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Oh no Rob...oops I did it again

From previous comments it was better to let this one slide by swiftfully...get a lot of people hot round the collar.

@ Mr P, luckily I get 20-22mpg.



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'course, with the jensen or rover at high-tens for mpg if you're lucky then Golden Brown gets it off you another way - through fuel duty... 

 

should have made that clearer, sorry Mr V


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Originally posted by Horsetan Horsetan wrote:

What you really need is nice runabout which was registered or built before 1st January 1973.... Let's see...

VW Beetle

Citroen DS

NSU 1000, 1200, TT, TTS, Ro80

BMW E3, E9, E10, Neue Klasse, etc.

Rover P5 / P6....

Triumph Herald

Jensen Interceptor

Oh the agony of choice....

1972 Porsche 911 2.4 S

or if one can stretch to it a 2.7 RS.

 

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I'm not quite sure I understand the tax band thingy? I run a 4 litre V8 which is niether a 4x4 nor an M powered car. If I was to turn down my emissions for the next MOT, can I not ensure being in the lower band?

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a good idea, but it won't wash i'm afraid.... if it's new then check here:

http://www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk/ved-information.asp

if its old then check www.parkers.co.uk technical data section for c02 emissions on your chosen car and work it out here....

http://www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk/ved-information.asp



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as well as checking parkers you can verify their info by checking here

http://www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk/downloads/index.asp

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Originally posted by 540 V8 540 V8 wrote:

I'm not quite sure I understand the tax band thingy? I run a 4 litre V8 which is niether a 4x4 nor an M powered car. If I was to turn down my emissions for the next MOT, can I not ensure being in the lower band?

Mike

i reiterate, it does not affect cars that were registered before march 2001 and it's worked out by manufacturers book figures, not on a car by car basis

The cost of vehicle tax for pre-march 2001 cars, motorcycles, light goods vehicles and trade licences

Calculate the cost of your vehicle tax using the tax tables below. The rates of vehicle tax take effect for vehicle licences taken out from 22 March 2007.

Private/light goods TC11

Private/light goods   

12 months rate £

 6 months rate £

Not over 1549cc

115.00

63.25

Over 1549cc

180.00

99.00

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



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and for cars registered after march 2001?

Diesel car TC49

Cars registered on or after 1 March 2001 based on CO2 emissions and fuel type.

Please note: These rates apply only to cars that have been type approved within category M1 of Annex II to Council Directive 70/156/EEC and which have been registered on the basis of a type approval certificate that shows its carbon dioxide emissions level in terms of grams per kilometre driven.

Band

CO2 emission figures (g/km)*

Diesel car 12 months rate £

Diesel car 6 months rate £

A

up to

100

0.00

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B

101-120

35.00

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C

121-150

115.00

63.25

D

151-165

140.00

77.00

E

166-185

165.00

90.75

F

Over 185

205.00

112.75

Cars registered on or after 23 March 2006

Band

CO2 emission figures (g/km)*

Diesel car 12 months rate £

Diesel car 6 months rate £

G

Over 225

300.00

165.00

Petrol car TC48

Cars registered on or after 1 March 2001 based on CO2 emissions and fuel type.

Please note: These rates apply only to cars that have been type approved within category M1 of Annex II to Council Directive 70/156/EEC and which have been registered on the basis of a type approval certificate that shows its carbon dioxide emissions level in terms of grams per kilometre driven.

Band

CO2 emission figures (g/km)*

Petrol car 12 months rate £

Petrol car 6 months rate £

A

up to

100

0.00

-

B

101-120

35.00

-

C

121-150

115.00

63.25

D

151-165

140.00

77.00

E

166-185

165.00

90.75

F

Over 185

205.00

112.75

Cars registered on or after 23 March 2006

Band

CO2 emission figures (g/km)*

Petrol car 12 months rate £

Petrol car 6 months rate £

G

Over 225

300.00

165.00

Alternative fuel car TC59

Cars registered on or after 1 March 2001 based on CO2 emissions and fuel type.

Please note: These rates apply only to cars that have been type approved within category M1 of Annex II to Council Directive 70/156/EEC and which have been registered on the basis of a type approval certificate that shows its carbon dioxide emissions level in terms of grams per kilometre driven.

Band

CO2 emission figures (g/km)*

Alternative fuel car 12 months rate £

Alternative fuel car 6 months rate £

A

up to

100

0.00

-

B

101-120

15.00

-

C

121-150

95.00

52.25

D

151-165

120.00

66.00

E

166-185

145.00

79.75

F

Over 185

190.00

104.50

Cars registered on or after 23 March 2006

Band

CO2 emission figures (g/km)*

Alternative fuel car  12 months rate £

Alternative fuel car  6 months rate £

G

Over 225

285.00

156.75

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anyone want an E30 M3?

Buy one now before the prices go up

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anyone want an E30 M3?

Buy one now before the prices go up

nobody wants one of them

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Originally posted by Horsetan Horsetan wrote:

VW Beetle

Citroen DS

NSU 1000, 1200, TT, TTS, Ro80

BMW E3, E9, E10, Neue Klasse, etc.

Rover P5 / P6....

Triumph Herald

Jensen Interceptor

Oh the agony of choice....

LOL

The BMWs yes and the Jensen interceptor definately.

the Rover P5/P6 maybe...

The rest you can keep



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anyone want an E30 M3?

Buy one now before the prices go up

No thanks, if I wanted a rusty car I'd buy and Alfa

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Originally posted by Peter Fenwick Peter Fenwick wrote:

Originally posted by thepits thepits wrote:

anyone want an E30 M3?

Buy one now before the prices go up

No thanks, if I wanted a rusty car I'd buy and Alfa

 

No....if you want a pile of rust you buy an Alfa.



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Thanks Stephen, I thought I was missing something but I'm sure I am correct in assuming that my car, being registered in 1994, still falls in the old tax system, i.e. £180 a year?

In that case I can still   without  every time I have to shake the pennies from my  which means I will still look like

They don't make it easy do they!!

Parkers didn't have the CO2 readings, the space was blank for my car!

Looks like I'll be happy motoring in my car for many years to come.

Who said the government were all bad!

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aye, you're spot on Mike

i can't see it lasting, but enjoy it while you can

same as lpg - subsidised until it gets popular, then bang, it's harvest time!

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hmm..looks like the government want people to look after older cars, don't mind doing that..

And it only cost me £175 for the year march 31st 2007-2008[see initial thread post]



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no, they don't... successive governments want to get old cars off the road (higher emissions, less safety, less taxable income, driven by the "poor people" who cant afford anything better, untaxed, uninsured, unmot'ed...... all the usual claptrap), which is what makes me suspicious to their continued leniency



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Originally posted by Nigel Nigel wrote:

Originally posted by thepits thepits wrote:

anyone want an E30 M3?

Buy one now before the prices go up

nobody wants one of them

like you don't?

 

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Originally posted by thepits thepits wrote:

Originally posted by Nigel Nigel wrote:

Originally posted by thepits thepits wrote:

anyone want an E30 M3?

Buy one now before the prices go up

nobody wants one of them

like you don't?

I definitely detect a note of desperation here


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Originally posted by Horsetan Horsetan wrote:

Originally posted by thepits thepits wrote:

Originally posted by Nigel Nigel wrote:

Originally posted by thepits thepits wrote:

anyone want an E30 M3? Buy one now before the prices go up
nobody wants one of them
like you don't?
I definitely detect a note of desperation here

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