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MG ZR ZS ZT Technical - Road Tax Woe

Latest issue of the AA magazine says:

"The Treasury has said, but not officially confirmed, that cars emitting over 226 CO2/km but bought before the 2006 budget will move into Band K in 2009/10 - and will continue to benefit from a reduced rate (sic!), and only in 2010/11 will these cars be placed into the band that corresponds to the cars actual CO2 emissions."

So a bit of respite being £300 for a ZS180 for the 2009/10 budget year rather than going straight up to £415, but where the AA gets its "continue to benefit from a reduced rate" from I don't know!

I'm relatively lucky in that I taxed mine for six months in September which means I shall be renewing for 12 months in March and get the old rate for 12 months (i.e. 11 months of the higher rates), then the 'reduced' rate for the next 12 months before I have to cough-up £415. And by that time goodness only knows how much it will be.
Paul Hunt

Maybe *all* the increases postponed - http://www.eta.co.uk/Road-tax-increases-postponed/node/11397
Paul Hunt

Some (good) news!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/motoring-gasguzzler-drivers-get-a-reprieve-1033725.html
Kelvin

Well, less bad news anyway. It is still going up, and will almost certainly go up by a lot more in years to come. What ever government is in power is going to have to claw back these hundreds of billions of pounds from someone I mean somewhere.
Paul Hunt

We interrupt this thread to bring an important annnouncement...

Oi Kelvin! Whats your "daytime" email addy again please? mg_dot @ yahoo.com

Apologies, and normal service is now resumed....
not dot

This thread was discussed between 10/11/2008 and 28/11/2008

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