Car Tax Increase to Affect us VR6 Owners Afterall?

[VR6Pete 1,455]

hmmm, this looks a little worrying!

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30400-1314541,00.html

What do you guys think?

Pete

[vw_golf_vr6 0]

that sucks big time, ah well another reason to move abroad

[aimee 0]

hmmm that doesnt quite sound right!

and surely this statement taken from the article should read over 7 not upto 7??

It was thought vehicles up to seven years old would be exempt from the shake-up, designed to penalise high emissions.

I'm hoping someone has got this wrong and its just a rumour, otherwise it could be bye bye vr6!

[thegoth 5]

that sucks big time' date=' ah well another reason to move abroad

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Will the last one out please turn off the lights....

[thegoth 5]

It's just Sky making up headlines:

The bit to the right says

"Ministers Accused Of CO2 Con

The government has admitted that the new higher car tax band for heavily polluting cars will apply to vehicles registered as far back as 2001. That was something that the Chancellor failed to make clear in his March budget speech."

Which still doesn't effect (most) of us. Personally I always thought it would be back dated to 2001 cars, the full budget report didn't try to cover it up and there's even a petition on the downing street web site about not doing it. Antera posted a link.

Here's a less sensational version of the same story http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30400-1314519,00.html

[pimpcat 0]

well that would make me feel better if they did!

[Phat VR6 3]

that sucks big time' date=' ah well another reason to move abroad

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Will the last one out please turn off the lights....

lol... ive just been getting all lairy at the price of fuel when i found out every other contry in the EU pays 25p per litter tax compared to us paying 50p..WTF is with that. How can they get away with it and why do they need to take so much in the first place.. Im still fucking my car up over pot holes and im sure i never see any of that tax money ive given them.. Apart from bastard speed bumps with nacker my car even more.

Is there nothink we can do about it? And is it legal to drive over to france fill my car with 150 gallens in containers and then come back over hear?

[mannie 0]

So how much will it cost to Tax the vr6 in 2009 ?

[Dmoe 0]

I heard that its only going to affect cars age 2001 and up.... Might be wrong tho

*Edit* Should have read that link first....

SUCKS

[vr6madmike 0]

When these cars were built were figures actually published for C02?

[Jk* 0]

I shall stick with it...and then wait enjoy it whilst i can, and keep enjoying it until the end!

[bobda 0]

If you have a car registered BEFORE september 2001, then you will be EXEMPT from the new tax brackets and will continue to pay tax based on engine size rather than CO2 emissions.

THIS IS A FACT.

The article is making reference to the fact that the new(er) tax brackets are being applied to all vehicles registered after September 2001, which is unfair on those people who bought their cars not knowing that the tax hike was going to be implemented.

There ARE CO2 emissions data figures available for the VR6 - http://www.smmtco2.co.uk/co2search2.asp

Level (g/km): 199

Which means that we would be in the current band F, £210 which would change in 2009 to band J, £260 then £270 from 2010.

It will NEVER be backdated pre-2001, though so we will continue to pay the rate based on engine size, over 1.6 so £185 (although this will probably go up slightly with inflation and general rises.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/7293011.stm

[thegoth 5]

There ARE CO2 emissions data figures available for the VR6 - http://www.smmtco2.co.uk/co2search2.asp

Level (g/km): 199

Which means that we would be in the current band F' date=' £210 which would change in 2009 to band J, £260 then £270 from 2010.

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I don't trust those figures. they claim that a 16ver produces the same as a VR6. I can tell you that's wrong by the different amounts of carbon I put in them. Not that it matters ;-) Good to know we'll be quids in, not so long ago the band F VED was actually lower than we were paying.

I did find the whole Sky news thing funny, the comments especially. Sums up all that is wrong with Sky News IMO - spoon fed cable news for Sun readers! Even their journalists can't read, or if they can they can't comprehend.

[goonersteve 0]

I renewed my tax yesterday and can confirm it is £185 for 12 months. Not too bad in the grand scheme of things.

[petervr6 0]

There ARE CO2 emissions data figures available for the VR6 - http://www.smmtco2.co.uk/co2search2.asp

Level (g/km): 199

Which means that we would be in the current band F' date=' £210 which would change in 2009 to band J, £260 then £270 from 2010.

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I don't trust those figures. they claim that a 16ver produces the same as a VR6. I can tell you that's wrong by the different amounts of carbon I put in them. Not that it matters ;-) Good to know we'll be quids in, not so long ago the band F VED was actually lower than we were paying.

I did find the whole Sky news thing funny, the comments especially. Sums up all that is wrong with Sky News IMO - spoon fed cable news for Sun readers! Even their journalists can't read, or if they can they can't comprehend.

stolen form parkers.co.uk

4motion 5dr (g/km) 266

mk3 vr6 (g/km) 199

R32 5dr (g/km) 278

[pimpcat 0]

i thort it was march 2001not septemeber