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How much car tax do you pay?

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  • Ultrasonic
    Ultrasonic Posts: 4,265 Forumite
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    edited 26 September 2013 at 8:50PM
    penthouse89 wrote: »
    £123.75 for my 2000 2.0 Accord.
    For 6 months...
  • Mockingjay
    Mockingjay Posts: 214 Forumite
    £140.00 for a year - 04 Ford Ka
    CC1 - [STRIKE]£8746[/STRIKE] £2801 71%
    :o LBM September 2012 - Current DFD Oct 14 :o
  • mib150
    mib150 Posts: 59 Forumite
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    Buzby wrote: »
    NIL. Mine's electric.... :)

    Don't get the electric car bit.

    I'm sure I read somewhere that the cost to the environment over the lifetime of an electric car is more than that of an Aston Martin 6.0 V12 Vanquish over its lifetime.

    Save the planet!
  • happyc84
    happyc84 Posts: 332 Forumite
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    We pay £250 for 2 cars.
    first 1 is a 2011 Mini, SD £30 per year; 2nd car is a 1984 Saab 900, costs £220 per year.
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    mib150 wrote: »
    Don't get the electric car bit.

    No, nor me.

    If it's in an urban environment, public transport makes more sense.
    If it's in an extra-urban environment, the range is too big a limitation.

    Then, of course, there's the small detail of electricity mostly being generated from fossil fuels, and the UK already heading for a serious generation shortfall in the fairly short term.

    But I think that's another thread.
  • Herzlos
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    AdrianC wrote: »
    No, nor me.

    If it's in an urban environment, public transport makes more sense.
    If it's in an extra-urban environment, the range is too big a limitation.

    Then, of course, there's the small detail of electricity mostly being generated from fossil fuels, and the UK already heading for a serious generation shortfall in the fairly short term.

    But I think that's another thread.

    Why does it have to be about the environment? If you live within the congestion charge zones in London it'll pay for itself.
  • OddballJamie
    OddballJamie Posts: 2,660 Forumite
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    Herzlos wrote: »
    Why does it have to be about the environment? If you live within the congestion charge zones in London it'll pay for itself.
    Also free charging and parking bays for electric cars.
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    Herzlos wrote: »
    Why does it have to be about the environment? If you live within the congestion charge zones in London it'll pay for itself.

    Riiight. Just remind me how much less congestion an electric or hybrid vehicle causes than a "normal" one?
  • penthouse89
    penthouse89 Posts: 128 Forumite
    Ultrasonic wrote: »
    For 6 months...

    Yep.

    But, it's a banger. ERGO I don't tax it for more than six months at a time, because it might just have a catastrophic failure of some description.

    Unlikely, it's a well serviced Honda, but you never know.
  • soolin
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    We pay nothing for the new C1 and it is a normal petrol car.
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