370Ad Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) Interesting VED from 2017 onwards. I imagine a lot of new cars will retail at £39,999 in the future then! http://www.autoexpre...ar-tax-overhaul So if the Z is still for sale in 2017 and its still under 40k then it will be the same price to tax in year 2 onwards as a Prius! Edited July 9, 2015 by 370Ad Quote
Ekona Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 What I like best about the new VED bands is that it screws those choosing to buy low emission vehicles far more than it does those that choose to run polluting cars. Their rate goes up, ours actually comes down! 1 Quote
370Ad Posted July 9, 2015 Author Posted July 9, 2015 Ha yeah it's punishing those which are trying to help but didn't quite cut the zero carbon grade 1 Quote
StevoD Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 am i reading this right all road tax will be the same if i have a mustang or a fiesta? 1 Quote
370Ad Posted July 9, 2015 Author Posted July 9, 2015 am i reading this right all road tax will be the same if i have a mustang or a fiesta? In year two as their prices currently stand yes Quote
StevoD Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 am i reading this right all road tax will be the same if i have a mustang or a fiesta? In year two as their prices currently stand yes well i like the idea now just to save to buy a 2017 mustang in 2018 and im on to a winner 1 Quote
jimboy2 Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) That can't be right surely? So in year 2 every new car will £140. Is that right? And anything over 40k pay £310? Edited July 9, 2015 by jimboy2 Quote
Ekona Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 Lol no! In years 2-5, cars over £40k will pay £310 + £140, so £450 whilst cheaper cars are paying £140 straight off. It's only in year 6 that everyone pays £140. 1 Quote
Ebized Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 So in 2017 what will 350/370 owners be paying? (Currently 370 coupes are one group lower than 350s) And presumably this will mean all ZEDs will atract th same tax - i.e the pre March 2006 lower rates/post March 2006 higher rates are abolished? Quote
Ekona Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 No, existing cars pay what they pay now. This is only for new cars purchased after April 2017. Quote
Ebized Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 Ah, so a 370 bought new in 2017 in year two will be £140, providing the price is under £40k. That's going to make all existing ZED owners and particularly those who bought between March 2006 and 2017 feel a bit miffed and makes me wonder if they might be subjected to further tax price hikes Hope I am wrong ' Bet new cars sales will drop off in 2016, particularly for those in the £40k - £45k range while buyers wait to see if the 2017 prices will be 'adjusted' to get under £40k......... 1 Quote
GriffGTV Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 so now 13 classes of tax dropped moving emphasis off clean vehicles as Gov realise too many new vehicles are taking this up (similar to their Diesel plot) New petrol and hybrid cars to be c £140 ish - I just entered the 07 350 into new calcularor and it came back with £505 ! - Are they stealing from all directions again? - New 'living wage - fantastic breakthrough'....dont get me started.... Quote
Mikevv Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't all '06> cars £500 a year anyway, I see most ads stating this. They claim the <'06 is more desirable because it's only £285 a year for tax. Either way I don't see how it's fair. A "small" 3.5 v6 churning circa 300 bhp is gonna cost the same to tax as a 600+ BHP Lambo/Ferrari etc. Bullshit IMO Quote
Ebized Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Merged last two posts (in a new thread) with this one. Quote
Ekona Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Anyone running a performance car who gives even the slightest care about the relative cost VED is missing the point entirely £500, £310, £140, makes no difference at all over the course of a year, especially now you can pay it off monthly. Quote
Rook Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 ^That. I bought my car on a 'budget', but still pay £500 a year to tax. When I'm spending £70 a week on fuel, the extra £220 a year in tax is really neither here nor there. Quote
Angrybiker Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 VED is a total rip-off! If I have a high polluting car, chances are it's a gas guzzler therefore I'm buying more petrol and since that's already heavily taxed I'm paying twice 😢 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
GreenLandy Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 I think that now it's linked into this road fund, for the first time in 80 odd years, VED is now a proper 'road tax' - hence there should be no reason why higher polluting cars should pay more. You are paying for the use of the road and the wear caused. No doubt fuel duty might go up in a year or 2, but I'd welcome that - a smal charge for use of the roads and then the emissions is covered in the fuel usage. 1 Quote
StevoD Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 will cyclist gets charged for using the road now Quote
GriffGTV Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 ....those that can afford a new car will pay less than someone with a £5k Nissan then? Quote
StevoD Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 ....those that can afford a new car will pay less than someone with a £5k Nissan then? depends they could get lumped with a £2000 first year Quote
370Ad Posted July 10, 2015 Author Posted July 10, 2015 ....those that can afford a new car will pay less than someone with a £5k Nissan then? depends they could get lumped with a £2000 first year Well yes in theory he is right. Year 2 at the 70's current RRP will be £140 a year. Bargain. Quote
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