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Every time I hear about UK road tax I can't help but think your road tax for powerful cars seems relatively moderate. My road tax was 1864 Euros for the whole year of 2025, plus 100 Euros for the Vignette if you want to use the Autobahn.
If your car is off the road for at least 43 days straight, you are eligible for a refund for that period. An option which many petrolheads use regardless of the weather.
The UK seems to make it a bit easier financially to keep an aging sports car on the road.
If your car is off the road for at least 43 days straight, you are eligible for a refund for that period. An option which many petrolheads use regardless of the weather.
The UK seems to make it a bit easier financially to keep an aging sports car on the road.
The government wants to make driving small, fuel-efficient and economic cars more appealing. Which makes a lot of sense, we are a mostly mountainous country with limited and thus often quite densely populated flat areas of land where small and fuel efficient cars make all the more sense.
Another big reason is some people are willing to spend big money on powerful, heavy and / or polluting cars (take fir example the ever-popular Range Rovers or G-Wagens) will not be bothered by high annual road taxes and insurance premiums and happily pay - easy money for the government.
If we pretend the Monaro were a 2026 model year car, the road tax would be a staggering 4.052 Euros for just 1 year. Older cars are taxed according to the laws at the time they were launched, same as in the UK. But subject to regular changes. Although there fortunately haven't been any adjustments to cars made before 2008 in our road tax scheme ever - let's hope it'll stay that way.
Another big reason is some people are willing to spend big money on powerful, heavy and / or polluting cars (take fir example the ever-popular Range Rovers or G-Wagens) will not be bothered by high annual road taxes and insurance premiums and happily pay - easy money for the government.
If we pretend the Monaro were a 2026 model year car, the road tax would be a staggering 4.052 Euros for just 1 year. Older cars are taxed according to the laws at the time they were launched, same as in the UK. But subject to regular changes. Although there fortunately haven't been any adjustments to cars made before 2008 in our road tax scheme ever - let's hope it'll stay that way.
Null.Performance said:
The government wants to make driving small, fuel-efficient and economic cars more appealing. Which makes a lot of sense, we are a mostly mountainous country with limited and thus often quite densely populated flat areas of land where small and fuel efficient cars make all the more sense.
Another big reason is some people are willing to spend big money on powerful, heavy and / or polluting cars (take fir example the ever-popular Range Rovers or G-Wagens) will not be bothered by high annual road taxes and insurance premiums and happily pay - easy money for the government.
If we pretend the Monaro were a 2026 model year car, the road tax would be a staggering 4.052 Euros for just 1 year. Older cars are taxed according to the laws at the time they were launched, same as in the UK. But subject to regular changes. Although there fortunately haven't been any adjustments to cars made before 2008 in our road tax scheme ever - let's hope it'll stay that way.
That’s pretty shocking and sad really. Another big reason is some people are willing to spend big money on powerful, heavy and / or polluting cars (take fir example the ever-popular Range Rovers or G-Wagens) will not be bothered by high annual road taxes and insurance premiums and happily pay - easy money for the government.
If we pretend the Monaro were a 2026 model year car, the road tax would be a staggering 4.052 Euros for just 1 year. Older cars are taxed according to the laws at the time they were launched, same as in the UK. But subject to regular changes. Although there fortunately haven't been any adjustments to cars made before 2008 in our road tax scheme ever - let's hope it'll stay that way.
There’s no argument that car enthusiasts are on the endangered species list.
It never ceases to amaze me how our political masters are still flying everywhere in private jets and drive around in armour plated limousines, all at the tax payers expense.
Still, we are all equal…only some are more equal than others
Null.Performance said:
The government wants to make driving small, fuel-efficient and economic cars more appealing. Which makes a lot of sense
Except a blanket tax doesn't have any impact on actual emissions output.You would already pay more tax, when you use fuel. As fuel is massively extortionately overtaxed.
But just because you own say a large V8, does not mean it is used daily, for commute, for everything etc etc. It might only do 3, 5000 miles a year. If even, but occasionally some more.
Yet a so called small fuel efficient car, might do 10, 20, 30k a year. So is already emitting far more, using more fuel, etc etc
Fuel tax alone should be more than adequate than a blanket tax whether the vehicle is actually used or not.
You could pay that tax and the vehicle might rarely even move, maybe only a Sunday type of car etc.
We do need a revolution. There is no other hobby on the planet taxed like automobiles are. I wonder are their private jets taxed as much ? How much fuel do they burn in a single trip ?
stevieturbo said:
Except a blanket tax doesn't have any impact on actual emissions output.
You would already pay more tax, when you use fuel. As fuel is massively extortionately overtaxed.
But just because you own say a large V8, does not mean it is used daily, for commute, for everything etc etc. It might only do 3, 5000 miles a year. If even, but occasionally some more.
Yet a so called small fuel efficient car, might do 10, 20, 30k a year. So is already emitting far more, using more fuel, etc etc
Fuel tax alone should be more than adequate than a blanket tax whether the vehicle is actually used or not.
You could pay that tax and the vehicle might rarely even move, maybe only a Sunday type of car etc.
We do need a revolution. There is no other hobby on the planet taxed like automobiles are. I wonder are their private jets taxed as much ? How much fuel do they burn in a single trip ?
Common sense goes out of the window when you actually look at what’s going on. I hate to sound like a broken record ( remember them ) but the powers who are actually in charge will be the ones that bankroll the various political parties and force their policies through anyway.You would already pay more tax, when you use fuel. As fuel is massively extortionately overtaxed.
But just because you own say a large V8, does not mean it is used daily, for commute, for everything etc etc. It might only do 3, 5000 miles a year. If even, but occasionally some more.
Yet a so called small fuel efficient car, might do 10, 20, 30k a year. So is already emitting far more, using more fuel, etc etc
Fuel tax alone should be more than adequate than a blanket tax whether the vehicle is actually used or not.
You could pay that tax and the vehicle might rarely even move, maybe only a Sunday type of car etc.
We do need a revolution. There is no other hobby on the planet taxed like automobiles are. I wonder are their private jets taxed as much ? How much fuel do they burn in a single trip ?
Sadly people in the UK just seem to complain a little but ultimately pay up and comply.
It really is a time for change
Time for a cup of Coco and settle down a bit.
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