Road Tax - Gulp!
Road Tax - Gulp!
Road tax due on my 2001 Z3 at the end of this month. Was wondering why my reminder hadn't come yet and realised the digits had been transposed on the house number recorded on the V5. Was mooching around the DVLA website and thought I'd just look up the rate for this year. Nearly fainted. £460 for 12 months! Car is. 2.2i first registered June '01, 229G/Km.
Last year it was 250 ish. Hmm - I only do 3-4k miles a year in it, and lately I've been working away so it is used for more than just the summer, so 6monthly only summer driving use is not viable. I guess this will spell the death knell for these classics - too young to be free. Think I'm just going to do 6months tax, enjoy it for one last summer and part ex it against something boring. Gutted, but can't really justify road tax at that level given the miles I do in her.
Must admit I hadn't NB'd that the higher tax was coming in yet.
Simon
Last year it was 250 ish. Hmm - I only do 3-4k miles a year in it, and lately I've been working away so it is used for more than just the summer, so 6monthly only summer driving use is not viable. I guess this will spell the death knell for these classics - too young to be free. Think I'm just going to do 6months tax, enjoy it for one last summer and part ex it against something boring. Gutted, but can't really justify road tax at that level given the miles I do in her.
Must admit I hadn't NB'd that the higher tax was coming in yet.
Simon
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Wow my Z4 3.0si is tax band k £270 for the year 209G/Km your only 4G/km over in the top bands
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E30 318 1988 Gone
E36 320 1992 Gone
E36 328 1995 write off
E39 525d M Sport 2003 Current
E37 Z3 M44B1.9 1997 Current
E36 320 1992 Gone
E36 328 1995 write off
E39 525d M Sport 2003 Current
E37 Z3 M44B1.9 1997 Current
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I'm an idiot. On emissions, its band L, but I missed that in band K there is an asterisk in the DVLA's table that says also for vehicles >225G/km registered before 2006.
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Whew - glad it's not just me who gets mixed up and panics!
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I had a proper grump on for half an hour or so
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Who got the benefit of that?
Bonzo.
Bonzo.
Z3lda (Zelda), 1998 2.8, Montreal Blue, Beige Oregon leather interior and M steering wheel, Sports Seats, Wood trim, Chrome Line Interior, Centre armrest with Cupholder, Alpina Softline wheels, Chromed Angel Eyes, De- tango'd, Rear stone guards, Sport aerial, ASC front strut brace, Strong Strut Butt Strut and Body Brace, Uprated brake fluid, Yellowstuff pads 78k.
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pingu wrote: M Roadster = £220
£270 surely?
Or do Scottish people get subsidised???
A.
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I think the earlier S50s are slightly cheaper than the S54 as pre 2001Alfie wrote:pingu wrote: M Roadster = £220
£270 surely?
Or do Scottish people get subsidised???
A.
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Road tax
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E30 318 1988 Gone
E36 320 1992 Gone
E36 328 1995 write off
E39 525d M Sport 2003 Current
E37 Z3 M44B1.9 1997 Current
E36 320 1992 Gone
E36 328 1995 write off
E39 525d M Sport 2003 Current
E37 Z3 M44B1.9 1997 Current
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Mines very much a Sunday/holiday car and covers less than the average motor.
It is also a modern clean engine- although fair enough the CO and mpg isn't great
However the last few years have been £440, this year it started with a 1....
I don't mind paying my fair share but considering that some cars could be doing four/five times the mileage
It is also a modern clean engine- although fair enough the CO and mpg isn't great
However the last few years have been £440, this year it started with a 1....
I don't mind paying my fair share but considering that some cars could be doing four/five times the mileage
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Stick it on fuel, fairest way............................hang on, I dont pay road Tax for three of mine
Gazza
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
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It's not a tax based on usage, it's a duty based on ownership with the option of it being free if you don't use it.
I'm looking forward to the VED being online only and there being no need to display. I'll be SORNing/TAXing and vice versa every other month, depending on the weather and the cost of swapping .
I'm looking forward to the VED being online only and there being no need to display. I'll be SORNing/TAXing and vice versa every other month, depending on the weather and the cost of swapping .
Pingu