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Title: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: sir moanalot on 10 July 2008, 16:43:14
done some searches on tinternet and found my cars tax hasnt gone up too much........ i will be keeping an eye out though !!!!
Title: Re: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: Richie London on 10 July 2008, 16:46:52
mines due end of this month, but im happy paying if it means helping gordon brown out. what i wouldnt do or give to that man.  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: ians on 10 July 2008, 17:28:47
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mines due end of this month, but im happy paying if it means helping gordon brown out. what i wouldnt do or give to that man.  ;D ;D ;D

you sarcastic barsteward ;D   (or at least I hope so...)
Title: Re: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: HolyCount on 10 July 2008, 17:30:39
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mines due end of this month, but im happy paying if it means helping gordon brown out. what i wouldnt do or give to that man.  ;D ;D ;D

500,000 volts ???
Title: Re: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: kris9128 on 10 July 2008, 18:02:04
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done some searches on tinternet and found my cars tax hasnt gone up too much........ i will be keeping an eye out though !!!!

where have you been looking mate. would like to check this out as my tax is due shortly :( :( :(
Title: Re: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: Dusty on 10 July 2008, 19:32:01
Looks like 9.5 million won't be as lucky :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: tunnie on 10 July 2008, 20:32:45
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done some searches on tinternet and found my cars tax hasnt gone up too much........ i will be keeping an eye out though !!!!

Yours will NOT be affected by the new prices going on your profile details.

You have a 2.5V6 and unless its a very, very late 2.5 in the facelift, then its not going to be affected.

Post March 2001 cars are affected.

Pre March 2001 cars with big engines have road tax capped at £210 until 2010.
Title: Re: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: Kevin Wood on 10 July 2008, 23:25:23
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Pre March 2001 cars with big engines have road tax capped at £210 until 2010.

 ;D ;D ;D

.. just like the top band for CO2 wasn't introduced retrospectively for cars built before 2006?

Don't take anything for granted with this bunch of @r53h0135 in government.

Kevin
Title: Re: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: Tony H on 11 July 2008, 01:19:41
From what i've heard and seen on the news reading between the lines i'm hoping that the government are going to do a u turn on the retrospective tax.
fingers crossed :-/
Title: Re: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: robbo299 on 11 July 2008, 01:25:11
Just taxed my X reg elite last month for 12 months. £185. Just scraped in as it's a Jan 2001. :)
Title: Re: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: robbo299 on 11 July 2008, 01:26:57
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news TonyH but just read on yahoo news the tax bands are staying. No plans to change them. :(
Title: Re: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: sir moanalot on 12 July 2008, 08:52:01
the conservatives have growled at this tax hike so lets hope that when (and yes it will be) they come in they will reverse it, but as they are politicians i believe that they will keep it in place and just blame the labour gov ?
Title: Re: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: alexandjen on 12 July 2008, 08:55:37
Try this..........................

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/road-tax/?deriv=17925
Title: Re: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: Jay w on 14 July 2008, 07:43:43
The motortrade themselves are driving a huge campaign currently relating to this as it will have a devastating effect on the secondhand market effectively wiping huge sums of money off the price of cars that are sat on the forecourt.

The governments current view is that it is a bitter pill to swallow but in a few years the majority of the car will be affected and so it be a forgotten issue, prices will become boyant again and normality will return, but as it stande it could bring the motor trade to a grinding halt, this in turn could affect new car registrations even more then the current credit crunch and so potentially bring on a bigger recession due to the slowdown of manufacturing, it all works hand in hand.

However..............i do believe it will go ahead  >:(, and i do not believe that the next government will change it  >:( they will blame the instigators and claim that the solution would be too costly.

Personally i believe that a flat rate charge for road useage is a better idea, currently i do 30K a year and would be happy to pay for the time that i am on the road, so long as it was both fair and good value and also the respective fuel duty was then  removed.......i know i am asking wayyyyyyyyyy too much
Title: Re: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: SP_3.2 on 14 July 2008, 11:06:24
Just had a check with the DVLA and told me that my car will not be going up this would be great but my car is a later 2001 3.2 .

I gave them the reg and all the details and told me that it will be £210 for a year and £115 for 6 months and that after April 09 it would only go up by £5-10 .

I am hoping that they are right but from what i was thinking mine would be one of the ones to go up.  
Title: Re: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: ians on 14 July 2008, 12:28:58
I am afraid the DVLA are equally confused.   It may be their system can't tell you what it will be in a year's time..

But I am sure yours is in the post Mar2001 band (CO2 listed on the reg document) which will be stung come next year.
Title: Re: my car tax not gone up too much ????
Post by: Kevin Wood on 14 July 2008, 12:35:57
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I am afraid the DVLA are equally confused.   It may be their system can't tell you what it will be in a year's time..

But I am sure yours is in the post Mar2001 band (CO2 listed on the reg document) which will be stung come next year.

I'd ask for it in writing, myself, and then hold them to their word when they start pestering you for 440 quid.

Kevin