Has anyone spotted the changes to the road tax?

[pioneercollector]

Hi All,

As i am sure you are all aware that the cars registered after 2006 and produce over 252 CO2 / KG whatsits are charged around £600 per year..... Well I purposely chose a 2003 SL500 because the road tax was £335 - Well guess what? The marvelous money making bandits have decided that the parameters now start in 2001 !! And the road tax is going to be around £630 per year....

I am sure that this is just another lame tactic to force the use of Electric Vehicles upon everyone, and as soon as a certain percentage of us own one then we will all be liable for EV road tax....

Grrrr moan over

Not overly happy - But am looking forward to taking the SL to Brooklands this weekend for a four day break

 

[poormansporsche]

Are you sure . All the post April charts I've seen still have the "star" next to group k ???

 

[Bellow]

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* Includes cars emitting over 225 g/km CO2 registered between 01 March 2001 and 23 March 2006. Source: Budget 2022.

The * is next to band K and is £330.
So as far as I can see the max of (now) £330 remains for vehicle first registered between 01 March 2001 and 23 March 2006. Have I missed something?

 

[AMGeed]

Latest rates for cars registered between March 1st 2001 and 31st March 2017.
Notice the asterisk against Bank K cars registered before 23rd March 2006.

OP , Looks like your rate is £360 for this year.
Mine moves up to £615pa

Road Tax for cars registered between 1 March 2001 and 31 March 2017​

The below rates are for the 2022-2023 tax year

Vehicle Excise Duty Band​

• • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K*
  • L
  • M

CO2 emissions​

• • Up to 100
  • 101 to 110
  • 111 to 120
  • 121 to 130
  • 131 to 140
  • 141 to 150
  • 151 to 165
  • 166 to 175
  • 176 to 185
  • 186 to 200
  • 201 to 225
  • 226 to 255
  • Over 255

Standard rate​

• • £0
  • £20
  • £30
  • £135
  • £165
  • £180
  • £220
  • £265
  • £290
  • £330
  • £360
  • £615
  • £630

* This includes cars emitting over 225g/km registered before 23 March 2006.

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Just had another look at the "wealth tax " on cars over £40k , I always thought it was an extra £350 for five years , but the "Which" website states it's for 5 years after the first year - which is six years. I thought I'd paid the last one in March this year but it would seem I have one more to go.

 

[whitenemesis]

Just had another look at the "wealth tax " on cars over £40k , I always thought it was an extra £350 for five years , but the "Which" website states it's for 5 years after the first year - which is six years. I thought I'd paid the last one in March this year but it would seem I have one more to go.

One only pays the standard rate in the first year, so it is only for 5yrs but from year 2

 

[whitenemesis]

 

[Scooby_Doo]

One only pays the standard rate in the first year, so it is only for 5yrs but from year 2

Purely from memory : the car was registered on 28th March 2018 , I bought it mid April with 50 miles on the clock, I'm certain that I paid £450 for the tax when I bought it. I'll have to dig out the invoice .
If the dealer registered the car and paid the full first year tax how much would they have had back from the DVLA when transferring the car into my name??
Just checked first tax was £450

 

[whitenemesis]

Purely from memory : the car was registered on 28th March 2018 , I bought it mid April with 50 miles on the clock, I'm certain that I paid £450 for the tax when I bought it. I'll have to dig out the invoice .
If the dealer registered the car and paid the full first year tax how much would they have had back from the DVLA when transferring the car into my name??
Just checked first tax was £450

Because yours was the second licence? The dealer would have got back the standard tax pro rata

 

[Gazwould]

 

[pioneercollector]

Oh sweet! I did not see the asterisk on the forms i was looking at! Should put my specs on when looking at stuff on my phone!!

I am now a very much happier person - Although the state of the roads near me even £330 is taking the p*ss...

Thank you all, What a great site this is for knowledge

 

[Petrol Pete]

OP , just out of curiosity what would you have done if your assumption was correct and your car tax was indeed going up to £630.00 ?

 

[pioneercollector]

Hi Petrol Pete,

Sulked, sent the road minister a moaning e-mail.... but still carried on with the SL - Although i was seriously looking to get rid on my diesel 4x4 and buy myself a pre 1981 vehicle ( Mercedes C280 was in the frame! ) no road tax and none of that CAZ contrived crud.... This may be a route that i follow up anyway..... My motorbikes have gone up to £101 each.... sigh

Or a 1947 6x6 army truck looks nice - doubt if Mrs PC shares my ideas though ....

On a brighter note the SL has been topped up and loaded up, and ready for Brooklands tomorrow morning for a nice 4 day break

 

[Nat]

I can't remember what I was paying on my 991 911t but on the plus side my '82 911 is (from memory) going to be tax and MOT free from July this year? Or at least I hope it will be but me, been me, I'd still do and MOT on it take ensure all is good.

 

[ALFAitalia]

It won't be until after April 23 your car will be tax exempt....and even then only if you reregister it as an Historic Vehicle. It would have to have been registered before Jan this year to avoid paying tax after April 22....

Historic (classic) vehicles: MOT and vehicle tax

Vehicle tax exemptions and MOT exemptions for vehicles built or first registered before 1984.

www.gov.uk

 

[Nat]

It won't be until after April 23 your car will be tax exempt....and even then only if you reregister it as an Historic Vehicle. It would have to have been registered before Jan this year to avoid paying tax after April 22....

Historic (classic) vehicles: MOT and vehicle tax

Vehicle tax exemptions and MOT exemptions for vehicles built or first registered before 1984.

www.gov.uk

Thanks for the heads up