Non Footy - Car tax changes from April 2017

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  1. JamDrop

    JamDrop Well-Known Member

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    Car tax changes are coming in from April, affecting all NEW cars, with the most notable changes being:

    - low emission cars will no longer be tax free (only zero emission cars)
    - cars costing over 40K will have to pay a £310 supplement on top of their annual car tax for the first 5 years (including no emission cars).
    - car tax will be a flat annual of £140 rate for all cars regardless of level of CO2 emission (unless zero emissions) after the first year

    Here is a table comparing current rates to new rates:

    car tax changes.jpg

    If you are planning on buying a new car soon it might be worth calculating whether it's worth buying it before 1st of April or after.
     
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    Not heard owt of this. Am I reading this right.....if Im currently in band L and paying £500 is it gonna be £885 this year???
     
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    It only affects new cars bought after April 1st.
     
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    But theres a pre Apr 2017 table and a post Apr 2017 table. Confused......Nevermind, its bedtime.
     
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    The pre April table shows that the first year you had your car (or whoever owned it if you bought it used) your tax was £885 and then it became £500 per year after that.

    For anyone buying a brand new car in April with the same level of emission as your current car the first year's tax would be £1700 (instead of £885) but then £140 a year after that (instead of £500). If the car cost over £40k they would also have to pay an extra £310 supplement a year for the first five years on top of those amounts.
     
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    Cool... I'm looking at buying a different car... I think I'm gonna go for a huge emissions car that is classed as classic with no road tax.....

    Boom..
     
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    It only counts for brand new cars first registered after April anyway!
     
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    Can't see it being anything less than a money making exercise.
     
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    well thats the second hand car market quite safe

    for the next 4 to 5 years , by which time it will perhaps changed again. I wonder what this will do to businesses like fleet cars, Taxi's, rep cars etc etc etc.
     
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    Don't forget it only applies to new cars registered on or after 1st April 2017.
     
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    Oh right, cheers!
     

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