Can anyone shed any light on VED?

[TTwiggy]

Hi all,

My question concerns those cars that were registered after 2001, but pre March 2006, that were placed on the 'temporary' band K, but could move to a higher band.

Does anyone know if the government are moving these cars this April?

I'm going to be buying a B6 S4 soon, and a jump from £245 to £430 would hurt somewhat.

Ta in advance.

[TTwiggy]

I'm guessing it's a 'no' then?…

[LukeBird]

Given the uproar when this was tried a few years back, I can't see retrospective car tax being likely.
I'd just buy it!

In the scheme of things, £120 pa is sod all compared to fuel and the like anyway!

[mmm-five]

If you're that concerned about spending an extra £3.70 a week for the extra VED, then you'd probably be better off going for a 1.2TDI Fabia rather than an V8 S4.

[u13rr1]

Indeed, that amounts to about 12 miles driving per week in such a car so hardly worth worrying about. VED is such a tiny tiny fraction of the cost of running a car it hardly enters into my mind.

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mmm-five said:

If you're that concerned about spending an extra £3.70 a week for the extra VED, then you'd probably be better off going for a 1.2TDI Fabia rather than an V8 S4.

^^^^This.

I pay the higher rate and as part of the running costs of a performance car it's not a deal-breaker one way or the other.

[useyourdellusion]

I know the OP said the extra would hurt, but for me it's the principal which grates. I do about 4000 miles per annum in the Boxster. If it were to suddenly start costing me £400 to tax it I would be seriously pissed off!

I'm kind of happy to pay the present £245 or whatever it is, but the higher amount would be a pisstake really considering the mileage I cover in it.

[TTwiggy]

useyourdellusion said:

I know the OP said the extra would hurt, but for me it's the principal which grates. I do about 4000 miles per annum in the Boxster. If it were to suddenly start costing me £400 to tax it I would be seriously pissed off!

I'm kind of happy to pay the present £245 or whatever it is, but the higher amount would be a pisstake really considering the mileage I cover in it.

Yes, this was more my point. I will be doing about 5k miles per annum, so while it's one thing to be able to afford the tax, it's quite another to actually want to part with the extra for a low-use car.