car taxes

shymanuk

have seen alot on the tv and in the news about the rate that tax will rise on cars over the next few years if this gets put through by the gov, but ive seen different things some saying its only for cars brought after 2001 /2006 but some saying thats its all cars even before these dates , as i have a stype jag on a 1999 just want to know where i stand as dont really wanna pay £400 in tax on it as only a second car and not used that often, just my little treat, any views would be greatful

goldspanners

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/road-tax/?deriv=6957

kizzykizzywizzy

Thanks for the link, I think the huge rise must be for newer cars as I have a "P" reg 2.0 & that is still £185 next year & goes up another £5 in 2010. I have seen much higher figures on the news for this size of engine. So relieved, but still annoyed as I can't afford to change my car, for one with a smaller engine, especially now my car is almost worthless if I did want to sell it, due to the cost of taxing it & also insuring it unless you have full no claims like me or are of a certain age, no-one can afford it. Also I can imagine a lot of bigger engined cars being scrapped well before their time due to the tax/insurance/petrol prices, I can't see that helping the enviroment much.
I only use my car for long journeys, I walk as much as possible & have a family railcard, so also use the train when possible, though I find public transport unreliable & expensive & difficult with 2 young children & shopping!!
They'll be introducing pavement tax next or even Tax Tax!!!:mad:

goldspanners

kizzykizzywizzy wrote: »

They'll be introducing pavement tax next or even Tax Tax!!!:mad:

we already have tax tax on our petrol.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

Your Jag is taxed on engine size, not emissions, and is therefore (currently) exempt from the new charges.

Don't hold your breath though.

shymanuk

Your Jag is taxed on engine size, not emissions, and is therefore (currently) exempt from the new charges.

Don't hold your breath though



are there any planes to alter this and bring it in too before 2001

chigley

shymanuk wrote: »

Your Jag is taxed on engine size, not emissions, and is therefore (currently) exempt from the new charges.

Don't hold your breath though



are there any planes to alter this and bring it in too before 2001

I don't think so, as the only emissions data available for all cars was started in 2001. That said, there is nothing to say that the Government won't suddenly say all vehicles over 3.5litre for example will have to pay £300 (or whatever sum they come up with) :mad:

harveybobbles

Someone with a 4.0 V8 doing 50,000 miles a year should pay more Road Tax than someone with a 4.0 V8 who only does say, 4000 miles a year.

I know in a roundabout way the one doing 50,000 miles a year does tecnically pay more tax in the form of fuel tax, but I'm taking about the emission side of thing.

MarkyMarkD

I don't agree. There's no logic in RFL being linked to emissions, when fuel tax is already (by definition) linked to emissions. It's an over-complicated way of taxing the same thing twice.

And it's ludicrous that someone who has a large car they use a few times a year, pays a large amount of RFL.

People *should* be rewarded by the government for having a small car they use most of the time, and a large one they use for the odd big trip with a car-ful of people. This is environmentally far more sensible than using a big car all the time, just because you need it for the odd trip.

But the person with large + small car pays far more RFL than the person who only has a large car.

It makes no sense at all.

totalsolutions

Same problem here have a nice 2.5l cruser car I love, work on LU and do 3000 mile /yr. but still have to pay for a small runaround and have two insurance policies. Road tax/petrol tax/CO2 tax/parking/fines is it worth it?? Sell the car for nothing and what can I buy in return with that??

anewman

All the more reason to buy pre 2001 luxo barges and have a bumper sticker saying "up yours mr brown"