just had my roadtax reminder £78.00 nearly as expensive as my car
It hasn't been road tax for years, it's Vehicle Excise Duty now.Certainly doesn't get spent on the road round here
Wow, that's £58 more than my car!
vehicle road use tax
Quote from: simonm on 09 May 2013, 07:37:01 pmvehicle road use taxNo, it's not because you pay it whether you use the roads or not even if your vehicle is *off* the road (unless you SORN) and you don't pay for how much you use the roads.It is a tax on your ownership of a vehicle, pure and simple.
Tax renewal forms to both my Fazer and Fireblade landed on the door mat yesterday. Looks like I'll have to sell one of the kids. Still, get the priorities right.
Quote from: Streetbudgie on 09 May 2013, 07:32:53 pmIt hasn't been road tax for years, it's Vehicle Excise Duty now.Certainly doesn't get spent on the road round here Tax by any other name....cue Wikipedia ((Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) (also known as vehicle tax or car tax) is a vehicle road use tax)
Quote from: Chris on 09 May 2013, 05:52:55 pmWow, that's £58 more than my car! Holy crap! I wish!I just forked out £280.00 for my car
Quote from: simonm on 09 May 2013, 07:37:01 pmQuote from: Streetbudgie on 09 May 2013, 07:32:53 pmIt hasn't been road tax for years, it's Vehicle Excise Duty now.Certainly doesn't get spent on the road round here Tax by any other name....cue Wikipedia ((Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) (also known as vehicle tax or car tax) is a vehicle road use tax)Try the DVLA for an accurate description, it is described as vehicle tax not road tax, as I stated it hasn't been road tax for some years when it was known as Road Fund License.Wiki is quite frequently wrong.While it's quite flattering having you follow me around trying to correct every post I make, it is getting a bit silly, especially as you are so consistently wrong.
Of course the ridiculous thing is that I pay £0 for 12 months vehicle tax on my classic bike and even better than that, two mate have classic cars and also pay £0 for their vehicle tax/One is a 3.0 Capri and the other has a MK1 Lotus Cortina and a Corsair with a transplanted modernish V8 engine with pretty much just the original bodywork left!Gas guzzlers indeed yet their VED is free - work that one out!