Grrr... Road tax

[smorris_12]

I've just got around to my long list of things to do, one of which is to tax the Z. Picked up the reminder, thumped in the details and they're wanting £30 more. Turns out I made a boo-boo in that the tax ran out at the end of March; in my head it's April as I bought the car pretty well a year ago today.

So I'm tripply annoyed: I coughed up for most of an unnecessary month last year; I've been stung by the rate going up way more than they usually do on the lower bands and its cost me £30 more than if I'd sat down to do it a month ago.

Bloody awful system with its stupidly fine granularity between bands while having exponential cost steps against them. The Z is 202g/km - that 2g is £30 a year extra. My 320d, being a Touring, is a band up from the saloon with the same engine and that's always p'd me off - £40 more this year. Mind you, this year there seems to be yet another over-complicated structure coming in and the difference between 150g/km and 151g/km is... wait for it.... £390. Lower is £255 and then it jumps to £645. Eeek.

 

[mr wilks]

just be thankful you aren't taxing a ZM for the year , , now up to a eyewatering £695

 

[smorris_12]

Ouch!

 

[PerryGunn]

The joys of the Alpina being taxed as a light goods vehicle 8)

It has risen to £320 this year though...

 

[Mr Tidy]

just be thankful you aren't taxing a ZM for the year , , now up to a eyewatering £695

Luckily I taxed my MC on 1 February so it "only" cost me £630. :roll:

 

[Nick W]

No worries, if the optimists have got it right the and the ///M Values are rising at astronomical rates it should more than cover the cost. :rofl:

 

[Mr Tidy]

Maybe it's time to be an optimist then!

 

[Calps]

just be thankful you aren't taxing a ZM for the year , , now up to a eyewatering £695

Luckily I taxed my MC on 1 February so it "only" cost me £630.

Allow me to help you all feel just a little bit better....

Your yearly Z4M motor tax cost, would get you the equivalent of 3 months cover in Ireland (with change left over to buy some lube) - €678 per quarter, or €2400 to tax for a whole year.

My Z4C is no picnic either - 3 months is €353, yearly is €1250.

And don't get me started on insurance costs, or the lack of multi-car policies..... :headbang:

 

[Pondrew]

Got a 2017 Mazda 2L petrol. Costs £30 a year. Only because of when it was registered. Good old UK Gov!
Had a 2018 BMW 440, cost £565 a year. One year newer and about 10% more CO2.

 

[Pondrew]

or the lack of multi-car policies..

You're not missing anything there, they are a rip off here. "we charge you more but you think you're saving and it's more convenient".

I remember being in Ireland about 30 years ago. We were talking to the Hotel owner about 'stuff'. He said something I will never forget "this must be the only Country in the world where it doesn't pay to earn a living". He was talking about the huge rate of VAT at the time IIRC.

 

[buzyg]

Got a 2017 Mazda 2L petrol. Costs £30 a year. Only because of when it was registered. Good old UK Gov!
Had a 2018 BMW 440, cost £565 a year. One year newer and about 10% more CO2.

Perhaps why I replaced my Mazda2, 6 days after the old one died and have been doing 1500 miles a month, in it. Just fun miles :driving: But am still hesitating over replacing my beloved ///MR. So probably pumping more CO2 into the air, than if I were, running both and doing far less fun miles. Which was the case, after I retired, but before the ///MR died.

So to sum up. More CO2 imisions= less tax. :roll:

 

[srhutch]

just be thankful you aren't taxing a ZM for the year , , now up to a eyewatering £695

Luckily I taxed my MC on 1 February so it "only" cost me £630. :roll:

You’re only ever a year behind though so not really saving, will be £695 next year.

 

[buzyg]

just be thankful you aren't taxing a ZM for the year , , now up to a eyewatering £695

Luckily I taxed my MC on 1 February so it "only" cost me £630. :roll:

You’re only ever a year behind though so not really saving, will be £695 next year.

Love a glass half full man.

 

[Southwestz4]

just be thankful you aren't taxing a ZM for the year , , now up to a eyewatering £695

:thumbsdown:

 

[Nanu]

One good bit of news on road tax - Electric vehicles are now liable for full road tax after April 2025. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

With the cost of EV's, the majority will also be liable for the higher rate. Wonder what that good news will do for sales?