Are we paying too much vehicle tax for older cars ?
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 2:09 am
Currently I pay £230 pa tax because, as with most of us, my car is over 1549cc. Many modern cars pay far less depending on the levels of CO2 emissions. Fair enough, you might say, but is it really ?
I've been doing some searching and I think we're being ripped-off again.
Bear with me and i'll explain. ( you might want to try this, just follow the links I'm posting & see what you get )
First I used an mpg calculator : http://www.mpg-calculator.co.uk/
This gave me a result of 40.19 mpg
Then I calculated CO2 from mpg : https://www.eta.co.uk/2010/02/22/calcul ... m-its-mpg/
This gave a CO2 emissions result of 168.2 g/km
As you can see, from the vehicle tax rate table : https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables
This should result in a band H rate of £205
Whether you think or don't think this is much of a saving please read this last link : http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/road- ... the-truth/
I think under these circumstances our road tax would be greatly reduced, given an even playing field.
I'd be interested to hear what other members think & what results you got
-matt
I've been doing some searching and I think we're being ripped-off again.
Bear with me and i'll explain. ( you might want to try this, just follow the links I'm posting & see what you get )
First I used an mpg calculator : http://www.mpg-calculator.co.uk/
This gave me a result of 40.19 mpg
Then I calculated CO2 from mpg : https://www.eta.co.uk/2010/02/22/calcul ... m-its-mpg/
This gave a CO2 emissions result of 168.2 g/km
As you can see, from the vehicle tax rate table : https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables
This should result in a band H rate of £205
Whether you think or don't think this is much of a saving please read this last link : http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/road- ... the-truth/
I think under these circumstances our road tax would be greatly reduced, given an even playing field.
I'd be interested to hear what other members think & what results you got
-matt