Is £30 car tax going up ?

50Twuncle

I bought a low tax rate car (£30pa) - last April and according to what I understood at the time of purchase - I would be safe from further large hikes .....
Is this still the case - because what I read concerns me....ie at least £130 for ALL cars ?

UncleZen

If your car was registered before 31 March 17 read this:
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/rates-for-cars-registered-on-or-after-1-march-2001
If after, read this:
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables

Car_54

UncleZen wrote: »

If your car was registered before 31 March 17 read this:
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/rates-for-cars-registered-on-or-after-1-march-2001
If after, read this:
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables

All of which is valid only until the next budget, i.e November. Or sooner, if there's a war/election/ referendum/crisis etc.

50Twuncle

UncleZen wrote: »

If your car was registered before 31 March 17 read this:
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/rates-for-cars-registered-on-or-after-1-march-2001
If after, read this:
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables

Right - it is a 17 reg - from 1st March 2017
But this vehicle (a Suzuki Baleno SZ5 Automatic) doesn't appear on VCA http://carfueldata.direct.gov.uk/search-new-or-used-cars.aspx....

50Twuncle

UncleZen wrote: »

If your car was registered before 31 March 17 read this:
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/rates-for-cars-registered-on-or-after-1-march-2001
If after, read this:
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables

Right - it is a 17 reg - Tax is due 1st April 2018 - the first year was £30 !!
band C ??
The thing is that it was pre-registered !
Also - this vehicle (a Suzuki Baleno SZ5 Automatic) doesn't appear on VCA http://carfueldata.direct.gov.uk/search-new-or-used-cars.aspx....

molerat

The V5 will show the g/km figure. It will also show the date of first registration. Simple to work out from those 2 details.
Pre registration has nothing to do with anything (apart from your warranty start date).

50Twuncle

molerat wrote: »

The V5 will show the g/km figure. It will also show the date of first registration. Pre registration has nothing to do with anything.

OK- 1st registered 31/03/2017 but tax not due until April 2018 - you explain that ... and still only £30 !!

marlot

50Twuncle wrote: »

OK- 1st registered 31/03/2017 but tax not due until April 2018 - you explain that ... and still only £30 !!

Dealers can tax new cars for up to 13 months. I picked min up mid june, and got it taxed to the end of june the following year.

50Twuncle

marlot wrote: »

Dealers can tax new cars for up to 13 months. I picked min up mid june, and got it taxed to the end of june the following year.

Thanks - how many people were aware that pre-1961 - vehicle tax expired on December 31st - no matter when it was paid for - can you imagine if they tried to bring that back today ?

Johno100

Car_54 wrote: »

All of which is valid only until the next budget, i.e November. Or sooner, if there's a war/election/ referendum/crisis etc.

Well indeed the tax may go up along with the cost of fags, booze etc. But of course that isn't what the OP was on about.

Rover_Driver

50Twuncle wrote: »

Thanks - how many people were aware that pre-1961 - vehicle tax expired on December 31st - no matter when it was paid for - can you imagine if they tried to bring that back today ?

Vehicles are required to be licensed, but if they are licensed as 'Historic' vehicles (pre 1977), although they are required to be licensed, there is no duty (tax) to pay for the licence.


Pre 1960 vehicles are exempt from MOT testing, but they are required to be licensed, again no duty is payable as they are 'Historic' vehicles.