Vehicle Tax

maxman · Post by **maxman** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:37 am

My renewal has just come through £315,not a happy bunny.The roads around here are full of potholes ,40,50 mph
speed restrictions popping up all over the place.

road warrior · Post by **road warrior** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:54 am

welcome to my world

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:08 am

I would recommend moving to Cornwall. But as I enjoy the quite roads around here to myself, I will suggest Scotland instead.

mr.tourette · Post by **mr.tourette** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:34 am

has it gone up then? not really sure what the 12 month rate is as i generally buy 6 then pay monthly until it gets sorned.

maxman · Post by **maxman** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 2:55 pm

mr.tourette wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:34 am has it gone up then? not really sure what the 12 month rate is as i generally buy 6 then pay monthly until it gets sorned.

I'm pretty sure I only paid £305 last year.I know it's only £10 extra but at the moment it's working out at £100 tax per thousand miles.It wouldn't be so bad if the roads weren't riddled with craters.
I think 20p on a litre of fuel and do away with vehicle tax would be a fairer way .

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:24 pm

When the MR is on the road generally speaking ( if no trips planned ) then i spend more per month on VED than fuel

Factor in my daily + our family car + weekender my current yearly expenditure on VED is over £1k

jabber · Post by **jabber** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 5:22 pm

Its even worse for new cars I recently purchased a 1.0 focus that would have been £0 tax last year now its £140

ben g · Post by **ben g** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:04 pm

Good job VED isn't a tax to fix potholes

Never understood why people call it road tax. It's a duty based on emissions.

mr.tourette · Post by **mr.tourette** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:29 pm

ben g wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:04 pm Good job VED isn't a tax to fix potholes

Never understood why people call it road tax. It's a duty based on emissions.

Probably because thats what it was and what it was for from 1888 to 1990 when the government decided to change the system

ben g · Post by **ben g** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:43 pm

mr.tourette wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:29 pm
ben g wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:04 pm Good job VED isn't a tax to fix potholes

Never understood why people call it road tax. It's a duty based on emissions.
Probably because thats what it was and what it was for from 1888 to 1990 when the government decided to change the system

1990 was 28 years ago

I bet to you oldies it feels like yesterday

What annoys me is the fact you can have vehicles paying pennies on VED, despite doing massive business mileage.

Always thought it would be best putting it on fuel and doing away with VED.

GAZA62 · Post by **GAZA62** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:54 pm

ben g wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:43 pm
mr.tourette wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:29 pm
ben g wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:04 pm Good job VED isn't a tax to fix potholes

Never understood why people call it road tax. It's a duty based on emissions.
Probably because thats what it was and what it was for from 1888 to 1990 when the government decided to change the system
1990 was 28 years ago I bet to you oldies it feels like yesterday

What annoys me is the fact you can have vehicles paying pennies on VED, despite doing massive business mileage.

Always thought it would be best putting it on fuel and doing away with VED.

I can remember the 70s like it was yesterday

Agree with your comments

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:03 pm

ben g wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:43 pm Always thought it would be best putting it on fuel and doing away with VED.

Yes, that would make far more sense - but then when has sense ever featured in our tax regime?

firebobby · Post by **firebobby** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:10 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:03 pm
ben g wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:43 pm Always thought it would be best putting it on fuel and doing away with VED.
Yes, that would make far more sense - but then when has sense ever featured in our tax regime?

Very true Mr T

MACK · Post by **MACK** » Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:54 am

mr.tourette wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:29 pm
ben g wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:04 pm Good job VED isn't a tax to fix potholes

Never understood why people call it road tax. It's a duty based on emissions.
Probably because thats what it was and what it was for from 1888 to 1990 when the government decided to change the system

Even before 1990 the money didn't really get spent on the roads and as we all know it's really gone to sh!t in the last decade.
Lets hope that the Government sticks to the 2015 budget pledge that from 2020 the revenue would be ring-fenced for expenditure on the strategic road network. Again lets hope that's expanded so that some of it filters down to councils for local roads too. Then it would be a true road tax again.....kinda!

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:55 pm

buzyg wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:08 am I would recommend moving to Cornwall. But as I enjoy the quite roads around here to myself, I will suggest Scotland instead.

It’s terribly congested with traffic & potholes in Somerset as well, definitely not worth moving down here, oh no

Rob

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