Road Tax

[fido]

I hear that some drivers now only pay £35 a year road tax so this must be a major factor when choosing a replacement vehicle. In September last year it cost me £150 to tax my Doblo 1.2 petrol but I don't know if that changed with the latest revised rates of RFL. I dare say vehicles like the Doblo, modelled as they are on the products of the London Brick Co will never be amongst the most economical but it would be useful to find something with cheaper tax next time I change it.

 

[coyotes_uk]

That must be electric cars or something, I just re-taxed my Stilo monday night, that relieved my wallet of £165!

 

[Jazzy Jase]

My Toyota Aygo, is £35 a year to tax.

 

[Jai]

it's all about your co2.....

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/car-buyers-guide/cbg_roadtax.html

i think yours is at the 178g/km mark...which should mean £165 next time round....

whereas a panda 100hp is set at 154g/km = £140.......

or panda diesel at 114g/km = £35

 

[beau]

what cars are free then?

 

[Jai]

what cars are free then?

http://www.dft.gov.uk/ActOnCO2/index.php?q=best_on_co2_rankings

 

[coyotes_uk]

Road Tax its very annoying, I want to upgrade to an Abarth fairly soon but the road tax will be a nightmare!

 

[Jai]

Road Tax its very annoying, I want to upgrade to an Abarth fairly soon but the road tax will be a nightmare!

£300 a year, for now............

 

[coyotes_uk]

£300 a year, for now............

Exactly!

 

[Hellcat]

I hear that some drivers now only pay £35 a year road tax so this must be a major factor when choosing a replacement vehicle. In September last year it cost me £150 to tax my Doblo 1.2 petrol but I don't know if that changed with the latest revised rates of RFL. I dare say vehicles like the Doblo, modelled as they are on the products of the London Brick Co will never be amongst the most economical but it would be useful to find something with cheaper tax next time I change it.

Not really a major factor. Only the very smallest of cars get that low a road tax. Spread over a year the difference between a top end diesel and a tiny hybrid thing is nothing compared to the fuel costs. Plus for the sake of £200 max I'd rather something that performed and had mpg rather than a poor mpg hybrid with all the power of a smurf.

 

[Jai]

poor mpg hybrid with all the power of a smurf.

case in point:

 

[Noclu3]

I think VW have a polo and VX have a corsa coming out that will be in band "A" (free) they will be 75mpg+ diesels, no congestion charges either!

 

[The Negotiator]

When all is said and done, tax is a small cost of owning a car.

 

[beau]

mots are £50 now! they used to be under £20 a few yrs back, everythings getting very expensive

 

[The Negotiator]

Only £50 if you don't go to somewhere which charges less though

 

[jug]

yeah, its up to £50, but there are still places that charge £25.

£300 a year, for now............

alternatively you can also have a Maserati Quattroporte Cambiocorsa for £300

 

[dan-the-man]

it's only £300 if the car was registered after 21st Marchg 2007, if it was registered before then it's £205

 

[Si]

Personally I don't have an issue with paying £115 RFL

 

[Si - Punto]

it's only £300 if the car was registered after 21st Marchg 2007, if it was registered before then it's £205

But then the Bravo HGT is a mere £180 a year lol

 

[GhostWKD]

dread to think what the MR2 will/would/possibly be like