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[Sir Tigger KC]

Astra went off to car heaven this morning.

RIP.

[Rangie]

As long as you feel that you've had your monies worth Steve, don't get too upset it's just a hunk of metal..👍

[STEMO]

As long as you feel that you've had your monies worth Steve, don't get too upset it's just a hunk of metal..👍

I've well had my money's worth, Mick. Glad to see the back of it 

[TheBoy]

Gave the RR a quick wash setting of for Oxfordshire in the morning got a cottage for three nights, catch up with the Grandson who's at Brize Norton and see the wifes cousin for her birthday, looking forward to a couple of pub meals 🍺🍺🍺

If you're a Clarkson's Farm fan, his pub is a stone's throw away (but arguably not walking distance from Brize), right at end of dual carriageway bit of A40, Burford end.  Also Diddly Squat shop is only a few miles on the way from Burford to Chipping Norton.

Used to be a few decent pub-grub pubs round there, but most of them have turned a bit artisan, so you pay a fortune for a "chef" to sprinkle some dew over a bare bit of plate.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Gave the RR a quick wash setting of for Oxfordshire in the morning got a cottage for three nights, catch up with the Grandson who's at Brize Norton and see the wifes cousin for her birthday, looking forward to a couple of pub meals 🍺🍺🍺

If you're a Clarkson's Farm fan, his pub is a stone's throw away (but arguably not walking distance from Brize), right at end of dual carriageway bit of A40, Burford end.  Also Diddly Squat shop is only a few miles on the way from Burford to Chipping Norton.

Used to be a few decent pub-grub pubs round there, but most of them have turned a bit artisan, so you pay a fortune for a "chef" to sprinkle some dew over a bare bit of plate.

Kaleb needs a good kicking.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Gave the RR a quick wash setting of for Oxfordshire in the morning got a cottage for three nights, catch up with the Grandson who's at Brize Norton and see the wifes cousin for her birthday, looking forward to a couple of pub meals 🍺🍺🍺

If you're a Clarkson's Farm fan, his pub is a stone's throw away (but arguably not walking distance from Brize), right at end of dual carriageway bit of A40, Burford end.  Also Diddly Squat shop is only a few miles on the way from Burford to Chipping Norton.

Used to be a few decent pub-grub pubs round there, but most of them have turned a bit artisan, so you pay a fortune for a "chef" to sprinkle some dew over a bare bit of plate.

Kaleb needs a good kicking.

I heard he's been replaced with some young blonde thing with a nice arse and bouncy tits? 

[STEMO]

Space saver delivered and in the car. And relax.....,

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Space saver delivered and in the car. And relax.....,

I know what you mean. Just sorting out the insurance for Mrs Opti's new Jaaagggg.PITA.

Meercats, Go compare, and confused all coming out in the region of £280-£340.

Looking on the bright side there is £0 road tax this year, but £195 after that.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Gave the RR a quick wash setting of for Oxfordshire in the morning got a cottage for three nights, catch up with the Grandson who's at Brize Norton and see the wifes cousin for her birthday, looking forward to a couple of pub meals 🍺🍺🍺

If you're a Clarkson's Farm fan, his pub is a stone's throw away (but arguably not walking distance from Brize), right at end of dual carriageway bit of A40, Burford end.  Also Diddly Squat shop is only a few miles on the way from Burford to Chipping Norton.

Used to be a few decent pub-grub pubs round there, but most of them have turned a bit artisan, so you pay a fortune for a "chef" to sprinkle some dew over a bare bit of plate.

Kaleb needs a good kicking.

I heard he's been replaced with some young blonde thing with a nice arse and bouncy tits? 

Sounds like an improvement.

[YZ250]

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Looking on the bright side there is £0 road tax this year, but £195 after that.

Lucky for you that the new rules (40K+ snob tax) for EV's started for EV's registered after 1st April 2025, otherwise you'd be paying £195 + £425. 

Quote: A new Jaguar I-PACE, registered on or after April 1, 2025, will pay a first-year road tax of £10, with a standard rate of £195 for subsequent years if the on-the-road price is below £40,000. If the on-the-road price exceeds £40,000, the first-year tax will be £435 (including the expensive car supplement), and £425 will be added annually for five years after the second tax payment.

So, when Mrs Opti replaces it with a new one a few years down the line you'll be back to £195 + £425. They are taking the piss aren't they. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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Looking on the bright side there is £0 road tax this year, but £195 after that.

Lucky for you that the new rules (40K+ snob tax) for EV's started for EV's registered after 1st April 2025, otherwise you'd be paying £195 + £425.  :y

Quote: A new Jaguar I-PACE, registered on or after April 1, 2025, will pay a first-year road tax of £10, with a standard rate of £195 for subsequent years if the on-the-road price is below £40,000. If the on-the-road price exceeds £40,000, the first-year tax will be £435 (including the expensive car supplement), and £425 will be added annually for five years after the second tax payment.

So, when Mrs Opti replaces it with a new one a few years down the line you'll be back to £195 + £425. They are taking the piss aren't they. 

They've been quite canny.

All remaining I-Pace were registered on 1st March (so they get a 25 plate) but a month before the government 'theft tax' of £425 for the next 5 years kicks in saving a total of £2125.

I'm into year 2 of paying the extra £425 on the BMW which I'm not happy about.

Also, how is it fair that an electric car will pay £195 from next year when an old duffer from Barnsley only pays £20 as his derv Grandland  belches black smoke into the atmosphere.

Can't be right, can it.

[Sir Tigger KC]

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Looking on the bright side there is £0 road tax this year, but £195 after that.

Lucky for you that the new rules (40K+ snob tax) for EV's started for EV's registered after 1st April 2025, otherwise you'd be paying £195 + £425.  :y

Quote: A new Jaguar I-PACE, registered on or after April 1, 2025, will pay a first-year road tax of £10, with a standard rate of £195 for subsequent years if the on-the-road price is below £40,000. If the on-the-road price exceeds £40,000, the first-year tax will be £435 (including the expensive car supplement), and £425 will be added annually for five years after the second tax payment.

So, when Mrs Opti replaces it with a new one a few years down the line you'll be back to £195 + £425. They are taking the piss aren't they. 

They've been quite canny.

All remaining I-Pace were registered on 1st March (so they get a 25 plate) but a month before the government 'theft tax' of £425 for the next 5 years kicks in saving a total of £2125.

I'm into year 2 of paying the extra £425 on the BMW which I'm not happy about.

Also, how is it fair that an electric car will pay £195 from next year when an old duffer from Barnsley only pays £20 as his derv Grandland  belches black smoke into the atmosphere.

Can't be right, can it.

It'll probably be charged using electricity generated at Drax, the giant wood burning stove, where they're busy chopping down forests in North America, Scandinavia and the Baltics to feed it.   

You didn't think going green and sustainable was going to be cheap did you?   

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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Looking on the bright side there is £0 road tax this year, but £195 after that.

Lucky for you that the new rules (40K+ snob tax) for EV's started for EV's registered after 1st April 2025, otherwise you'd be paying £195 + £425.  :y

Quote: A new Jaguar I-PACE, registered on or after April 1, 2025, will pay a first-year road tax of £10, with a standard rate of £195 for subsequent years if the on-the-road price is below £40,000. If the on-the-road price exceeds £40,000, the first-year tax will be £435 (including the expensive car supplement), and £425 will be added annually for five years after the second tax payment.

So, when Mrs Opti replaces it with a new one a few years down the line you'll be back to £195 + £425. They are taking the piss aren't they. 

They've been quite canny.

All remaining I-Pace were registered on 1st March (so they get a 25 plate) but a month before the government 'theft tax' of £425 for the next 5 years kicks in saving a total of £2125.

I'm into year 2 of paying the extra £425 on the BMW which I'm not happy about.

Also, how is it fair that an electric car will pay £195 from next year when an old duffer from Barnsley only pays £20 as his derv Grandland  belches black smoke into the atmosphere.

Can't be right, can it.

It'll probably be charged using electricity generated at Drax, the giant wood burning stove, where they're busy chopping down forests in North America, Scandinavia and the Baltics to feed it.   

You didn't think going green and sustainable was going to be cheap did you?   

Yeah....

But on the one hand the government says it wants to cut pollution, and in the next breath allows black derv smoke to block out the sun for only £20.

[Sir Tigger KC]

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Looking on the bright side there is £0 road tax this year, but £195 after that.

Lucky for you that the new rules (40K+ snob tax) for EV's started for EV's registered after 1st April 2025, otherwise you'd be paying £195 + £425.  :y

Quote: A new Jaguar I-PACE, registered on or after April 1, 2025, will pay a first-year road tax of £10, with a standard rate of £195 for subsequent years if the on-the-road price is below £40,000. If the on-the-road price exceeds £40,000, the first-year tax will be £435 (including the expensive car supplement), and £425 will be added annually for five years after the second tax payment.

So, when Mrs Opti replaces it with a new one a few years down the line you'll be back to £195 + £425. They are taking the piss aren't they. 

They've been quite canny.

All remaining I-Pace were registered on 1st March (so they get a 25 plate) but a month before the government 'theft tax' of £425 for the next 5 years kicks in saving a total of £2125.

I'm into year 2 of paying the extra £425 on the BMW which I'm not happy about.

Also, how is it fair that an electric car will pay £195 from next year when an old duffer from Barnsley only pays £20 as his derv Grandland  belches black smoke into the atmosphere.

Can't be right, can it.

It'll probably be charged using electricity generated at Drax, the giant wood burning stove, where they're busy chopping down forests in North America, Scandinavia and the Baltics to feed it.   

You didn't think going green and sustainable was going to be cheap did you?   

Yeah....

But on the one hand the government says it wants to cut pollution, and in the next breath allows black derv smoke to block out the sun for only £20.

Your Milk Float will be much heavier though, causing more wear and tear to the roads and will emit more brake dust and rubber particulates from the tyres. 

Cough up! 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Roughly 2200KG......so a proper fat bastard.

.....and it's made from aluminium.