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[Vamps]

My '57' plate M3 was £460 (or something like that) per year. The £1000/year is the first year only .

Why/What is this? not heard of it before.....

Introduced in 2010, details about half way down the page: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524

Just think, if you could still buy an Omega the first years tax on a 3.2 would be £1030.00.. Dropping to a mere £465 after that.

Thanks   I think I will go and buy a Bond Mini Car, should be cheap enough to run....

[henryd]

Gulp! Guess a Monaro is no better?

Only an issue if you buy brand new

Still Circa £450 a year after the first year

[Del Boy]

I made it much easier on myself by just thinking its £8.65 a week  . Although its still unbelievably expensive! 

[aaronjb]

I made it much easier on myself by just thinking its £8.65 a week . Although its still unbelievably expensive!

Aha! SO you're the target demographic for the Govt's new plan

I jest, but I posted before on this - when they said they are looking to restructure VED payments I'm convinced this is what they mean; they'll make it weekly/monthly by direct debit and everyone will go "Oh, not so bad then!" ..

.. then they can slowly jack up the price. Because, really, what's so different about £9 a week? or £10? Weekly, not a lot.. over the year? ...

[jimac]

I made it much easier on myself by just thinking its £8.65 a week . Although its still unbelievably expensive!

Aha! SO you're the target demographic for the Govt's new plan

I jest, but I posted before on this - when they said they are looking to restructure VED payments I'm convinced this is what they mean; they'll make it weekly/monthly by direct debit and everyone will go "Oh, not so bad then!" ..

.. then they can slowly jack up the price. Because, really, what's so different about £9 a week? or £10? Weekly, not a lot.. over the year? ...

This is exactly what happened with petrol.  Once they started selling it in litres it didn't look as expensive as gallons.  And who's gonna complain about 1p a litre increase?  They might, though, complain about 4.5p a gallon increase!

[Del Boy]

I made it much easier on myself by just thinking its £8.65 a week . Although its still unbelievably expensive!

Aha! SO you're the target demographic for the Govt's new plan

I jest, but I posted before on this - when they said they are looking to restructure VED payments I'm convinced this is what they mean; they'll make it weekly/monthly by direct debit and everyone will go "Oh, not so bad then!" ..

.. then they can slowly jack up the price. Because, really, what's so different about £9 a week? or £10? Weekly, not a lot.. over the year? ...

Of course they will, thing is no one does anything about it now, and I'm afraid you have to look at it in a positive way to overcome how expensive it is. It's half the reason I now no longer own the car.

[waspy]

Gulp! Guess a Monaro is no better?

Only an issue if you buy brand new

Monaro's fall into the £463 bracket. Though I only pay for six months, she's SORN'd the rest of the year.
Holden ceased production of the Monaro in 2005 or there abouts. A new VXR8 will be £1000.00 for the first year.