Cheapest £35 road tax cars?

Comstock

This low rate applies to low CO2 cars after 2001 AIUI, so some fairly old cars should qualify by now?

What second hand cars from 2001/2/3 qualify?

johnson293

Renault Clio and Megane, with the 1.5 DCi engines do - I had a clio (2004), and my dad currently has a megane (2004) to name two.

This is a list of new cars that qualify...

http://www.roadtaxprices.co.uk/List_Of_GBP35_Road_Tax_Cars.htm

But you can use that list to work backover and look for used cars, which is what I/we did when we found out about the Renaults.

Still fewer new petrols that qualify, so the older cars will mainly be Diesels.

Comstock

Thanks. Clio certainly 1 option- what else is there?

[Deleted User]

The Peugeot 206 1.4HDI is £35 a year. I know someone with a 2002 model.

Mark_Hewitt

£35 is a rip off! I've just taxed mine for a year - £20 !
2009 Fiesta 1.6 TDCi. (the same rate applies to the 1.4 diesel too)

Strider590

It's all relative..... If you buy a bigger higher taxed car for less money, it negates the saving on tax and you get a much better car.

For me it was:

Small basic 2004 car with low road tax and good fuel consumption = £6000
or
Large 2004 VX Vectra (leccy windows, aircon, etc etc etc) with £170 road tax and mediocre fuel consumption = £3000

Well im never gonna spend £3000 on extra fuel or tax in the time I own the car, am I?

It's utterly senseless, but small cars are holding their value because people just don't THINK

daveyjp

£35 is now £20.

A bigger issue over "small" v "large" is insurance, especially for younger drivers and this keeps small car prices up.

spugzbunny

Fiat 500. 2009 reg pays band C tax

Strider590

daveyjp wrote: »

£35 is now £20.

A bigger issue over "small" v "large" is insurance, especially for younger drivers and this keeps small car prices up.

But then small cars are more popular with young drivers, therefore increasing the risk associated with that car.

Just as BMW's are associated with lease/fleet drivers who drive like complete knobs and cause increased premiums for those few who do actually buy their own.

The risk associated with a type of car is a far greater influence on insurance premiums than the physical size of a vehicle, because it (stereotypically) profiles the type of driver.

Flearoy

Strider590 wrote: »

Well im never gonna spend £3000 on extra fuel or tax in the time I own the car, am I?

20K miles a year in my car at 35mpg = £3058 p/a at 117.9 p/l
Car tax was £235 so total = £3293

20K in an economical car at 55mpg = £1946 p/a and £35 road tax is £1981, a difference of £1312 p/a. That's only 27months to recoup £3000 in this case. At 10k miles, it'd be roughly 2x as long, so only 54 months which isn't that long to own car...

Comstock

Mark_Hewitt wrote: »

£35 is a rip off! I've just taxed mine for a year - £20 !
2009 Fiesta 1.6 TDCi. (the same rate applies to the 1.4 diesel too)

I can live with £35!

Strider590 wrote: »

It's all relative..... If you buy a bigger higher taxed car for less money, it negates the saving on tax and you get a much better car.

For me it was:

Small basic 2004 car with low road tax and good fuel consumption = £6000
or
Large 2004 VX Vectra (leccy windows, aircon, etc etc etc) with £170 road tax and mediocre fuel consumption = £3000

Well im never gonna spend £3000 on extra fuel or tax in the time I own the car, am I?

It's utterly senseless, but small cars are holding their value because people just don't THINK

If the saving was as great as 3 grand, yes I'd consider it. But you can get a small basic 2004 car for around 2 grand. eg http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2004-RENAULT-CLIO-EXPRESSION-DCI-65-SILVER-30-year-tax-/180572719023?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2a0af907af



As well as petrol, VED and insurance, there is parking to consider- my dad's 51 vectra is great on the motorway but feels like a tank around town.




(I was hoping to spend nearer £1500 to be honest- hence the thread- I think that is about the least I could spend and not get a total banger)