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[theowletman]

Cheers everyone, but could I just clarify that we are saying, for cars pre 2001, the new banding will not count, even from next year and the cost will only go up marginally i.e £200 next year for a full years tax  

I certainly hope so but don't hold your breath with these tree huggers.

[Kevin Wood]

Correct. Pre-2001 cars weren't rated for CO2 so they are taxed by engine capacity. Nothing has been announced that will bring your tax to such silly levels. (doesn't mean it never will. They could always bring in an "above 2 litre" band, for example.

Kevin

[Andyb]

found it
this is all the new info
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/7293011.stm

[alexandjen]

According to that my Mig is in band L  

[Andyb]

defo not good
i shall be looking at getting a bike

[alexandjen]

defo not good
i shall be looking at getting a bike

Might have to sell the caravan and get a smaller car  

[Andyb]

defo not good
i shall be looking at getting a bike

Might have to sell the caravan and get a smaller car  

funny you should say that when my mondeo when kaputt last week asked the wife should we sell the van and get a cheaper car to use  and she said hell no  

[theowletman]

defo not good
i shall be looking at getting a bike

Honda ST1300 Pan European would be my choice.

[Martin_1962]

I am going to make a suggestion - why don't we just not pay it?

Stuff the gits, we can't afford it and the increase is criminal so why pay it?

[dippydave]

parkers have a great calculator for any car, showing this, next and 2010 tax rates.

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/road-tax/?deriv=8996 is for a 3 litre elite

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/road-tax/?deriv=20767
for a 3.2!

as there's so many versions, put yours in exactly to find your cost. it's scary numbers whole but in real terms £400 a year is only just over £30 a month.  :-/

i'm glad mine's sticking in the pre-3/01 band for now!!

[amigov6]

Don't know emission figures but mine's early 99 so ok for now. Interesting none the less. Got my new disc through today (done online)
   Swansea don't seem to recognize we're entitled to a discount if we display a Loo-Knee tax disc holder... Disgraceful!

[Danny]

parkers doesnt show for mine because its a March 2001 Y reg 3.0, which in manufacturing terms was replaced in January 2001, mine was just registered at least 2 months late, therefore falling into the march 2001 new tax rules

[Kevin Wood]

As I said, only the manual saloon 2.6 scrapes into the second highest of the new bands. 3.0s will definately be in the highest, 2.5 probably similar to 2.6.

And the 2nd highest band is almost as much of a rip off.

Kevin

[Andy B]

I just know that my T reg diseasal Astra has gone up to £101.75 for 6 months from the renewal's price of £99
Thieving buggers

[mantahatch]

151-160 Audi A3 2.0 Tdi (diesel), BMW 3-series 320i, Vauxhall Astra 1.4i 16v

This has to be a joke, do we really believe that a 1.4 astra's emissions are as high as 2.0 bmw or dirtier than a 2.0 audi diesel.

Someone really needs to look at these figures quoted, because I cannot believe it.

Mike