Jim 1 Posted February 27, 2004 Argh!! £165 for 12 months! What a rip! :( Think i'll just have to go with 6 months of tax for now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 27, 2004 I went with six months, the bonus is the writing on your tax disc is gold!!! :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevemac 0 Posted February 27, 2004 OMG - mine's due at the end of March. :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 1 Posted February 27, 2004 Yeah, i'm gonna have to go for the 6 months option for now. £160 odd quid is a lot to just stump up in a month. Trying to save up for a few days in Amsterdam in July, and its me old mans birthday this month. MOT next month!! *gulp* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bally 0 Posted February 27, 2004 Myns due end of April, I'd perfer to go with a years! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 1 Posted February 27, 2004 And my bank balance is now £90.75 less!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dan 0 Posted February 27, 2004 Mine is due now at the end of this month as well... still haven't decided wether or not to go with the 6 or 12 months. Makes economical sense to go with the 12months but... as you say Jim, its a lot of money :? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheesy 0 Posted February 27, 2004 Geez, thats gone up some. :cry: Pleased my C is Jersey register now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest 0 Posted February 27, 2004 Try 3 Karmanns, all taxed :roll: , yup, that's 3 times £165, time to look at SORN over the winter months for the 2 Roccos next winter ... :roll: Tempest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted February 27, 2004 my tax ran out in November... Glad I filled out the SORN form! ;) :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dazzyvr6 0 Posted February 27, 2004 mines due at the end of march..i hate paying for road tax especially with the state of the bloody roads :mad: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 0 Posted February 27, 2004 £165 is steep for a 1.8! Does road tax in the UK work on engine size? Over here it is and mine's only about £170 forthe VR....and we have absolutely cracking roads over here so I'm not all that bothered about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted February 27, 2004 £165 is steep for a 1.8! Does road tax in the UK work on engine size? Over here it is and mine's only about £170 forthe VR....and we have absolutely cracking roads over here so I'm not all that bothered about it. Yup... Anything over 1548cc is in the higher tax group if it's older than a march 2001 model... :? I've about to sell my Golf Driver and get a little Diesel 1.5 Corsa :pukeleft: to save me some money 'cos the golf's on it's last legs and is costing me a bomb on fuel, tax and insurance.. Don't worry though, it'll just be a commuter car, the Corrado will be my main car as long as it's not going to Manchester in rush hour traffic every morning ;) :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G60Jet 1 Posted February 27, 2004 you brits get ripped of Personally i believe if you own more than one car you should only pay for one lot of road tax as you can only drive one car, then if you have other named drivers on your insurance you pay a little extra for them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted February 27, 2004 £165 is steep for a 1.8! Does road tax in the UK work on engine size? Over here it is and mine's only about £170 forthe VR....and we have absolutely cracking roads over here so I'm not all that bothered about it. ......so tom.....u actually pay £5 more than the rest of us UK-based VR owners :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kvwloon 0 Posted February 27, 2004 Goddam rip off! Only consolation is i plan to keep my 16v until the Road Tax is free, bit of a long wait though......... :roll: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted February 27, 2004 That's a point... at what age do cars get free tax? My MKI has gotta be getting close now.... 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted February 27, 2004 Ah, nuts... Vehicles exempt from the payment of road-tax include those used by the police, fire and ambulance services, those due to be exported out of the country and those which are more than 25 years old. My Golf's only 22... 3 more years to wait.... :roll: *edit due to thinking it's still 2003... I blame the gin... ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kvwloon 0 Posted February 27, 2004 Hmmm, could well be! Off the top of my head, I think (repeat - think) cars qualify as classic and therefore free of tax at 25 years.....worth checking m8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kvwloon 0 Posted February 27, 2004 Could be worse, I have 11 years to wait! :cry: Plan to do it though, can't ever see me selling my 16v :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted February 27, 2004 erm............IIRC the "free" road tax is only for pre-73 cars and is not "rolling".......in that cars when they get to 25 years old now(after 1997/8 ) dont qualify Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 0 Posted February 27, 2004 £165 is steep for a 1.8! Does road tax in the UK work on engine size? Over here it is and mine's only about £170 forthe VR....and we have absolutely cracking roads over here so I'm not all that bothered about it. ......so tom.....u actually pay £5 more than the rest of us UK-based VR owners :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: May be, but I'd have our superb roads anydays Rodders My point was in that, if I had a 1.8, I'd be paying about £70 as opposed to £170 for the VR. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest 0 Posted February 27, 2004 the "free" road tax is only for pre-73 cars and is not "rolling".......in that cars when they get to 25 years old now(after 1997/8 ) dont qualify Would have been too good to be true, as then I would've had both my Roccos tax free in 2 and 5 years respectively. Shame ... Tempest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Majik 0 Posted February 28, 2004 i used to buy 6 monthly tax on all my cars before, but as i knew i was keeping the corrado i just bought a years and be done with it, not got to renew untill june :D I also have to buy a bloody permit to park on my road (£27p/a) when theres only three spaces (shared by 5 cars) available outside my block and across the road is business parking, what a load of bo**ox Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 1 Posted February 28, 2004 Well you wouldn't mind so much if our road network was a world leading example of traffic management, and superb design.. but its not. And the fact that we already pay such huge amounts of tax on fuel just really rubs it in that bit more. The roads are about as congested as they are going to get, and the quality of the road surfaces is shocking. You REALLY feel it when you are riding on modified suspension. I'm sure Tempest would agree that about 65% of the roads in Coventry are in urgent need of resurfacing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
