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Car Tax
Author: Matt16 Mar
I have had my Hyundai Coupe for a year now and this month my car tax has come up for renewal. Last week our Home Secretary announced his budget, punishing the more “polluting” vehicles. Guess what I was labelled…….a pollutant!
My car tax was quoted as being £300 on the renewal form for a year, very high but doable. The budget last week changed all that though, it went up to £400 for the year! A smack in the face for me, I will be doing my utmost to get a good deal for my car, trade it for a very economical smaller car……just what the government wants.
After declaring war on smoking, the amount of money they get from the tax concessions has considerably lowered. If we can’t tax smokers, lets tax the road users and pretend we are doing our bit for the environment!
It’s been an expensive weekend. I also bought our wedding rings ready for July and bought currency for our holiday. I need to win the lottery……..fast.
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5 Responses for "Car Tax"
I came across your blog on Technorati. Nice site layout. I will stop by and read more soon.
Mike Harmon
Post pics of the rings, yo.
My wedding day was one of the best days of my life. You’ll have a blast, though you’ll be stressed out every day leading up to it.
I was hoping to win the lottery last night: $270 million US.
I’m in a similar situation this next month with my car, as the license plate is due for renewal. I’ll be registering with the local Bureau of Motor Vehicles, which means changing to a different county. I’m praying that the taxes for this county are lower, but since it has a higher population I’m not expecting much.
I’m lucky, I only have to pay around £100 a year to tax my car, but then I get the other end of the stick with my car insirance… As of August, it will cost me £1650 to insure my 1.2 Vauxhall Corsa… I think it’ll be time for another car by then!
Thanks Mike, my blog had marked your comment as Spam and I have only just dug it out. Please do come back, nice blog you have by the way.
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