MASSIVE CAR TAX INCREASE FOR 2009 ALL CARS NO MATTER WHAT AGE
14 March 2008, 12:58 PM
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MASSIVE CAR TAX INCREASE FOR 2009 ALL CARS POST 2001
ABSOLUTE CHITE!
(EDIT) post 2001 cars will no longer be let off from the higher rates of tax. So cars that are currently in band F only because of their age will be hit with the full band L/M tax.
Budget - VED changes: Motoring Discussion forum
THE BUDGET REPORT
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/...8_chaptera.pdf
Seven out of 10 new cars will be hit by hikes in road tax | the Daily Mail
my poo mk4 golf 1.8t will rise from £180 to £260
Been bugger all about it in the media which i find strange
(EDIT) post 2001 cars will no longer be let off from the higher rates of tax. So cars that are currently in band F only because of their age will be hit with the full band L/M tax.
Budget - VED changes: Motoring Discussion forum
THE BUDGET REPORT
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/...8_chaptera.pdf
Seven out of 10 new cars will be hit by hikes in road tax | the Daily Mail
my poo mk4 golf 1.8t will rise from £180 to £260
Been bugger all about it in the media which i find strange
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14 March 2008, 01:06 PM
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That headline is actually incorrect - cars registered pre 2001 are not affected - so its not "no matter what age"
But the combining of post 2001 and post 2006 bands is a bit ****e.
But the combining of post 2001 and post 2006 bands is a bit ****e.
14 March 2008, 01:11 PM
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And they think they have a problem with car tax evasion now 
Why the hell have they backed it to post 2001 cars? that is punishing folk for choices they made before they were informed
Another vote winner for Mr Brown!
Why the hell have they backed it to post 2001 cars? that is punishing folk for choices they made before they were informed
Another vote winner for Mr Brown!
14 March 2008, 01:30 PM
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I think road tax is a joke full stop... It charges those of us that do very few miles, causing little pollution and not congesting the roads the same as those who do 20,000 miles plus in their lower capacity engine.
I would prefer the gov't hike up petrol tax to bring the price to 1.50+ a litre. This will charge people for usage/milage rather than ownership.
Gas guzzlers etc will still be charged lots due to consuming more petrol, but owners can off-set by leaving the car at home for that one mile trip to the supermarket etc...
I would prefer the gov't hike up petrol tax to bring the price to 1.50+ a litre. This will charge people for usage/milage rather than ownership.
Gas guzzlers etc will still be charged lots due to consuming more petrol, but owners can off-set by leaving the car at home for that one mile trip to the supermarket etc...
14 March 2008, 01:33 PM
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I think road tax is a joke full stop... It charges those of us that do very few miles, causing little pollution and not congesting the roads the same as those who do 20,000 miles plus in their lower capacity engine.
I would prefer the gov't hike up petrol tax to bring the price to 1.50+ a litre. This will charge people for usage/milage rather than ownership.
Gas guzzlers etc will still be charged lots due to consuming more petrol, but owners can off-set by leaving the car at home for that one mile trip to the supermarket etc...
I would prefer the gov't hike up petrol tax to bring the price to 1.50+ a litre. This will charge people for usage/milage rather than ownership.
Gas guzzlers etc will still be charged lots due to consuming more petrol, but owners can off-set by leaving the car at home for that one mile trip to the supermarket etc...
Neither effect me as I'm in a '98 car outside the congestion zone in London.... but still think Ken Livingston, Brown & Labour are a bunch of nitwits with no idea...
Tax raises in a slumping economy...
14 March 2008, 01:37 PM
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I think road tax is a joke full stop... It charges those of us that do very few miles, causing little pollution and not congesting the roads the same as those who do 20,000 miles plus in their lower capacity engine.
I would prefer the gov't hike up petrol tax to bring the price to 1.50+ a litre. This will charge people for usage/milage rather than ownership.
Gas guzzlers etc will still be charged lots due to consuming more petrol, but owners can off-set by leaving the car at home for that one mile trip to the supermarket etc...
I would prefer the gov't hike up petrol tax to bring the price to 1.50+ a litre. This will charge people for usage/milage rather than ownership.
Gas guzzlers etc will still be charged lots due to consuming more petrol, but owners can off-set by leaving the car at home for that one mile trip to the supermarket etc...
14 March 2008, 01:42 PM
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(and stick another 10p a litre on and have state run third party insurance while you're at at.)
14 March 2008, 01:42 PM
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Sorry..
I think they should charge us £2.50 for every time we steer to the right, and 60p for every gear change.
14 March 2008, 01:46 PM
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Whilst this is a total pain (seeing as I only get the car out of the garage once a week) I could swallow the tax rise more if motor tax was ring fenced and the public made more aware of where the money was being spent.
14 March 2008, 01:52 PM
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As said above the blindingly obvious way to manage this is to put the charge on petrol although I appreciate this is not the best forum to suggest this 
The annual average mileage for a Ferrari is something ridiculous like 2000 miles per year so one of those plastic North Korean boxes doing 20000 miles per annum will chuck out more CO2 overall.
But of course someone has to pay for new kitchens and bathrooms dl
The annual average mileage for a Ferrari is something ridiculous like 2000 miles per year so one of those plastic North Korean boxes doing 20000 miles per annum will chuck out more CO2 overall.
But of course someone has to pay for new kitchens and bathrooms
dl
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As said above the blindingly obvious way to manage this is to put the charge on petrol although I appreciate this is not the best forum to suggest this
The annual average mileage for a Ferrari is something ridiculous like 2000 miles per year so one of those plastic North Korean boxes doing 20000 miles per annum will chuck out more CO2 overall.
But of course someone has to pay for new kitchens and bathrooms dl
The annual average mileage for a Ferrari is something ridiculous like 2000 miles per year so one of those plastic North Korean boxes doing 20000 miles per annum will chuck out more CO2 overall.
But of course someone has to pay for new kitchens and bathrooms
dl
14 March 2008, 01:59 PM
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I can't argue with that David. Given that my Impreza does less than 5k a year and my 106 Diesel does about 20k a year the governments logic with the tax system is fundamentally flawed.
14 March 2008, 02:04 PM
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14 March 2008, 02:04 PM
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Whether you like it or not, we are hated pretty much universally - thats why we wave to each other
...... it's proven everytime we overtake we get flashed by drivers who have veins bursting from their foreheads!! So, we can not expect any sympathy from the public at large who drive cars to get from A to B and not for pleasure as we do.
I hardly think the country will be put out of business either
14 March 2008, 02:06 PM
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As said above the blindingly obvious way to manage this is to put the charge on petrol although I appreciate this is not the best forum to suggest this
The annual average mileage for a Ferrari is something ridiculous like 2000 miles per year so one of those plastic North Korean boxes doing 20000 miles per annum will chuck out more CO2 overall.
But of course someone has to pay for new kitchens and bathrooms dl
The annual average mileage for a Ferrari is something ridiculous like 2000 miles per year so one of those plastic North Korean boxes doing 20000 miles per annum will chuck out more CO2 overall.
But of course someone has to pay for new kitchens and bathrooms
dl
14 March 2008, 02:06 PM
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But why? Especially when there is no scientific evidence that we are the cause of global warming? 
I suppose the sun getting hotter is our fault aswell!
I suppose the sun getting hotter is our fault aswell!
14 March 2008, 02:08 PM
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As said above the blindingly obvious way to manage this is to put the charge on petrol although I appreciate this is not the best forum to suggest this
The annual average mileage for a Ferrari is something ridiculous like 2000 miles per year so one of those plastic North Korean boxes doing 20000 miles per annum will chuck out more CO2 overall.
But of course someone has to pay for new kitchens and bathrooms dl
The annual average mileage for a Ferrari is something ridiculous like 2000 miles per year so one of those plastic North Korean boxes doing 20000 miles per annum will chuck out more CO2 overall.
But of course someone has to pay for new kitchens and bathrooms
dl
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Did I hear someone say classic Imprezas were the best of all?
On another note, it sucks. Anyone who is feeling smug just because they happen to have not been hit this time had better be ready in the future. I've signed the petition on the other thread over this. If we keep allowing this to happen there will be no end to the levels of taxation.
They WILL tax as much as they can get away with. They only stop when there is enough complaint. They did not put 2p on fuel this time because they are nervous. They remember the fuel tax protests from a few years ago, which is why they are pushing green taxes so hard.
On another note, it sucks. Anyone who is feeling smug just because they happen to have not been hit this time had better be ready in the future. I've signed the petition on the other thread over this. If we keep allowing this to happen there will be no end to the levels of taxation.
They WILL tax as much as they can get away with. They only stop when there is enough complaint. They did not put 2p on fuel this time because they are nervous. They remember the fuel tax protests from a few years ago, which is why they are pushing green taxes so hard.