Honda Insight mk1 Road tax?

[morgaana]

Hi all,

It's that time of year coming up - and on the DVLA site it says I have to pay £180 for road tax on my 2004 Honda Insight Mk1.
BUT ... on Parker's it says I have to pay £0!

Does anyone have any insight (lol) into this?

Thank you!

[Super Sonic]

Well I have an Accord type R 2.2 which costs me £17 a month in tax so I would say they've made a mistake.

[morgaana]

Super Sonic said:

Well I have an Accord type R 2.2 which costs me £17 a month in tax so I would say they've made a mistake.

Thanks Super Sonic - actually that sounds not much different - I meant £180 for the year lol

[Gixer968CS]

Sitting waiting for the first comments about VED. Come on pedants where are you??

[zedx19]

https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/cheap-road-tax/

Enter your reg here, if this website is accurate then it should be 0.

[morgaana]

zedx19 said:

https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/cheap-road-tax/

Enter your reg here, if this website is accurate then it should be 0.

Thanks zedx19!

[morgaana]

OK all I now have my answer!
Turns out that if the car was originally registered in the Uk the road tax would indeed be £0.
But - it's not. It's an import. And as such i have to cough up. Every year. Forever. Until i die. (or the car dies! lol)

Thank you and have a great weekend

[The Rotrex Kid]

morgaana said:

OK all I now have my answer!
Turns out that if the car was originally registered in the Uk the road tax would indeed be £0.
But - it's not. It's an import. And as such i have to cough up. Every year. Forever. Until i die. (or the car dies! lol)

Thank you and have a great weekend

It'll have been registered as PLG I suspect??

[Neith]

The Rotrex Kid said:

It'll have been registered as PLG I suspect??

^Likely to be this; my DC5 Integra import is the same (though I pay £290 since it's over 1549cc).

The explanation I got was that imports often get put in as PLG tax band because they can't fit into anything else. So, my Integra is a late 2001 (and should theoretically be taxed according to emissions), but there's no emissions data for a 2001 DC5 so it can't be taxed on the 2001+ table. It also can't be taxed on the pre-2001 table (being a late 2001 car), so PLG is the only option. I'd imagine it's a similar thing for your Insight with it also being an import.

[morgaana]

The Rotrex Kid said:

It'll have been registered as PLG I suspect??

Thanks Rotrex Kid - PLG? no idea! ... another trip to the DVLa website methinks ... (wanders off) ...

[The Rotrex Kid]

morgaana said:

The Rotrex Kid said:

It'll have been registered as PLG I suspect??

Thanks Rotrex Kid - PLG? no idea! ... another trip to the DVLa website methinks ... (wanders off) ...

Have a look at your V5, will probably state PLG like this..

[morgaana]

The Rotrex Kid said:

morgaana said:

The Rotrex Kid said:

It'll have been registered as PLG I suspect??

Thanks Rotrex Kid - PLG? no idea! ... another trip to the DVLa website methinks ... (wanders off) ...

Have a look at your V5, will probably state PLG like this..

Rotrex Kid yes! You're right - it is PLG