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[Debs.]

We mustn`t lose sight of the ONLY reason politicians do anything: 'To Get Re-Elected'....yes, they couch their policy actions is whatever colour-coat they think the electorate wants to see; Eco, Family, Anti-crime or W.H.Y...but no matter what they say, they feel a general election mandate is carte-blanche to press forward any action which they feel will keep them in office.

When the (sheep-like) public flocking to being 'green' (Pah!) changes to a more sensible 'balanced' view, and politicians see the electorate judging them negatively for what they are and what they do, then 'things' in day to day British life may regain some semblance of common sense.

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[VX1]

All vehicles registared before 2001 are not affected by the high increase.

check here:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524

Like you say Martin looks like there will be alot of facelift cars up for sale very soon that are reg after march 2001.

[miggy]

All vehicles registared before 2001 are not affected by the high increase.

check here:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524

Like you say Martin looks like there will be alot of facelift cars up for sale very soon that are reg after march 2001.

Well i can tell you now........i will be keeping my 03 CDX 2.6 and my 04 GLS 2.2

 

[Martin_1962]

Stuff it SORN and false plates

I will keep insured and MOTed

[smoothomega]

Looks like my miggy is staying around for some time to come. Budget is the same old story, back door taxes pushing up the cost of living and while this goverment keep letting imigrants in to work for peanuts our wages will never increase to stay ahead  

[miggy]

All vehicles registared before 2001 are not affected by the high increase.

check here:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524

Like you say Martin looks like there will be alot of facelift cars up for sale very soon that are reg after march 2001.

But look what it says for band G, CARS AFTER 2006

[sir moanalot]

do these politicians think we are all muppets?  they have really got on to a winner with the green save the planet crap, they think they are looking all "green and enviroment friendly" by doing nothing but taxing us to death with it all. well what the bloody hell are they doing with all this green stealth tax then? projecting new land fill sites? assisting car owners with high emmissions by financial help? giving aid to home owners who would like to improve their homes with solar panels? improving roads ie bypasses from towns/villages? getting offenders of various offences to go out cleaning litter etc?
no, the dosh is just another bucket filler to help ease their financial incompetence......
this is  ali ishmael rotundra mbobo conrad heine gupta afrikannes patel leaving uk, claiming my £3,000 then sneaking back in on a different name to claim my goverment offered grants to re-learn english and get a car to get me to a job that english people are reputed not to want.
in the words of the old gran "what a f*cking liberty". ba*tards.

[mars]

Look at band G, only applies to cars after March 2006

 http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524

Not any more.   Next year that all goes out the window and it's £450 a year for a post-2001 V6 Omega.

Kevin

Any idea cost post 2001 2.2 Omega? :-/

[sir moanalot]

im bloody glad i have a 2000 2.5 v6, dont smoke, dont drink much and live the life of a bloomin hermit otherwise life would be practically unbearable financially!

[Tony H]

If this goverment think that anyone driving a £70,000 "Chelsea tractor" is going to give a flying f*ck about paying a few hundred quid more in tax they couldn't be further off the mark. Whats more they have given them the perfect answer to anyone using the environment argument against them, in so much as "I'm entitled to drive this oversized vehical because I pay the tax for it." Government environment argument..........out of the window.

[sir moanalot]

thats the point tony there is no arguement from the government only a false one to cover up the stealth taxes !!!!  but rich peeps dont care of a little xtra its us the middle band earners that get stuffed!

[miggy]

I feel for the taxi drivers of this country, they need large cars to earn a living, they are gonna be stung...i can see them pulling a demo.

[Tony H]

thats the point tony there is no arguement from the government only a false one to cover up the stealth taxes !!!!  but rich peeps dont care of a little xtra its us the middle band earners that get stuffed!

Another few hundred quid on road tax to someone on a six figure salary is neither here nore there, and if it really does bother them the can always offset it by buying a couple of cases of" bolly "less a year

[smoothomega]

If this goverment think that anyone driving a £70,000 "Chelsea tractor" is going to give a flying f*ck about paying a few hundred quid more in tax they couldn't be further off the mark. Whats more they have given them the perfect answer to anyone using the environment argument against them, in so much as "I'm entitled to drive this oversized vehical because I pay the tax for it." Government environment argument..........out of the window.

In a nut shell Tony, i couldn't have put it better myself  

[Martin_1962]

SInce when did a prius create less emmisions than a moped?

I'm going to run the free tax cars off the road - I pay for them they don't It's my road!