Car Tax

Mr_Pegs

Simple question I am considering selling my current car the car tax is £20.00 per year. I am looking at buying a 2019 Kia registered September 2019. The dealer stated the road tax is £150 per year. I asked the following 'will this price rise with increase is in line with RPI? or remain static? he replied no it will stay the same for as long as you have the vehicle!. I even called DVLA they couldn't give me an answer only asked the cars reg and said yes  £150.00 per year.Does anyone know will it rise or stay the same. Thank you in advance  

Car_54

It is entirely at the whim of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. No-one can give a definitive answer.

AdrianC

EVERY car registered after April 2017 is £150/yr, unless it's electric (£0) or "alternative fuel" (£140).

The last time EVERY car was £150 was 1999.

So, yes, you can guarantee it's going to go up. VED has gone up with inflation, rounded to the nearest fiver, most years recently.

Mr_Pegs

Thanks for the quick answers guess I can manage the £150 plus CPI cant carry on with the older car forever!. Just out of interest the £20.00 I currently pay with my pre April 2017 car hasn't changed in years will that now go up in line with CPI ? again Thanks  

daveyjp

A year ago it was £145, its now £150, you can take from that what you will.

DrEskimo

Mr_Pegs said:

Thanks for the quick answers guess I can manage the £150 plus CPI cant carry on with the older car forever!. Just out of interest the £20.00 I currently pay with my pre April 2017 car hasn't changed in years will that now go up in line with CPI ? again Thanks  

RPI increase on £20 is less than £1. They seem to round to the nearest £5, so it's unlikely they will bother raising it for a long while.

tr7phil

AdrianC said:

EVERY car registered after April 2017 is £150/yr, unless it's electric (£0) or "alternative fuel" (£140).

The last time EVERY car was £150 was 1999.

So, yes, you can guarantee it's going to go up. VED has gone up with inflation, rounded to the nearest fiver, most years recently.

Unless the list price was £40,000 plus, in which case there is a £325 additional payment for years 2 - 6.

MinuteNoodles

If your finances are so precarious you're worrying about VED going up then you can't afford to run a car because how will you pay for any unforeseen costs? A new/nearly new car isn't a guarantee you won't have a repair bill, you could have a puncture and need a new tyre for example, the cost of which would exceed any annual increase in VED..

AdrianC

tr7phil said:

AdrianC said:

EVERY car registered after April 2017 is £150/yr, unless it's electric (£0) or "alternative fuel" (£140).

The last time EVERY car was £150 was 1999.

So, yes, you can guarantee it's going to go up. VED has gone up with inflation, rounded to the nearest fiver, most years recently.

Unless the list price was £40,000 plus, in which case there is a £325 additional payment for years 2 - 6.

Yes, there's a short-term premium on top of the base VED of £150.

lordmountararat

At least with a Kia he has a warranty until 2026. Kia warranties are transferable to future owners.

sweetsand

Road tax is at the mercy of the clowns in number 10.