Maybe An Idea To Renew VED Before The Budget

[johnb80]

Preparing a smug grin here, my BMW i3, 12 months tax is £20, happy with that

 

[Ian Key]

Preparing a smug grin here, my BMW i3, 12 months tax is £20, happy with that

Same as my mate's 2.0 diesel Vingale Mondeo estate.

 

[johnb80]

Same as my mate's 2.0 diesel Vingale Mondeo estate.

It really makes no sense at all. My i3 has a Range Extender so it's classed as a Hybrid but I never use the REX. In 2028 when the 3p per mile comes in, I gain again because it's only 1.5p on the i3.
Typical of this government going from one ill thought out disaster to another.

 

[salty]

You are correct but I'm the second owner as the car was a pre registered with 5 miles on the clock. It might have cost me £185 extra for the VED but I saved nearly £10k on the list price.

Good trade off. No Brainer.

 

[MG Clive]

Preparing a smug grin here, my BMW i3, 12 months tax is £20, happy with that

Same as my mate's 2.0 diesel Vingale Mondeo estate.

Aye, it's a really fair system isn't it.

 

[Lovemyev]

Same as my mate's 2.0 diesel Vingale Mondeo estate.

Yeah - It’s a complete farce tbh.
My wife has a Fiat 500 that she absolutely loves .
It’s a 2015 petrol ️ model and the VED is £20 / year.
It’s low ( ish ) emissions, but very high compared to our S5 of course .
£20 vs £195.00 takes some justification.
It’s not about anything else, but a method of taking money by some means by the government.
Subsidising the bill for all them hotels etc.

 

[siteguru]

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Presume you still get a reminder through the post? Mine's due 1st March.

Mine came via SMS (reminder) and email (with the V11 16-digit code), both this morning. If you're not signed up for electronic reminders then you should get the physical reminder through the post.

 

[emmrecs]

I had to pay £195 VED when I bought my MGS5 in August last year

You are correct but I'm the second owner as the car was a pre registered

Ditto to both these, except I bought mine, and so paid the £195, in November.

 

[Gadget Geek]

My son got his in the post Friday for his LEAF, £20. I got the email reminder today.

 

[Les burrows]

Your right !.
I got caught out early.
Our car was a pre reg, in August 2025.
The dealer had registered the car and paid the £10 for the first year.
I asked them to apply my private plate ( on retention ) and put onto the car when I collected it.
This was done successfully, but because the car required a new V5C it triggered a request for the car to be taxed again.
I had to pay the full £195.00 in order to get it taxed !.
I should have tried leaving it on the original plate and then flip to the private plate after 12 months.
I gained a year on the ZS EV so can’t really complain ( but I will of course ).

hi Jeff that’s useful information.
Thanks
Les

You’re right Les, I think it’s £10 for the first year on EV’s cars costing less than 43 grand ish.
If I remember correctly.

Yes this is the first time I have paid any VED on an EV because I used the hack last year by taxing both cars before the ist of April 25 but paid nothing to do so but now they have caught up with me my wife and a few million others who used the same hack.
Les

And there is more to come according to this guy.
Les

 

[salty]

VED, reminder, came today.

 

[Giller]

X Power not too bad, I got away with paying nothing putting it on Sorn for a days in the time it was here before changing to the S6 we paid zero road tax, mind you with what the M3 costs me for 6 months each year I needed a break.

 

[MG Clive]

Oh well, I've renewed mine now, it hurts to have to part with £195. Nobody warned me about the robbing Government when I was a kid.

 

[Giller]

Just change to a new car every year and save on the RFL.

 

[salty]

Great idea!

 

[Giller]

Great idea!

Well so far the wife's buying it......

 

[MG Clive]

Well so far the wife's buying it......

Ahh, but is she buying the new car every year?

 

[Giller]

Oh she don’t know that bit….