Anyone getting a smaller 'cleaner' car due to vehicle excise duty rise on older cars?

[mart]

I have a 16 year old reliable Toyota. I drive less than 3k miles but still have to pay full wack. I think some cars are only about 30 or 40 quid for the year.

 

[weldingnovice]

Hopefully prices of cars with bigger engines take a hit, I'm looking to buy

 

[QuattroBro]

No! I've sticking with my diesel land-barge!
They'd tax your feet if they banned cars.

 

[Wildefalcon]

I've gone the other way, older and bigger engined vehicles. With no emissions controls.

I enjoy driving around Bristol in my LEZ free classic smokey diesel Landrover now. Rather than driving the clean but £9 LEZ a day eurobox.

 

[dobbslc]

£30-£40 a year?
Some a free! But can still sit in traffic all day long polluting the air

 

[blackolive (Ste)]

No. Im more than happy with my freelander 2 SD. Its superb to drive and I have a fault code reader for when it throws a wobbly.

It’ll not be long till the series 1 RS Turbo is free tax and classic insurance and I can blow semi unburnt hydrocarbons wherever I go causing smiles, waves, flashes, and enthusiastic chat wherever it goes, imagine doing that in a nissan leaf

 

[Kram]

I have noticed nearly every car is under 5 years old. They have sold a hell of a lot of 23/73 plates! All driven like complete dick holes. Cost of living crisis! Everyone has a new car.

I dont understand why people spend 20-60k on a car to avoid 50 quid in tax.

I shall stick with my 2009 Mazda6. While I remember I should do breakdown insurance for it, last time gave up be because everwhere thinks it or the bike (2003 cbr6) are too old.

 

[Bornfree]

I now take the long route on all my journeys just to get the full use of my £325 road tax.

 

[Ubique]

I have noticed nearly every car is under 5 years old. They have sold a hell of a lot of 23/73 plates! All driven like complete dick holes. Cost of living crisis! Everyone has a new car.

I dont understand why people spend 20-60k on a car to avoid 50 quid in tax.

I shall stick with my 2009 Mazda6. While I remember I should do breakdown insurance for it, last time gave up be because everwhere thinks it or the bike (2003 cbr6) are too old.

They don't, most new-ish cars are on finance, the 'drivers' never own them but like people to think they do.... same with the 'service plans', they're all a monthly cost, along with the tax, insurance etc. When they have to pay for something not included, brake discs & pads for example, you should hear the ******* & moaning they do!

 

[tom2207]

Ive a 107 I use for all sorts 20 quid a year road tax and a genuine 50 plus to the gallon , it replaced my old allroad audi ,,, i wouldnt be without it .

 

[Ubique]

I now take the long route on all my journeys just to get the full use of my £325 road tax.

Similarly, given the price of fuel, I make damn sure I enjoy burning it! Especially when I'm road-testing someone elses' car

 

[GRW]

My 1998 Octavia 1.6 petrol estate gets me shafted for £325pa VED.
But, it was £1200 for an 85k miles car with no rust, and no coded everything - so what I'm losing on the swings....
OH has a 2011 Kia Rio 1.4 petrol - similar story, while our only diesel is my recently aquired 2008 Renault Master MkII 2.5cdti (which while having way more puters & electronics than I'm happy with, it's Euro4 so no DPF - it's even got a conventional solid flywheel clutch (which works just as a clutch should without the complexity & cost).

The "problem" is that while new cars are economical on fuel, cheap VED & of course ULEZ (Scam) compliant - I simply don't trust them to be as robust or reliable as the older stuff. Add in high repair costs & high depreciation - & the shine comes off a new car very quickly for me (only new car I ever had was Co Car way back in 2006/7).

 

[seanc]

14 plate focus 1.6 tdi
£0 Road tax and 50+ mpg

 

[tom2207]

They don't, most new-ish cars are on finance, the 'drivers' never own them but like people to think they do.... same with the 'service plans', they're all a monthly cost, along with the tax, insurance etc. When they have to pay for something not included, brake discs & pads for example, you should hear the ******* & moaning they do!

Someone told me what the local lr rr dealer was charging an hour for serrvicing ,,,, long story short it was so ridiculous I had to ring and get the facts ,,,
the guy on the phone when I asked for lr rr service rates thought I said dates
so
nothing available now until the end of Feb ,,, I explained it was the rate not the date
he confirmed it is now 240/hour inc vat.
I will type that again 240 an hour workshop rates .... good grief.

 

[sg66]

As road tax was getting silly and the lez are spreading as was the rust on my non eco friendly disco I decided it was time to be sensible so I bought a ulez compliant 2tonne 3.5ltr petrol 4x4, does that count.

 

[bricol]

As road tax was getting silly and the lez are spreading as was the rust on my non eco friendly disco I decided it was time to be sensible so I bought a ulez compliant 2tonne 3.5ltr petrol 4x4, does that count.

I'd say so, as long as my ULEZ compliant 2 tonne Dodge 5.7ltr V8 counts too

 

[sg66]

I'd say so, as long as my ULEZ compliant 2 tonne Dodge 5.7ltr V8 counts too

I did want a suburban but it wouldn't fit on the drive and wasn't sensible apparently

 

[sako243]

Just acquired a 4.6l petrol V8 for this tax and ULEZ exempt one...

 

[northwest]

No. I really like my little van and I have just got the seats to fit so no, I will be keeping it (£280 Tax annually).

 

[MetalMonkey]

What you save in tax would probably be swallowed up in servicing and repair costs on a newer vehicle.