Member Since: 15 Dec 2012
Location: Durham
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2017 budget and Disco 3 road tax
Am I right in thinking that my early 2005 Discovery 3, 2.7 will go into the £500 road tax band from April 2018.It was in the lower band.
22nd Nov 2017 3:06 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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Pretty sure it was just the first year’s VED but wasn’t paying much attention as won’t affect me.
22nd Nov 2017 3:08 pm
carsbelfast1
Member Since: 15 Dec 2012
Location: Durham
Posts: 9
I thought it applied to all older vehicles not including vans ,but he did waffle over most of the budget .
Thanks for your reply.
22nd Nov 2017 3:13 pm
robpenrose
Member Since: 12 Jan 2016
Location: Surrey / SW London
Posts: 2136
DSL wrote:
Pretty sure it was just the first year’s VED but wasn’t paying much attention as won’t affect me.
Is that because the D4 is already the highest band?
Current: D4 HSE
Previous: BMW Z4M Coupe
Previous: Land Rover Defender 90 CSW Td5
Previous: Land Rover Discovery Td5 ES
22nd Nov 2017 3:16 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8075
I hope not it's very unusual for the price to go up on individual cars that are already taxed, usually all or none, except new registrations.It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
22nd Nov 2017 3:16 pm
mick_n3
Member Since: 19 May 2017
Location: Kettering
Posts: 421
The way I understand is any diesel car not meeting current legislation Euro 6 would move up a group so yes all older vehicles will be affected.
Not sure how that will effect later D3's as already on top band
M6NIO
22nd Nov 2017 3:17 pm
heyho
Member Since: 08 May 2017
Location: Leeds
Posts: 147
I paid the £535 or whatever it was for my 2006 2.7 Disco 3 when I renewed in July this year
22nd Nov 2017 3:18 pm
mick_n3
Member Since: 19 May 2017
Location: Kettering
Posts: 421
M3DPO wrote:
I hope not it's very unusual for the price to go up on individual cars that are already taxed, usually all or none, except new registrations.
But it's the older ones they want to get off the road
M6NIO
22nd Nov 2017 3:18 pm
carsbelfast1
Member Since: 15 Dec 2012
Location: Durham
Posts: 9
That was the way I picked it up, that all older diesels would go up one band.Daft thing was when I bought the car over 7 years ago there were two Discovery 3's next to each other,with only six months between registrations ,mine on a 05 the other on a 56.I bought the 05 as the road tax was about £250 less,now they've done this.Tories
22nd Nov 2017 3:23 pm
dantheman
Member Since: 12 Mar 2010
Location: Essex
Posts: 1722
1st year ved will go up a band if not euro 6.
Doesn't apply to cars already registered. Today is the oldest you've been and the youngest you'll ever be again.
22nd Nov 2017 3:33 pm
carsbelfast1
Member Since: 15 Dec 2012
Location: Durham
Posts: 9
Hope I misheard, I thought it was all older diesels.
Thanks to all who've replied.
22nd Nov 2017 3:40 pm
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
dantheman wrote:
1st year ved will go up a band if not euro 6.
Doesn't apply to cars already registered.
My understanding too.DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
The Budget had a couple of big announcements for car owners.
The first was that fuel duty would be frozen again this year, while the second was higher taxes on new diesel cars.
Under the changes, new diesel cars registered from 1 April 2018 will be hit with higher tax unless they conform to the latest real world driving standards, the RAC says. "Crrent beleaguered owners of diesel cars can breathe a sigh of relief that they will not be punished further by the Treasury."
from BBC website.
22nd Nov 2017 3:44 pm
carsbelfast1
Member Since: 15 Dec 2012
Location: Durham
Posts: 9
So there is a diesel god for Land Rover owners.
Unfortunately can't see Land Rover /Range Rover being a brand loved by the like of fellow enthusiasts in the future if they keep on hitting the movement with taxes.New vehicles are for the very rich who use them as status symbols,unlike the people who love the brand.Once the rich move onto the next must have brand where are Land Rover /Range Rover going to move their vehicles to?
Current models are:
Over priced
Over engineered
I've enjoy doing bits and pieces on my Land Rovers during my 20 odd years of brand loyalty ,but it's getting harder , the new vehicles will be impossible to work on and too expensive to put on the road,making a second hand vehicle a lot less attractive to potential buyers like me.
I'm a bit puzzled.
If the new first year VED extra £500 only affects NEW diesel CARS (not Vans) not meeting EU6....
How many NEW Diesel cars do not meet EU6??
I would have thought that almost all would?
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it's very unusual for the price to go up on individual cars that are already taxed, usually all or none, except new registrations.
