VED car tax from April 1

Nibby

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Does anyone know how much car tax will go up for cars registered between 2001 to 2017?
Thinking 4200 rates.
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Felonious Crud

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£695, yikes!

Luckily, mine is ULEZ exempt, so to get a sense of top value I shall make a point of driving it regularly through outer London.

PS... as my car is currently SORN but will be back on the road next month, I have the chance to tax it from 1 March for £630 or from 1 April for £695, a saving of £65 to tax now BUT with an unused month worth 1/12 of £650 = £54.17.

Which means, I think, that I'm marginally better off if I renew my tax this week vs next week. Correct, or is my calculator bolloxed again?
 
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gb-gta

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I’m just glad my GTA is pre March 2006, as they all are, because otherwise that would be £695 too like the QP based on its emissions!
It’s still £395 though. It’s getting a bit daft when the VED is roughly double the insurance for both!
 

zagatoes30

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I feel for you all, the equivalent of VED in Ireland would have both 3200 & 4200 just over €1800 and anything Maserati petrol 2009 onwards €2380.
 

Gazcw

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£695, yikes!

Luckily, mine is ULEZ exempt, so to get a sense of top value I shall make a point of driving it regularly through outer London.

PS... as my car is currently SORN but will be back on the road next month, I have the chance to tax it from 1 March for £630 or from 1 April for £695, a saving of £65 to tax now BUT with an unused month worth 1/12 of £650 = £54.17.

Which means, I think, that I'm marginally better off if I renew my tax this week vs next week. Correct, or is my calculator bolloxed again?
Looks like I will be taxing my 2 tomorrow then. Robbing barristas!
 

Felonious Crud

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Looks like I will be taxing my 2 tomorrow then. Robbing barristas!
I'll wait. It might save the price of half a shandy to pay it this month, but think of all the interest I'll earn by keeping that £690 in my bank account for another few weeks.

Oh, hang on...
 

Wack61

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It’s an outrage. As from 1st April 2025 I’ll have to pay £10 a year car tax on my Audi E-Tron. Thieving politicians…
That has to change at some point, maybe not retrospectively but they can't sustain that revenue loss forever, fuel duty VAT and VED , it'll be 10s of £millions lost
 

Gazcw

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I'll wait. It might save the price of half a shandy to pay it this month, but think of all the interest I'll earn by keeping that £690 in my bank account for another few weeks.

Oh, hang on...
I just did mine for tomorrow and it is still £630