feelings get to such a pitch that the chancellor does a u turn as he did with the ten pence tax band.
This government have stuffed up so many things, if they don't get there act  together and soon, they won't have a snowball in hells chance of forming the next government.


You beat me to it Tony, that is what i herd today on the radio, we live in hope................. :-/
Title: Re: Road Tax Rip Off
Post by: STMO123 on 27 May 2008, 21:22:32
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According to news reports today there is the beginnings of a revolt by some back benchers regarding the backdating of the tax. Lets hope feelings get to such a pitch that the chancellor does a u turn as he did with the ten pence tax band.
This government have stuffed up so many things, if they don't get there act  together and soon, they won't have a snowball in hells chance of forming the next government.

Afraid not. 35 MP's.....not enough. :(
Title: Re: Road Tax Rip Off
Post by: Jay w on 27 May 2008, 21:34:11
being discussed already

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1211842692
Title: Re: Road Tax Rip Off
Post by: Kevin Wood on 27 May 2008, 21:57:46
I think there is room for a few more tax bands at the top. The Gallardo is about 350g/km CO2. A 3.2 auto is only 284.

Kevin