rant Just paid my road tax...

[SilverSoop]

I'll be ready with Happy New Year response

 

 

BTW well done on the multi-quoting

 

Thanks very much, i guess ive mastered the art of multi quoting, unlike you...

[SilverSoop]

I don't know how this works, but the higher road tax bands apply to cars registered after 1st March 2001. Vehicle Excise Duty

For cars registered after 1st March 2001, car/road tax, or Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), is charged according to a vehicle's carbon dioxide and fuel type. CO2 figures are submitted by the vehicle manufacturer and recorded on the vehicle logbook. A vehicle manufacturer will register the lower figure for their LPG cars. No changes after registration are permitted even if the car is subsequently converted to run on LPG.

 

However, for those cars registered after 2001and converted to run on LPG, owners who submit the appropriate documentation (e.g. LPGA conversion certificate - click here for details) to the DVLA can request that the taxation class is changed to 'Alternative Fuel Car' and will then be eligible for a standard reduction on VED.

 

Have a look at the DVLA website http://www.dvla.gov.uk/newved.htm for more information on how vehicles are banded according to their emissions, and the VED rates applied. http://www.boostlpg.co.uk/what_is/economic.htm

 

If it is the case that the Supra has the higher tax..then the car should be able to be converted. There are kits that inject the LPG gas into the inlet manifold for £400. There are more sophisticated installations £1500-£200. I suppose this means that the supra could become a Duel Fuel car

 

Thats a great idea but i have got a better one, since im paying the highest road tax for polluting the atmosphere, im going to bloody well pollute the atmosphere

and get my money's worth!

[meph137]

Just curious, whats this about next years tax? I've been reading around on the car tax increases and apparently if your car was registered before the CO2 testing (April 2001 was it?) then your gonna pay £15 more per year when the tax goes up.

 

Having said that, all the reports seem so conflicting because of all the damn changes, so anyway - can anyone enlighten me as to whats so bad about next years road tax? Am I wrong with what I've said above?

 

cheers!