Colin
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I can digest fuel prices, insurance, running costs....as I dont do many miles. But struggle to justify spending £440 for 12 months road tax when i'm out of the country for 5 of those months.
Whatever way I look at it I just think........fuck you government!!! 
How can I change that outlook, its annoying me but every ace car is in band M!!  
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DannyB
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inb4 new car thread
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pow
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Go and look at Irelands Road Tax prices, that'll calm you down a bit/
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Colin
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Naaah just looking for now. Nothing until the summer unless something catches my eye & makes sense!!
Bastarding road fun license is gripping my arse tight though, just annoying, if I was here all the time it wouldnt seem so harsh!!
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Go and look at Irelands Road Tax prices, that'll calm you down a bit/
Looking at Ireland puts me off wanting to live never mind calm me down!! 
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*JonnyG*
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Get taxs for 6 months?
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pow
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Makes me £90 and £205 for the year look cheap tbh
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DannyB
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I'd be annoyed if I was in your position aswell, if you can comfortably afford it then just pay it, I'm sure it's worth it when you do get out in the car. Afterall you do work to have a nice car, it's just a shame that we get raped on other things we need in order to drive them.
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3CorsaMeal
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pay the road tax and drag an anchor behind you
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Colin
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I suppose 400 tax isnt huge on the bigger picture but it just seems stupid when i'll probably do 5k miles a year in it!!
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pow
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I'm not complaining because it favours me but the car I do 15k+ a year in is £90 to tax and the one I'm gunna do about 3k in is £205 - makes no sence!
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SeanXE
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Del boys method FTW
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Colin
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I want to buy an old range rover for a run about & have something like a GTR or DB9 as a toy. That would be pretty ace, that would be almost 700 a year in road tax or £100 a month that i'm actually here!!
Maaaan!! Should just pay 1 road tax fund no matter how many cars you own!! Should pay it for the licence not for the car. Like If yo have 6 TV's you still only pay one license fee....same idea!!
Fuuuuuck the gov!!!
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3CorsaMeal
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just buy a pre 2001 gas guzzler and pay £205 or the year, and feel better that your polluting extra for free
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AK
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get a slightly older car
There is no way around it if you want a nice newish car.
Pay through the nose for everything!
How much of MY road tax repairs roads in MY locality? I bet sweet FA! Tax from local council should be generated for that council, not London.
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Xs
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Road tax doesnt go towards repairing roads, that comes from your local council funds. Road tax goes straight to the government.
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Colin
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How much would a 2004 AM DB9 cost a year???
Its not the cost, its the principle!! Ive got 2 egg shapped wheels on my focus thanks to the state of the roads, £440 my arse!!
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DaveyLC
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I dont see the problem? 
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Colin
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Bloke at my works on 90k a year & bought a VW bluemotion so he doesnt pay any road robbery fund!! Bit excessive!!
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DaveyLC
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Its the way forward IMHO.. The roads are so shit you just ruin a decent car 
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Tomnova16
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tbf road tax for a corsa sport is over 10% of its value
road tax on a db9/gtr (£50k value) is less than 1% of the value of the car
therefore STFU moaning
as they say there is only two things you can be certain of in life
"death and taxes"
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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antnee
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Buy something slower and tune it?
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whitter45
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
I can digest fuel prices, insurance, running costs....as I dont do many miles. But struggle to justify spending £440 for 12 months road tax when i'm out of the country for 5 of those months.
Whatever way I look at it I just think........fuck you government!!!
How can I change that outlook, its annoying me but every ace car is in band M!!
should have considered that before buying the car in all honesty
The idea is drive epople away from buying high emission cars
However I still think road tax should be scrapped and the price put on fuel, so that people who use the road more, regardless of emissions etc pay more road tax compared to someone who uses the road very little
How can it be fair for someone to pay the same road tax doing 30k a year compared to someone who does 5k a year
for me its great - Cost me £60 a year to tax 2 cars but its not right IMO
[Edited on 10-03-2011 by whitter45]
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3CorsaMeal
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i rather pay £205 and have a real engine then £30 for a refined industrial engine
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
i rather pay £205 and have a real engine then £30 for a refined industrial engine
I'd rather pay as least as possible to get to work and back, why should I eat into my pay to simply "get there". 
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