Has road tax gone up on older cars?

RonWooney

Received my Tax Reminder in the post for my car.

I have paid £145 on my 2015 reg car for the past 2 years, reminder also states £145.

Yet when I go to pay online it says £150?

ohreally

Are you paying with a CC perhaps?

RonWooney

I clicked pay by card and it is £150, pay by direct debit and it is over £157.

I'm sure it should still be £145 but it only lets me pay £150.

Johno100

There was a very similar thread about this earlier today.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5633459

Seems the reminders are printed some weeks in advance and so don't account for the tax increase announced in the budget and which came into effect on 1st April.

RonWooney

Cheers for the link, that explains why I'll now be a fiver poorer every year.

BeenThroughItAll

RonWooney wrote: »

Cheers for the link, that explains why I'll now be a fiver poorer every year.

That 1.4p a day will be a real killer I imagine.

EssexExile

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

That 1.4p a day will be a real killer I imagine.

Hush your mouth! There are people elsewhere on this forum who are willing to jump through all kinds of hoops for a fiver a year. :money:

daveyjp

Shows how the budget really doesn't register with people anymore.

I remember years ago the increase in cost of petrol, booze, fags and car tax was talked about after the speech. Now its a none event.

Marvel1

On my old car (2004), the tax always went up £5 year then froze for 2 years, not a bad deal really.

AdrianC

RonWooney wrote: »

Cheers for the link, that explains why I'll now be a fiver poorer every year.

Not every year - it'll probably go up a bit more next year, just like it's done most years in the past...

Gloomendoom

On my older car (1955) tax remained at the same rate.