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Car Tax

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  • sandford6016
    sandford6016 Posts: 162 Forumite
    If half the money they get from car tax was spent on the roads the uk would be a half decent place to drive in!

    I far prefer them spending the money on moat cleaning and church donations than the roads that keep me and my car safe and sound!!!
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  • sandford6016
    sandford6016 Posts: 162 Forumite
    McKneff wrote: »
    Why is car tax a rip off? Dont you drive on the road, The funds are for the upkeep of the roads. If we didnt have road tax we would still be driving on dirt tracks.


    One other thought on this, my parents live on a private roads that is not maintained by the council, residents all club together to pay for anything. Does this mean they should pay reduced car tax then?!?! The funds definately don't upkeep their road!

    (In which case I want a reduction for when I go for Sunday roast!!) :rotfl:
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  • buxtonrabbitgreen
    buxtonrabbitgreen Posts: 2,856 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    the tax going up in the budget always used to catch me too. Last time I just renewed mine 2 weeks early so I got the old price. I now have a sparkly new car road tax £35 a year. Better than the old one which was well over £200
    Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination:beer:

    Oscar Wilde
  • technik_2
    technik_2 Posts: 38 Forumite
    McKneff wrote: »
    Its a matter of minutes to renew on line rather than having to find all your documents and trail to the post office.

    Why is car tax a rip off? Dont you drive on the road, The funds are for the upkeep of the roads. If we didnt have road tax we would still be driving on dirt tracks.

    whats all the tax, and then the VAT on top, on fuel used for?
  • sandford6016
    sandford6016 Posts: 162 Forumite
    technik wrote: »
    whats all the tax, and then the VAT on top, on fuel used for?

    Moat cleaning, church donations, swimming pool maintenance, house cleaning and pot plants!
    :T If you don't have anything sensible to say, don't say it! :T
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