Budget: bike road tax to go up in line with inflation

feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

looks like cars will be having their VED revised, with some car groups having reductions and others frozen, but bikes will have their VED rise inline with inflation along with the commercial vehicles Neutral

full report here

https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/bud06_completereport_2320.pdf

section A.92 on page 210

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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

I thought due to a loophole the small increase was rounded down anyway, effectively keeping road tax at the same level?

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400bandit · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Dec 2005 Karma :

Just out of interest, how much does it cost to tax a big bike? (i.e. 1000cc +) I've only ever had a 50cc (£15) and now the 400 (£30) Thumbs Up

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tatters · Exxon Valdez Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Karma :

£60 road tax for my 1000cc thunderace
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DAF · Trackday Trickster Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Karma :

£45 for a 600cc
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Nath · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Karma :

I'm not happy with the current taxation system. My 550cc classic bike putting out less than 50bhp costs the same as a 600cc supersports machine putting out twice the power! That doesn't make any sense at all Thumbs Down

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feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

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biggerjohn · Spanner Monkey Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Karma :

I always thought that VED should include 3rd party cover for every road user helping to curb the extortionate prices for insurance and the inevitable people which will choose to drive without insurance due to its cost.

At least that way VED would be for something other than an inefficient method of taxation.

8316 · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Karma :

I guess i shouldn't complain about me still paying only £15 quid a year...
but for doing 120mpg and taking up virtually no room on the room-shouldn't i get into the zero band thing?that woulda been nice
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Nath · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Karma :

DAF · Trackday Trickster Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Karma :

There have already been discussions about introducing a satellite tracked "pay-as-you-go" scheme and scrapping both VED and fuel duty. It's argued that such an arrangement would be fairer since you would only pay for the mileage you do. Not totally convinced myself but you can bet your bottom dollar on any such system being structured in such a way so as to increase the net tax receivables from motorists into HMG coffers; would be an ideal opportunity for yet another stealthy increase in taxes.

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4610755.stm

If you believe recent reports in the motorcycle press, Mayor "red" Ken has plans on introducing such a scheme for bikes in London as early as 2008, but without, of course, any decrease in either fuel duty or VED. Thumbs Down

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Mister James · I want to believe! Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Karma :

While we're on the topic, the much-trumpeted green car tax-break turns out to be an irrelevance, as only 2 cars in production fit the bill - and neither of them are currently in production in the UK.

D'oh.

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3806danny · Spanner Monkey Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Karma :

for a 600cc it went up a £1

syris · Crazy Courier Joined: 29 Jan 2004 Karma :

Aye I taxed my Fazer yesterday (599cc) it was £46, I didn't get a letter in the post about renewing so had to print out a V10 or something. I went down to the Post Office with my V10 filled out, insurance certificate, MoT certificate and tax book and they demanded to see my old tax disc to prove I had tax (wtf? Neutral

) so I had to go and unbolt it off the bike.

True Blue · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Feb 2003 Karma :

That's odd. Normally if I don't have my reminder I just use my V5 instead. Confused

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unfazed · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 26 Sep 2005 Karma :

You can get full details here Thumbs Up

https://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/Changes_to_cost_of_vehicle_tax.htm