Get 4x4 Car Tax Due 31st March Today! ... Pre Budget ... £190

[LittleBill]

Hello Everybody ....

Not sure if this applies to the Grabbit ... but me can't think where else to put it ...

My Car Tax expires March 31st ... and you can get your new disc from the 18th of the month I believe ... Now I drive a small 4x4 ... which may be affected by the budget ... some commentators are suggesting £400 per year :eek: ... So I have renewed this morning at the PO ... not sure how this would work if you applied online ... but I got it at the Pre-Budget rate of £190 per year ...

Also a rise on general vehicle road tax may be on the cards ... so this advice would likely apply to anyone with a pending renewal ...

Just a pointer in case the road tax rise is on the spot ...

Hope this Helps ....

A truly worthy 600th post ....

[webuserisme]

I hope they don't put up the car tax for my Toyota Aygo. £40/yr is enough already, thank you very much, lol.

[LittleBill]

I hope they don't put up the car tax for my Toyota Aygo. £40/yr is enough already, thank you very much, lol.

Hopefully Low Emission vehicles will stay the same ... we plan to sell this 'drain' when Spring finally breaks in earnest ... our other car is a diesel ... and having driven diesel's for some 14 years I had forgotten how expensive petrols can be ... :eek: ... We hope to plump for a Audi A2 to keep our aging A6 company ... :p ... as we believe this qualify's for the lower road tax rate ...

[otv]

yep 40 quid is far too much for me as well. Smart for2 with a masses of modifications, over twice as powerful as normal :)

[ms2005]

yep 40 quid is far too much for me as well. Smart for2 with a masses of modifications, over twice as powerful as normal :)

hope you declared this to your insurance company else all those mods will certainly be paying for in your premium which won't pay out if you smack him

[emmaroids]

good budget tbh

gas guzzlers pay more tax :money:

cigs gone up :money:

tax credits gone up :money:

but boo at a penny on a pint :eek:

[DKLS]

I have a 4x4 estate that does 23MPG, Boss has an X5 that does 38MPG, we are just an easy target.
What more polluting a new X5 or a 15yr old Mondeo??????

[waster]

I'm not sure how accurate the manufacturers figures are anyway. When I recently had my car MOT'd the emissions test showed that the actuals were about a tenth of the manufacturer's declared figures!!! So it is likely the politicians know this, but just see it as an easy tax grabbing target.

As someone who is involved with many high profile political items (I cannot say what I do) I know for a fact that most of what politicians say is utter garbage. What irks me is that nowadays the majority of journalists and TV interviewers are so sterile and uninformed on specific issues that they nearly always fail to ask the “right” questions and thereby never put the politicians under any pressure. In my view most journalists nowadays are more intertested in climbing the career ladder by not making too many waves and being PC rather than making things tough for our beloved leaders!!!

[Lusignan]

I don't drive so am not entirely sure what qualifies as a 4X4, but DH drives a Mitsubishi Pajero so I expect we'll be hit by this. If it persuades him to get rid of the horrible thing and get a proper car, then that's to the good.

[mutley74]

What more polluting a new X5 or a 15yr old Mondeo??????

What about the pollution from the many under utilised bus services I see running around? Nothing in this budget to encourage people to use public transport apart from eventually to tax them out from being able to afford to own and run a car.

[DKLS]

What about the pollution from the many under utilised bus services I see running around? Nothing in this budge to encourage people to use public transport apart from eventually to tax them out from being able to afford to own and run a car.

Exactly and if you catch the train up here at rush hour you will do a sardine impression for the duration of the journey, and unfortunately where I work is in a scuzzy area, hence the buses are full of ...lets say to be polite.... undesirables, before I am accused of being a basher.

[sk1n]

Taken from : http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/73B/74/bud07_chapter7_273.pdf

7.78 As with fuel duty rates, the Government today announces VED rates for this year and
the next two years to further sharpen environmental signals to motorists to purchase more
fuel efficient vehicles and continue to support the development of low-carbon market,
including:
• raising the rate for the most polluting cars (band G) to £300 in 2007-08 and
£400 in 2008-09; and reducing the rate for low-carbon band B cars to £35 in
2007-08, with that rate then frozen for the subsequent two years;
• raising the rates for graduated bands C-E, cars registered before 2001 and all
light goods vehicles by £5 in each of the next three years;
• raising the rates for graduated band F by £10 in 2007-08, then £5 in each of
the subsequent two years;
• in 2007-08 only, freezing the rates for motorbikes in the lower band with
higher bands increasing by £1-£2; and freezing VED rates for Heavy Goods
Vehicles (HGV), Special Types Vehicles, Combined Transport Vehicles and all
vehicle categories that are linked to the basic goods rate;7 and
• aligning the VED rates for petrol and diesel cars as the differential in nitrogen
oxides and particulate matter emissions for new cars is expected to fall to
close to zero once Euro V and VI emission standards become mandatory.
• Changes to this year’s VED rates take effect from 22 March 2007. All changes
in subsequent years take effect from licenses commencing 1 April in the
respective year.

It seems that 4x4`s over 1 yr old will increase by £10 this year as only cars registered from April 06 are Band G.

Hope it helps.
Sk1n

[brazilianwax]

I have a 4x4 estate that does 23MPG, Boss has an X5 that does 38MPG, we are just an easy target.
What more polluting a new X5 or a 15yr old Mondeo??????

Our cars don't count DKLS ;)

When they say 4x4 they mean SUV. The emissions on my AWD evo are lower than my other car (with a bigger engine and half the BHP) so costs less in tax.

I get stung on petrol though - only get 4-16mpg! :eek:

I love my car!

:D

[otv]

hope you declared this to your insurance company else all those mods will certainly be paying for in your premium which won't pay out if you smack him

All mods declared and even ones i havent done yet :rolleyes:

[alm721]

Taken from : http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/73B/74/bud07_chapter7_273.pdf

7.78 As with fuel duty rates, the Government today announces VED rates for this year and
the next two years to further sharpen environmental signals to motorists to purchase more
fuel efficient vehicles and continue to support the development of low-carbon market,
including:
• raising the rate for the most polluting cars (band G) to £300 in 2007-08 and
£400 in 2008-09; and reducing the rate for low-carbon band B cars to £35 in
2007-08, with that rate then frozen for the subsequent two years;
• raising the rates for graduated bands C-E, cars registered before 2001 and all
light goods vehicles by £5 in each of the next three years;
• raising the rates for graduated band F by £10 in 2007-08, then £5 in each of
the subsequent two years;
• in 2007-08 only, freezing the rates for motorbikes in the lower band with
higher bands increasing by £1-£2; and freezing VED rates for Heavy Goods
Vehicles (HGV), Special Types Vehicles, Combined Transport Vehicles and all
vehicle categories that are linked to the basic goods rate;7 and
• aligning the VED rates for petrol and diesel cars as the differential in nitrogen
oxides and particulate matter emissions for new cars is expected to fall to
close to zero once Euro V and VI emission standards become mandatory.
• Changes to this year’s VED rates take effect from 22 March 2007. All changes
in subsequent years take effect from licenses commencing 1 April in the
respective year.

It seems that 4x4`s over 1 yr old will increase by £10 this year as only cars registered from April 06 are Band G.

Hope it helps.
Sk1n

So does that mean our 2005 Nissan Terrano 4x4 can only be in band F?

[alm721]

Sorry was trying to make the bit above stand out, didn't realise it would go that big!

[sk1n]

from what i can see/find Only Cars registered on or after 23 March 2006 can be in Band G.
see for updated pricing: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524

Sk1n

[DKLS]

Our cars don't count DKLS ;)

When they say 4x4 they mean SUV. The emissions on my AWD evo are lower than my other car (with a bigger engine and half the BHP) so costs less in tax.

I get stung on petrol though - only get 4-16mpg! :eek:

I love my car!

:D

Go girl!!!! Thought mine was bad at 23MPG Strangely I get that mileage whther I drive like a rally driver or Driving Miss Daisy Bizarre!!!!
I love my car too, Will take an EVO for a test drive, once I have had this years payrise chat with the boss.

[brazilianwax]

Will take an EVO for a test drive, once I have had this years payrise chat with the boss.

Yay!!!


:T :T :T :T

[alm721]

from what i can see/find Only Cars registered on or after 23 March 2006 can be in Band G.
see for updated pricing: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524

Sk1n

Hi there, yes you're right. Ive just checked and have also checked on the DVLA website http://www.vehiclelicence.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/ if you do on vehicle enquiry and then put in your registration number and make or car it will tell you how much your tax is now (after budget) and if you look at the link above it matches to a band. We are in band F and have a 2.9l Nissan Terrano.:T

Many Thanks