Car Tax Hikes

Legacy_user

Hi everyone, I have a quick question. When do the Car Tax prices start going up? Reason I ask is that I am hearing stories that people are renewing now and getting charged higher that the advertised prices. Is the reason because they are buying a 12 month disc which goes into the next financial year i.e. after 1 Apr 09? Im wondering wheter or not to purchase a 6 month disc in Aug for 1 car and a 6 month disc in Sep for the other car and purchase a 12 month disc for each of them in Feb and Mar 09 respectively hoping that it will be at the current rate and not the inflated one. Cheers Len

anewman

Wasn't sure the Starship Enterprise needed road tax

System

lol there are lots of things that you dont know about the USS Enterprise What you see on the TV doesnt include the day to day nitty gritty of running a starship; viewers rating would plummet

Davidboy

I also hope someone can answer what sort of cars will have tax hikes. The reason I am asking is because I have a 2.2 diesel Laguna which is 174g/thingy and band E I think. Am I going to get a big tax bill next year or 2010?

It's all very unclear. I might have to think of dumping the car anyway...pile of $hite Don't buy one believe me, they are crap!!


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System

And getting rid of a highly taxed band car presents another problem of course; you cant sell it because no one wants it.

bubblesbonbon

Unless the most unlikely, never known before, impossible to imagine case that Gordon & Alistair do a U-turn,
it should be April 2009 according to the Budget web site here (If I have read it correctly)

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/Budget2008/DG_073093

Be quick because it could be out of date tomorrow

Davidboy

bubblesbonbon wrote: »

Unless the most unlikely, never known before, impossible to imagine case that Gordon & Alistair do a U-turn,
it should be April 2009 according to the Budget web site here (If I have read it correctly)

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/Budget2008/DG_073093

Be quick because it could be out of date tomorrow

Thanks for that. It answers my question. I will be worse off but not that bad. Really can't afford a new car right now, so will have to take the hit.

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System

Thanks for the help I think it would be safe to assume that if you buy a 12 month license now it will be at the new rates as it transcends the new financial year. Oh well. Len

teffers

Brilliant idea by the Govt, charge the people who already have the 'high polluting cars' more so to avoid the extra hundred(s) £££ tax they'll (in this Gordon Brown parallel universe) buy a newer 'less polluting car' for £10,000+ .... or alternatively by a car older than 2001 (which is most probably gonna pollute more because it's so old) and pay less £££ tax.

I feel safe knowing Gordon's on the job :-)

Liuckily I still have a Rover 214sli K reg so my shield of skintness has protected me from yet another genius idea.

bubblesbonbon

lennymfo wrote: »

Thanks for the help I think it would be safe to assume that if you buy a 12 month license now it will be at the new rates as it transcends the new financial year. Oh well. Len

I don't think so Lenny.

If you take it out between now and mid March it should be at the prevailing rate at the time. I am quite sure that the revised rate only applies to licences taken out or renewed from 1st April.

To quote from the mentioned web site
"2008-09 rates

Changes to vehicle tax rates apply to tax discs taken out from 13 March 2008. For full details, see 'The cost of vehicle tax'"

If you follow that link it shows the current rates - It is misleading though but I have just had my reminder and it definitely is.

System

Cheers Bubbles. So Im gonna renew in Aug and Sep both at the 6 month rate and renew in Feb and Mar at the new rate hopefully saving some money.