MSE News: Buy car tax early to guarantee prices

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  • hmc
    hmc Posts: 2,483 Forumite
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    hmmm might go up though might it? dont know what to do now lol
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    I went to where my car's registered and picked up my form today, doing it tomorrow as I need it in my hand soonest so it's done.

    Mine's £130 for 12 months.
  • John_Pierpoint
    John_Pierpoint Posts: 8,391 Forumite
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    You can renew over the internet,a pretty well instant service.

    In the old days (ie 1960's) the increase used to apply from "tomorrow", so that would create a queue in the (then) 24 hour post office just off Trafalgar Square,
  • Dave_C_2
    Dave_C_2 Posts: 1,827 Forumite
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    Being pedantic I know, but Martin should know better, the proper name is Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) and not Car Tax. This is a tax on the emissions that the car produces, not a tax on the car.

    At least he didn't call it Road Tax, which was abolished in 1936.

    Dave
  • silvercar
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    Joe_Horner wrote: »
    Just got the new one for mine (12 months) and there was a 100% increase in cost :(


    Then again, seeing as it was free last year, 100% of nothing is bearable :p

    If we are being pedantic, 100% of nothing is nothing. ;)
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  • united2000
    united2000 Posts: 70 Forumite
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    I bought a car in February which was second hand.

    It has tax remaining on it until April, which is after the budget.
    I had to pay the dealer the tax for the year, so because it doesnt run out until April they just wrote a cheque to the Post Office and gave it me to hand over when i renewed the tax.

    If the tax does up in the budget, would it be ok to 'top up' the cheque with cash when renewing at the Post Office?

    So for example the car tax was £100 currently but goes up in the budget to £110. Can i give the Post Office the £100 cheque and then £10 cash to make up the difference?
  • wellsm
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    I realise this is contentious but if you want to drive a guzzler then you know you're going to pay more tax. If you don't want to pay so much tax then buy a smaller, cheaper-to-tax vehicle.

    Yes, we all pay too much tax but the government doesn't choose your car for you - or, at least, not yet!
  • welshmike_2
    welshmike_2 Posts: 92 Forumite
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    Let's have some specific examples.
    e.g. my wife's car is a Vauxhall Corsa Club, A/C, 1363 CC, CO2 142 G/KM, first registered 10/04/2007.
    VED for April '11 to end March '12 (2010/11 tax year) was £125 and will be £130 (2011/12 tax year) when renewed this month. The budget will specify what the VED will be for the 2012/13 tax year. My guess is £135.
    http://www.bytestart.co.uk/ved-rates-2011-2012.html
  • wealdroam
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    united2000 wrote: »
    Can i give the Post Office the £100 cheque and then £10 cash to make up the difference?
    Of course you can.
  • robbies_gal
    robbies_gal Posts: 7,895 Forumite
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    i cant mine runs out end of april

    i only driv e a1.4 polo and it cost 215 a year already!
    What goes around-comes around
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