Additional car tax

[Nictrix]

As title. Additional tax on vehicles over 40k when new.
The information is a little confusing for me as to when exactly the additional tax stops.
Is it when the vehicle is 5 years old or 6 years old?
If a vehicle is registered in April and would be 5 years old then (or 6 depending on the above answer) but you are taxing it in January, would you pay the full year additional tax or would it automatically calculate just to pay the increase until it is of age?

Anybody know?

[Swiftly]

As title. Additional tax on vehicles over 40k when new.
The information is a little confusing for me as to when exactly the additional tax stops.
Is it when the vehicle is 5 years old or 6 years old?
If a vehicle is registered in April and would be 5 years old then (or 6 depending on the above answer) but you are taxing it in January, would you pay the full year additional tax or would it automatically calculate just to pay the increase until it is of age?

Anybody know?

Good point, from what I understand

[Swiftly]

As title. Additional tax on vehicles over 40k when new.
The information is a little confusing for me as to when exactly the additional tax stops.
Is it when the vehicle is 5 years old or 6 years old?
If a vehicle is registered in April and would be 5 years old then (or 6 depending on the above answer) but you are taxing it in January, would you pay the full year additional tax or would it automatically calculate just to pay the increase until it is of age?

Anybody know?

My understanding is for cars above £40,000, you’ll pay an additional £355 for the next five years from the second time the vehicle is taxed. After six years from the date of the first registration, you’ll pay the standard annual rate.

[Nictrix]

As title. Additional tax on vehicles over 40k when new.
The information is a little confusing for me as to when exactly the additional tax stops.
Is it when the vehicle is 5 years old or 6 years old?
If a vehicle is registered in April and would be 5 years old then (or 6 depending on the above answer) but you are taxing it in January, would you pay the full year additional tax or would it automatically calculate just to pay the increase until it is of age?

Anybody know?

My understanding is for cars above £40,000, you’ll pay an additional £355 for the next five years from the second time the vehicle is taxed. After six years from the date of the first registration, you’ll pay the standard annual rate.

Thanks, so a car registered in April 2018 pays the extra tax until March 2024 then?
The other question seems to be more difficult to find an answer for.
Wondering if the tax systems works it out for you automatically or if 6 months tax would be a better idea to go over the threshold and then 12 months from then on. No point giving the government money needlessly.

[hopz121]

It’s for years 2-6 so 5 years in total after the first year is paid via the new car buying process.

The exact date it expires is on the front of the V5C as well

[Nanu]

The AA website states,

After the first year, owners of cars that cost more than £40,000 have to pay an additional annual supplement of £355 for five years – adding up to £1,775 in total.

Not sure that helps or is it me?

[Nictrix]

It all helps. What isnt exactly clear is if the vehicle is still a few months off passing the 6 year mark for additional tax, what happens?
Do you need to pay the higher tax for 6 months or a year even if there is only 2 months or so till the vehicle hits 6 years old?

[Nanu]

I would like to think you only pay the higher rate until the car is 6 yrs old then the lower rate afterwards.

I pay monthly so hopefully the direct debit will reduce. If you pay annually then you should get a refund but who knows?

[Ole gits rule]

Ii would pay the few months via direct debit and then go pay 12 months but I would hope you get a refund if you pay in full at the start