Car Tax

chris_E_4

I have a Ford Fiesta Van 1.4 TDCI registered in 2005 which I use for commuting only, I am currently paying £200 per year car tax, can anyone tell me if this is correct as I think that I am paying too much, I telephoned DVLA but they were not much help. Any advice would be welcome!

Sandoval

Go and get your registration document and have a look what amount of carbon dioxide it pumps out. The DVLA website has the tax bands.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524

A Fiesta 1.4 diesel is surely only Band D.

Although if you're driving a van it's probably classed as a light-goods vehicle in which case £200 is correct if you scroll further down the page.

Gordon_Hose

That does seem a bit high.

Sandoval

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

That does seem a bit high.

Apparently it's spot on for a light-goods vehicle.

Gordon_Hose

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

chris_E_4

There is no Band recognition in the Registration Document only co2 Emissions of 0.154 g.km

molerat

There was a thread on here some time ago and the op had much less hair and aged about 10 years by the end of it :cool:

http://www.ukmotorhomes.net/motorhome-road-tax.shtml refers to a very similar subject

If it is registered as a car at 154 then the tax should be £155 but if registered as a van then according to the link above you are stuck with £200 as once a van always a van.

mcjordi

its correct for the 1.4tdci VAN (its commercial.. may i suggest a 100% tint on the rear 3 windows on the 3 door tdci and remover rear seats and yse the car as a van )

but if you have the 1.4tdci car then its £35 per year

Gordon_Hose

lol, I completely missed the van part

sassy_one

It's a van, the tax duty is correct at £200 OP

chris_E_4

Thanks all
I am now resigned to paying the £200 :(:(