VED rates 2017

just got my road tax bill today £210 for 2008 jimny ripoff

www.buyacar.co.uk/cars/280/cars-you-shou...-2017-road-tax-rules

Just found a silver lining ....
New jimnys will only pay £140 tax
:woohoo:

Halford wrote:
It also makes it expensive for hybrids yet fully electric cars pay no tax .... so they must not make any potholes then :dry:

Strange how none of the tax paid to use a car on the roads goes toward the upkeep of said roads......A pedal cyclist contributes as much to the roads as any other road user...Poll tax,council tax,community charge pays the road bill.......gov't obviously decided that the bs emissions tax wasn't netting them enough to waste.....back to robbing/business as usual for them.

Just found a silver lining ....
New jimnys will only pay £140 tax

Yes but the first year will cost £500 as it's 162 g on emissions:ohmy: :ohmy:

so 10 yrs road tax on current tax rates 10x £210 = £2100
10yrs on new tax rate 9 x £ 140 + £500 first year = £1760
Slight saving but that £500 extra when buying a new Jimny might make a difference as you'll either need to find the cash or pay the road tax on instalments.
The break even point is 5yrs so a new owner might want to sell it after 3 yrs and lose compared with tax rates now.
Suzuki should really be pushing the older cars or pre registering them.

This is going to sound really arrogant. Motoring is privilege not a right, it carries a significant fiscal burden. If this burden is too great an individual has a choice, no one has a gun to the head when they opt in to vehicle ownership. I am of limited means so as cars and driving are massively important to me I make sacrifices elsewhere, I don't drink or smoke or go out round town on a weekend. I prioritised my life to give me the best return on investment. Yes the government are on the rob , that's not new, but it may yet be beneficial if it slows the number of new cars being sold, that will over time reduce the number on the road which is a good thing.