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Low emissions Vs Low road tax

Just_Passing_Bi
Just_Passing_Bi Posts: 435 Forumite
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Can't find the advert now :mad: but I noticed on auto-trader road tax as low as £35.00

What groups qualify for low road tax?
I'm hopeless with technology, in addition, I suffer with MH issues, what may appear simple, I struggle with, may I ask, please be patient, thank you
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  • TradePro
    TradePro Posts: 652 Forumite
    Band A - £0 RFL
    Band B - £20 RFL
    Band C - £30 RFL

    (last I checked)

    Band A cars have emissions below 100g/km, there are quite a few in the marketplace now.
    And that my son, is how to waft a towel!
  • Just_Passing_Bi
    Just_Passing_Bi Posts: 435 Forumite
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    TradePro wrote: »
    Band A - £0 RFL
    Band B - £20 RFL
    Band C - £30 RFL

    I'm considering P/X for a 2nd hand car, where can I find what car is in each group?
    I'm hopeless with technology, in addition, I suffer with MH issues, what may appear simple, I struggle with, may I ask, please be patient, thank you
  • Gilbert2
    Gilbert2 Posts: 566 Forumite
    And you have to rely on goverments not messing around with the price bands should one invest for this reason.

    Like when LPG was vat exempt but that didn't last long.
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 33,050 Forumite
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    And you may pay ££££'s more for a car to save £100 a year tax?

    As mentioned it soon starts to creep up. Mines got up £35 in 3 years. As manufacturers start to fiddle the figures and all cars produce zero pollution who pays for all that lost revenue?

    Buy an old classic RangeRover free tax... But an older LandRover and no MOT either.
    So according to that they must be enviromentally friendly to be free.
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  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    forgotmyname wrote: »
    And you may pay ££££'s more for a car to save £100 a year tax?

    Exactly what nobody ever seems to think about, blindly got their head set on some tiny Eurobox, forgetting to look at the big picture or choosing to ignore it (because it requires grey matter).
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  • Ectophile
    Ectophile Posts: 8,360 Forumite
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    forgotmyname wrote: »
    And you may pay ££££'s more for a car to save £100 a year tax?

    It doesn't have to be. The last time I bought a new car, I went for the "eco" model which was one tax band lower than the standard one. The price was exactly the same.
    If it sticks, force it.
    If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.
  • daveyjp
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    Just_Passing_Bi wrote: »
    I'm considering P/X for a 2nd hand car, where can I find what car is in each group?


    http://carfueldata.direct.gov.uk/
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 33,050 Forumite
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    Yeah but some people seem to want to buy a car for £££££ to save £100 a year on tax and get an extra 5mpg.
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
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    forgotmyname wrote: »
    Buy an old classic RangeRover free tax... But an older LandRover and no MOT either.
    So according to that they must be enviromentally friendly to be free.

    Looking at the bigger picture they probably are environmentally friendly. They have outlasted their peers many times over and not had to be replaced thus saving the emissions created during manufacture. This is not insignificant if you consider that the embodied emissions of the average car typically rival its exhaust pipe emissions over its entire lifetime.
  • beetrootrox
    beetrootrox Posts: 9 Forumite
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    Suzuki Alto 1.0 litre 5 Door (2009 on model). £20 road tax, Group 1 insurance, approx 60 MPG. Second hand for between £3-£5k OR £5999 for a brand new one from your local dealer!

    Not that I'm biased or anything :-)
    Laura :p
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