how much is Road Tax

Post by **mattc** » 26 Jul 2007, 08:59

Just a simple question, but how much is road tax for a 1.6TD?
Cheers!

Post by **Nicola&Tony** » 26 Jul 2007, 10:49

We paid £175 for 12 months (before the 2007 budget). If it'll be different for you, because we've got a 1.9 petrol engine, then please accept my apologies for this useless post!

Will the DVLA website not tell you?

Cheers

Tony

Post by **_wendy_** » 26 Jul 2007, 11:05

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Ow ... DG_4022118

Post by **purplechugster** » 26 Jul 2007, 11:47

yup. £175 or so.

Post by **Bowton Lad** » 27 Jul 2007, 00:16

£180.00 since the 2007 budget.

Post by **High Peaker** » 27 Jul 2007, 10:23

Or free if it is over 25 years old.

Post by **Bowton Lad** » 27 Jul 2007, 12:23

High Peaker wrote:Or free if it is over 25 years old.

........over 25 years old & built before 1973. Can be built in Dec. 1972 & 1st registered in early 1973 & still get free road tax with proof of build date.

No T25 qualifies for free road tax as they weren't built until 1979!

Post by **High Peaker** » 27 Jul 2007, 16:40

Oh bugger - I would have bought a 12 month one if I had known!
My last over-25 year old was a 1968, so that would be why I got a free one then.
Thanks for the wisdom.

Post by **kevtherev** » 27 Jul 2007, 17:05

My last over-25 year old was a 1968, so that would be why I got a free one then.

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Post by **lloyd** » 28 Jul 2007, 00:50

Me thinks it's not 25 years... Me thinks it's built before 1973

Cus that's like 34 or 35 years old.. But I'm too old to count any more.

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Post by **Bowton Lad** » 28 Jul 2007, 02:29

lloyd wrote:Me thinks it's not 25 years... Me thinks it's built before 1973 Cus that's like 34 or 35 years old.. But I'm too old to count any more.

It is the '25 year rule' that we are talking about & it is well known in VW circles.

For a number of years vehicles over 25 years old were exempt from road tax. This exemption was started by the Conservatives when they were in power & it suited the late Rt.Hon. Alan Clarke MP (Cabinet Minister) as he was an avid collector of classic cars.

The Labour Government came to power in 1997 & in 1998 the then Chancellor of the Exhequer the Rt.Hon.Gordon Brown MP froze the exemption as at 31/12/1972.

Unfortunately a number of people including Highpeaker aren't aware that Golden Brown froze the exemption & they still believe that when their beloved T25 reaches 25 years of age it will be road tax exempt. It won't.

Put the sherry down Lloyd & have a nice cup of milky Horlicks & you'll feel much better in the morning.

Post by **phade** » 06 Aug 2007, 09:59

Another point to note as well is that road tax is also subject to VED if the vehicle is made post January 2001 (from memory) - eg. Type 2 T3s produced in Zambia (VW South Africa), which will be in band F.

Any other type 2 T3 is £180.

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