Vehicle Excise Duty. otherwise known as Tax Grab.

barryd said:
Not watched it but I think there is a lot of scaremongering going on about this. I think the big changes are only affecting new vehicles and older ones are just going up with inflation as normal.
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Hmm, not sure about that Barry. A post 2017 electric car currently £0 tax, from April = £195. I don't think inflation is at quite that level yet!
 
izwozral said:
Hmm, not sure about that Barry. A post 2017 electric car currently £0 tax, from April = £195. I don't think inflation is at quite that level yet!
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Ah but they have been paying nothing until now. Have you seen the size of some of these electric vehicles not to mention how much they weigh. As to their green credentials well we can argue that until the cows come home but my neighbour over the road has a two ton EV Mustang that I think cost about £60k or something. Should it be free? I don't think so.
 
barryd said:
Ah but they have been paying nothing until now. Have you seen the size of some of these electric vehicles not to mention how much they weigh. As to their green credentials well we can argue that until the cows come home but my neighbour over the road has a two ton EV Mustang that I think cost about £60k or something. Should it be free? I don't think so.
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Watch the video Barry, some cars are way, way above inflation rate. A Toyota Prius Hybrid, now £10 from April £110. There are more examples in the vid!
 
barryd said:
Ah but they have been paying nothing until now. Have you seen the size of some of these electric vehicles not to mention how much they weigh. As to their green credentials well we can argue that until the cows come home but my neighbour over the road has a two ton EV Mustang that I think cost about £60k or something. Should it be free? I don't think so.
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Think its always the case when people have been given a tax perk and it's then taken off them they're extremely unhappy.
Recent inheritance tax for farmers is a case in point
 
alcam said:
Think its always the case when people have been given a tax perk and it's then taken off them they're extremely unhappy.
Recent inheritance tax for farmers is a case in point
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Note that it's not just farmers who are getting stung, small businesses also had a similar IHT break which is being removed, the latest figures show the hit to UK economy far exceeds any tax made by .gov.
 
izwozral said:
Hmm, not sure about that Barry. A post 2017 electric car currently £0 tax, from April = £195. I don't think inflation is at quite that level yet!
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Just taxed my EV for 12 months or £0. It starts 1/1/25 end 31/12/25.

Thinking of SORNing on 2/3/25 then taxing it from 3/3/25 and having free tax until 28/2/26. i.e. getting an extra 2 months free and saving £50.

Certainly worth thinking about if you EV tax is due in March 25.
 
r4dent said:
Just taxed my EV for 12 months or £0. It starts 1/1/25 end 31/12/25.

Thinking of SORNing on 2/3/25 then taxing it from 3/3/25 and having free tax until 28/2/26. i.e. getting an extra 2 months free and saving £50.

Certainly worth thinking about if you EV tax is due in March 25.
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Just bear in mind that there is a 5-day (IIRC) period after SORN during which you can't re-tax online.
 
TJBi said:
Just bear in mind that there is a 5-day (IIRC) period after SORN during which you can't re-tax online.
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My research was that you can unsorn the same day as you sorn. .
I didn't find anything about IIRC.
Do you have a link please
 
izwozral said:
Watch the video Barry, some cars are way, way above inflation rate. A Toyota Prius Hybrid, now £10 from April £110. There are more examples in the vid!
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I had a quick look at the Prius but can't find one that is or was £10 a year. I just found this. They seem to be either £180 or zero.

Toyota Prius Hatchback (from 2015) car tax

Find your car model's tax in Parkers' handy VED and road tax calculator: search by make and model
www.parkers.co.uk

Presumably it was cheap because it had an EV element but not anymore.
 
izwozral said:
@6:40 in the video.
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Thanks but I don't know where he is getting that figure from of £10. I think the very early ones were but then its complicated because older cars go on omissions only I think. My shitty 2010 Hyundai i10 is £30 or something but a newer one is £110 I think. Dunno.
 
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