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  1. MartinSEsr

    A/C auto

    It’s normal to leave the AC on anyway, it keeps the seals lubricated and dehumidifies as well as cooking. Unless it’s 30 outside and you’re wanting 20 in the cabin it takes hardly any power too.
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    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2024)

    I was right then! I was beginning to think I'd imagined it when I changed the thread title.
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    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2024)

    Yes I saw it had gone up in the budget to £190 next April. But I could be wrong, and happy to be corrected to £180.
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    MG4 Trophy headlamp adjustment

    Useless aren't they? there are 2 adjusters each side, one for dip and one for main height. That's on the Trophy only, the SE just has a combined unit up/down adjuster.
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    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2024)

    Thank you! it's nice to get credit and thanks, much appreciated. Plus I'll be £190 better off too by delaying it by a year.
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    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2024)

    I I initially posted it in both MG4 and MG5 forums, but Rolfe merged them into the Chat forum. I glad you sorted it out Rolfe.
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    Removing the always-on overhead light?

    Hardly, it is irritation, not a medical condition. I think sensible drivers prefer a dark cabin at night, with the minimum of distracting lights. That allows you to see out better, especially when travelling along dark lanes. The main displays are quite bright but can be minimised. The...
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    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2024)

    very pleased to help! You don't often get an easy win saving £180
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    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2024)

    Thanks everyone, it's good to give something back to the forum. I emailed Martin Lewis but I guess he gets lots of emails. Martin F
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    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2024)

    Yes, if you SORN the car, it cancells all tax. You then have to re-tax it, from what they said on the facebook group, you can 1) re-tax it online 5 days after the SORN, or 2) re-tax it at a post office the next day. I'm certain that would work Rolfe. Obviously you can't keep the car on a...
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    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2024)

    No, basically 1 April 2025 is when the annual £180 payment starts. So by re-taxing now in March 2024 at £0, you will again tax next March 2025 at £0. £180 payments start in April 2025. So then in March 2026 you will have to pay £180. But you have saved £180 for a whole year.
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    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2024)

    Yes it will save you 6 months tax next year. Just go to 'tax my car', say you have no letter. Yes you will be charged again - but the charge is £0.00
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    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2024)

    Try re-taxing it again, saying you don't have a taxation letter reference number? I'm not sure if that will pull it forward a month, but it might.
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    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2024)

    I guess it's a legal legitimate loophole, and sometimes loopholes get closed. It's the fact that "taxing" the car currently costs £0, so the 'cost' of re-taxing the car one or even eleven months early is also £0.
  15. MartinSEsr

    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2024)

    You should do it, it will still save about £80 and it really is a 5 minute zero cost process.
  16. MartinSEsr

    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2024)

    Brilliant! I should be collecting 10% commission haha.
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    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2024)

    Hi Rolfe So is your tax renewal date now 1 April 2025? It might be just worth going through the OP's (my) process again, saying "no tax letter" etc to see if you can re-tax it again, right now, in March. The worst that could happen is it won't let you, but I think it will (hopefully); the...
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    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2024)

    Yes, mine took three days to update, it still said 1 June 2024 for a few days then switched to 1 March 2025. And I just re-checked (search for "check if car taxed" and it's definately 1 March 2025. NB it saves £180 not £165 as pointed out above! It's really worth doing.
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    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2024)

    Hi, in April 2025, EV cars switch from £0 per year car tax to £190. If your car is registered in March, you'll avoid paying it next year. But if registered in April, May or after, you just miss the cut-off and will pay £190 on renewal next year. This method delays it for a year to March 2026...
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