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Cannot change Vehicle Tax class after first Registration
My wife purchased a car but it was registered under the wrong tax category - not based on its low emissions. So we wrote in to the DVLA who said that as an IVA was not presented at the time of first registration and the CO2 figure was not given on the certificate it cannot now be retrospectively included at a later date even if an IVA were to be presented retrospectively.
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/rates-for-cars-registered-on-or-after-1-march-2001
So the car tax should be £30 but it will be taxed at £165 PLG Tax class. Now is this the law or is this their policy? If it's the Law can someone point out where this is and if it's policy I assume if I changed the car engine size they would want me to legally inform them - seems to be a one way policy?
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/rates-for-cars-registered-on-or-after-1-march-2001
So the car tax should be £30 but it will be taxed at £165 PLG Tax class. Now is this the law or is this their policy? If it's the Law can someone point out where this is and if it's policy I assume if I changed the car engine size they would want me to legally inform them - seems to be a one way policy?
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As it seems odd that other owners will have been paying So much more each month.
Cars first registered on or after March 2001 but before 1 April 2017
Would be the only ones to fall in the £30 band for 111-120 g/kmWhat's the CO2 figure on the V5C? £165 is band E, 131-140g.
£30 would be C, 111-120g.
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/rates-for-cars-registered-on-or-after-1-march-2001
Optional extras (anything that adds rolling resistance like bigger wheels, anything that affects aerodynamics like roof rails, anything that adds weight like a panoramic roof) can make a difference to the figure for an individual vehicle compared to a generic number given for that model. The figure on the V5C is the exact figure for your individual car, according to the manufacturer.
If it was a non-EU import without a certificate of compliance and an official CO2 figure, it'd be on the pre-2001 bands - £180 under 1550cc, £295 above - so we can rule that possibility out.
Which car/engine/gearbox etc.
Without more details we'll never know but not sure you can revert back to standard wheels etc to reduce the CO2 banding
https://www.car-emissions.com/cars/view/59190
That's the exact model, it's an import I from Japan. Bought it from a dealer and some of the paperwork was in Japanese.
(except air quality and Medical Science
It won't be to European spec, so VW won't issue a Certificate of Conformity for your VIN, so it won't have an official CO2 figure on the V5C. It'll have needed an IVA or SVA test to be UK registered, and that doesn't calculate the exact CO2 for it.