Road Tax

[Marti]

Hello ladies and gents had my my new Maserati 2 months now and just found out from the better half that the road tax cost me £1,800........ bl00dy what’s going on!!! Memory serves me right my old QPV only was £450 What you all paying?

 

[Wanderer]

Diesel QP6?

My QP5 fell into the £235 RFL bracket - bonus!

 

[Lozzer]

I believe they put an extra levy on new cars? How old is you're new car?

 

[Marti]

I believe they put an extra levy on new cars? How old is you're new car?

Purchased new so 2 months old

 

[Marti]

Diesel QP6?

My QP5 fell into the £235 RFL bracket - bonus!

Lavante petrol

 

[daverichardson]

QPV £550!

 

[Lozzer]

Sounds about right for the 1st year, should drop to a more palatable amount next year. The swines at no10 hammer new cars on tax, it's just another cash cow they dreamt up

 

[Lozzer]

Shameful....

 

[TridentTested]

Just be grateful they haven't followed Ireland's example (they will, give them time).

 

[Wack61]

The mustang was over 2k in the 1st year but it's in the OTR price of the car so not something you have to write a cheque for , because the list price is under 40k it's £140 after that

It's the government deciding they don't want to wait 4 years to get the 2k in tax @ £550 a year

 

[zagatoes30]

Just be grateful they haven't followed Ireland's example (they will, give them time).

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Tell me about it, one of the negatives about considering moving there

 

[Wanderer]

Tell me about it, one of the negatives about considering moving there

And the price of Lemsips, €7.59 for 10 in IFSC, £4.48 in local here in UK, plus another 10 half price if bought together.

And they call sandwiches ‘sambos’.....

 

[rockits]

I end up paying from 1k-2.5k car tax per year depending on what car is taxed on any given month.

Maybe I should sell up & buy one decent one.

 

[Goodfella]

Just be grateful they haven't followed Ireland's example (they will, give them time).

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F*ck that sh*t.

 

[MrMickS]

Meh. This is just something you take into account when you buy cars isn't it? I'm paying over £800/year to alternative between two cars. Its madness but its the price you have to pay.

We do have one car that costs nothing to tax, does that balance it out? No.

 

[rockits]

I don't agree with the current car tax structure but have had the discussion & made my thoughts known many many times. It is what it is...I can't change it.....whatever.

I'm OK with consistency & logic but neither of those exist with car tax. Even the company car tax structure is fundamentally flawed & not thought through

I am looking from and end user view point though. Of course from the govt side it makes total sense!

 

[dunnah01]

£2070 road tax - Wow that must hurt

My QPV is £315 so pretty much saved enough for the next clutch already!!

 

[D Walker]

Just got my renewal on the Golf, £290, I think it’s gone up £50 in a year, is the conspiracy theory, we will tax you into a new car, my FIL was £10 when he got his car, now £190, what a rip off, roads are shite, defence budget is slashed, nhs on its knees, where are they spending it,

 

[TimR]

....roads are shite, defence budget is slashed, nhs on its knees, where are they spending it,

On the deficit, obviously... Although in truth, some of it must clearly go towards Brexit negotiations. You think the "No Deal" outcome doesn't cost time and money to figure out !? Jeez...

 

[Ewan]

I'm not quite sure why, but I've just placed an offer on a rare RHD 1972 Peugeot 304 Cabriolet. Zero road tax and no need for an MOT. Should help to average out the others somewhat.