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Post by firebobby » Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:37 am

Just taxed the Zed for the summer and it's jumped another £10 this year, £315 :thumbsdown:
Daylight robbery when you look at the state of the roads :evil:

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Post by srhutch » Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:40 am

Be thankful you’re not paying £555 like most ///M owners :x
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Post by TitanTim » Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:02 am

My Hyundai i10 was 20 quid :D

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Post by Buckley06 » Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:15 am

I feel your pain. I still have to tax my Leon tdi even though it is free what a pain. :rofl: :thumbsup: :poke:
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Post by john-e89 » Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:26 am

Buckley06 wrote: Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:15 am I feel your pain. I still have to tax my Leon tdi even though it is free what a pain. :rofl: :thumbsup: :poke:
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Post by Pastry » Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:30 am

srhutch wrote: Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:40 am Be thankful you’re not paying £555 like most ///M owners :x
I did less than 1000 uk miles last year in my ///M yet still have to pay this :-x It could be worse though, I could have to drive a Hyundai i10 :roll: :D
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Post by Attilio » Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:39 am

This will make you all feel better: here in Ireland the road tax for an ///M is...are you sitting down?...€1810/year :cry:

...and the roads are definitely not better than the roads in the UK!

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Post by gov » Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:39 am

I don't pay any tax for my zed - cause' I aint got one :( :( - really must find another one for this summer :lol:

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Post by Marlon » Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:42 am

gov wrote: Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:39 am I don't pay any tax for my zed - cause' I aint got one :( :( - really must find another one for this summer :lol:
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Post by firebobby » Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:43 am

srhutch wrote: Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:40 am Be thankful you’re not paying £555 like most ///M owners :x
That's bloody ridiculous :o
My works van is less than £300 a year and does over 20K a year. This system is a rip off :thumbsdown:
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Post by firebobby » Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:44 am

Attilio wrote: Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:39 am This will make you all feel better: here in Ireland the road tax for an ///M is...are you sitting down?...€1810/year :cry:

...and the roads are definitely not better than the roads in the UK!

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OMFG !!!! how the Fook can you live with that
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Post by 1000rr » Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:45 am

I was having a rant yesterday about the state of the roads, potholes and sh***y broken up surfaces everywhere.....

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Post by Attilio » Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:47 am

firebobby wrote: Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:44 am
Attilio wrote: Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:39 am This will make you all feel better: here in Ireland the road tax for an ///M is...are you sitting down?...€1810/year :cry:

...and the roads are definitely not better than the roads in the UK!

:thumbsdown:
OMFG !!!! how the Fook can you live with that
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Post by john-e89 » Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:48 am

firebobby wrote: Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:37 am Just taxed the Zed for the summer and it's jumped another £10 this year, £315 :thumbsdown:
Daylight robbery when you look at the state of the roads :evil:

Rant over..... that's better
That’s extremely unfair Fred, really it is.... :x

Just a thought though, have you actually told them half the car is wood and it’ll naturally decompose and return to nature whence it came from in a few years......? :poke:
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Post by Pastry » Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:49 am

john-e89 wrote: Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:48 am
firebobby wrote: Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:37 am Just taxed the Zed for the summer and it's jumped another £10 this year, £315 :thumbsdown:
Daylight robbery when you look at the state of the roads :evil:

Rant over..... that's better
That’s extremely unfair Fred, really it is.... :x

Just a thought though, have you actually told them half the car is wood and it’ll naturally decompose and return to nature whence it came from in a few years......? :poke:
john-e89 wrote: Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:48 am
firebobby wrote: Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:37 am Just taxed the Zed for the summer and it's jumped another £10 this year, £315 :thumbsdown:
Daylight robbery when you look at the state of the roads :evil:

Rant over..... that's better
That’s extremely unfair Fred, really it is.... :x

Just a thought though, have you actually told them half the car is wood and it’ll naturally decompose and return to nature whence it came from in a few years......? :poke:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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