Fuel Costs Vs Car Tax

[g1983]

Thought I would liven things up with a little fun poll.

The answers are closed, but you get the idea.

Let the comments commence

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[johnmacdonald]

I "only" paid £270.00 last time for the WRX as it was registered pre March 2006, but during the last 12 months, it has covered just below 4,000 miles. Similarly the Accord, also £270.00 has done less than 3,500 miles. Personally, I believe that road tax should be scrapped and revenue raised on fuel costs only.

John

[g1983]

I "only" paid £270.00 last time for the WRX as it was registered pre March 2006, but during the last 12 months, it has covered just below 4,000 miles. Similarly the Accord, also £270.00 has done less than 3,500 miles. Personally, I believe that road tax should be scrapped and revenue raised on fuel costs only.

John

John

That's what I believe, but feel there may be some need to pay a standard £30 per year to cover all avenues including insurance/ paperwork/ sorn etc. I was £460 on the hatch for what was 3000 miles or so (got a rebate as had it for 8 months or so)

Cheers for the input

Gordon

[johnmacdonald]

Yep, good idea Gordon. So long as somebody will deal with the potholes, howsoever the revenue is raised!!

John

[spect]

I have been saying this for years as mine is at the full £470 rate this year. The more oyu boot it the more you pay, only fair imho

[g1983]

Nah - I paid no tax this year, but reckon my mate with his M3 should pay a grand or two!

was it not just hidden into the car cost?

[davey l wrx]

The car tax in this country is a joke. I dorve an RX7 in Cyprus where it was classed as a 1.3 and tax was under £50 a year. In the UK once it was registered - after it's 10th birthday so it was exempt the emmisions test. it's classed as a 2.6 and is about £500 a year to tax.

Fortunately both my scoobs are on the lower bracket being 2 litres engines but it's still too much when you look at how much fuel duty tax and VAT we pay on fuel.

Edited April 3, 2013 by davey l wrx

[g1983]

Nope - zero for the first year due to low emmisions!

Not bad for 220 bhp and 330 lb/ft torque

so yeah. Built in

#government incentives

Edited April 3, 2013 by G1983

[g1983]

Nope - not on my invoice chap so free :)0

[dougy]

I would'nt mind paying car tax if they spent it on the roads which they don't.

Also if they did away with car tax i would'nt be paying when the scoob sat in the garage as its only does just over 1k a year.

[oj 89]

Difficult one... I see the reasoning for it, as I am doing $250 iirc. something beginning with a 2, on tax. And/But, I do 40 miles a day in mine, so it'd likely be more expensive for me, however I drive, because of the boxer....ness. Only reason I got the car was because I can for once afford the car that I want. I'm on the fence. But erring on the side of Yes, because if I got, for example, a bike for commuting, and the imp for the weekends and evenings, it would make a lot of sense (tbh. It would probably push me to that option if the government did change the way it worked). I can't be the only one who uses their scoob as a daily, surely?

[g1983]

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