Road Tax

[Mikey Jay]

I read in abother thread that Road Tax for the V6 Galants will be going up to £415 next year?

Is this correct?

[miller]

Galants registered after 2002 i think

[Mikey Jay]

So if I bought a pre 2002 car I'd be safe from the wallet crippling increase?

[ANTHONY]

or a 96 white import

[Mikey Jay]

Driving a 1996 car at the moment, so wanting something newer when I change cars (will be a while yet though)

[Johnny_Cashed]

It applies to cars registered on or after 01/03/01. Galants before that are only taxed at the above 1549cc (I think around £185). This is because gerbils on LSD run the DVLA.

[Davezj]

yep te last post is correct.

[mesobitchy]

It applies to cars registered on or after 01/03/01. Galants before that are only taxed at the above 1549cc (I think around £185). This is because gerbils on LSD run the DVLA.

an who says old cars arnt worth much. HA!

pmsl at the gerbils bit

[colVR4]

It also only applies to cars that have a registered UK co2 level, therefore non of the VR4 qualify for the tax increases as they were not 'official' uk models, not even the ones brought in by Ralliart

...thats what the MOT tester told me when I had it done recently anyway!!

[Davezj]

but uk galant will be, V6 anyway, i doubt they will have less than 225 CO2's


however i have read up and it is only 2006 and younger that will pay the £400ish if over the 225 CO2's and 2001 to 2006 will pay £220ish.

look at the DVLA TAX website

[HMG1K]

however i have read up and it is only 2006 and younger that will pay the £400ish if over the 225 CO2's and 2001 to 2006 will pay £220ish.

look at the DVLA TAX website

Really? I hope so!

[elnevio]

Most of the UK Galant V6s have 227 CO2s. The autos are slightly higher at ~238 CO2s.

You are close Dave about the 2006 thing. The highest band (band L) will be 226 CO2s and over for anything registered from 1 March 2001 to 28 February 2006. However, for anything registered from 1 March 2006, that band becomes 226 to 255 CO2s and their highest band (band M) is 256 CO2s and over.

Band L tax will be £415 in 2009-10, then £430 in 2010-11.

Band M tax will be £440 in 2009-10, then £455 in 2010-11.

So not really much difference.

[Davezj]

are you saying that 2001 to 2006 will pay £220ish for greater than 225 CO2's which is the highest band for that period.

and after 2006 is how you have described it above.

which would mean all the guys and girls with galant V6 would only pay £220ish under the current tax situation.

i am just trying to clarify this for them.

there is another thread about this somewhere else and it has already been gone through.

[Johnny_Cashed]

Davezj,

See here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/7293011.stm

The taxes apply to all cars made after 2001. One of the main concerns with this increase is that people have already bought the cars before this big increase so it's not possible for them to change their behaviour.

[HMG1K]

Davezj,

See here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/7293011.stm

The taxes apply to all cars made after 2001. One of the main concerns with this increase is that people have already bought the cars before this big increase so it's not possible for them to change their behaviour.

Ok, so as I thought - those of us with V6s registered after 2001 will get clobbered with the full whack in band L of £415 rising to £430. While those exact same V6s (Sport and Elegance too) registered before that date will do the £200-ish price.

The whole government pricing scheme is a sham - as we know!

I read in the papers the other day that the government take something like £46 BILLION pounds a year from motorists and sprinkles back £4 billion to the road budget.

[I-S]

Correct. All Y-reg and newer galants will come under the new tax system and liable to rates up to £400+.

To clarify:

X-reg and earlier UK galants, and ALL VR4s - £185

For Y-reg and newer, some examples:

V6 sport auto estate:
2009 £300 (K)
2010 £430 (L)

2.0 sport manual estate:
2009 £300 (K)
2010 £310 (K)

2.0 classic manual saloon:
2009 £300 (K)
2010 £310 (K)

2.5 V6 Sport manual saloon:
2009 £300 (K)
2010 £430 (L)

2.4 GDI Auto Elegance saloon:
2009 £300 (K)
2010 £310 (K)

Note the V6 moves into band K for 2009 before moving to L in 2010. This is because they were sold in band F, before band G was introduced, but they would have fallen into G had it existed. All band G vehicles move straight into L or M, but band F vehicles can not move above K for 2009. Confused? So are the DVLA...

[Davezj]

for this current year from 13 March 2008 the cost are as follows, direct from the DVLA website. sorry but the formatting is a bit off but you get the gist.

te actual link is here.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...le/DG_10012524

Motoring The cost of vehicle tax for cars, motorcycles, light goods vehicles and trade licencesCalculate the cost of vehicle tax for your vehicle using the tables below. The tables contain the rates of vehicle tax for the different tax classes, together with tax class (TC) codes to distinguish them.

The rates shown apply to tax discs taken out from 13 March 2008.
Cars registered before 1 March 2001 (based on engine size)
Private/light goods (TC11)

Engine size (cc)
12 months rate TOP
6 months rate BOTTOM

Not over 1549
£120.00
£66.00

Over 1549
£185.00
£101.75

Cars registered on or after 1 March 2001 (based on fuel type and CO2 emissions)
The rates shown only apply to cars that have been type approved in category M1 and registered on the basis of CO2 emissions measured in grams per kilometre (g/km) driven. These details are shown on the Registration Certificate.

Petrol car (TC48) and diesel car (TC49)

Band
CO2 emission (g/km)
12 months rate TOP
6 months rate BOTTOM

A
Up to 100
Not applicable
Not applicable

B
101-120
£35.00
Not applicable

C
121-150
£120.00
£66.00

D
151-165
£145.00
£79.75

E
166-185
£170.00
£93.50

F
Over 185
£210.00
£115.50

G
Over 225 – for cars registered on or after 23/03/06
£400.00
£220.00

from the BBC link above the following is true.
2009, 2010 figures seem to be a little conservative above as the V6 will be in band L from 2009 which is £415 and £430 for 2010.

but i don't see why the DVLA have a 2006 on wards clause in there road tax priceing for this year only to get rid of it next year. may be the BBC figures are misleading, as the all the cars listed in there figures could be newer the 2006, which would make a better news storey, than saying only cars from 2006 are affected by these figures. i don't kow this but it could be the case.

can anyone confirm this. i know the BBC site has the standard message these tax changes apply to vehicles registerd from march 2001. but i am not so sure.

[I-S]

Yes, the direct.gov site is CRAP. It only shows the current tax rates which apply until the end of march 2009. From april 2009 to march 2010 the 2009 rates I gave apply, and then the 2010 rates from april 2010.

For specific info, try here: http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/road-t...px?deriv=18042

[elnevio]

I also read somewhere this week that the DVLA themselves are apparently providing incorrect information to around 3 in 4 people about the road tax changes, according to a survey. Don't suppose that'll help matters much...

[Davezj]

well which one is wrong.

as i understand it manual V6 is 226 (CO2) and auto V6 is 238 (CO2).

Parkers says

Rates effective from April 2009

Date of Registration 6 Months 12 Months Band CO2 (g/km)
8 Nov 1999 – 1 Mar 2001 £101.75 £185.00 -
1 Mar 2001 – 12 Dec 2001 £165.00 £300.00 K 238

BBC says

BAND CO2 etc
K 201-225 £300
L 226-255 £415

BBC says 2009 £415
Pakers says 2009 £300

Flip a coin and hope for the best.