dave1888
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 06:28 PM |
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Vehicle exise duty
Just got some paperwork sent through from dvla, i notice that for a vehicle over 1549cc 6 months tax costs £99. Wonder why they didn't round the
cc figure to 1600?
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 06:33 PM |
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Because most "1.6 litre" or "1600" cars are actually a bit under, like 1593, so setting the exact value halfway between 1500
and 1600 ensures that "1.5 l" vehicles pay the lower duty and "1.6 l" the higher duty.
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worX
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 06:34 PM |
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Prob because come 1600cc cars are actually 1598, 1596, 1591cc etc.
So they prob used the 1549cc as a cut off medium betwoeen 150 and 1600???
Steve
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 07:23 PM |
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You would be kicking yourself if you bought a 1550cc car 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 08:22 PM |
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Taken in the context of what it costs to run a car for a year, the difference in road tax becomes somewhat insignificant (unless you do very low
mileage).
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Howlor
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 10:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
You would be kicking yourself if you bought a 1550cc car
It would be worth welding a washer to each piston top!
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Stu16v
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 10:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Howlor
It would be worth welding a washer to each piston top!
Still be the same cc, just have more compression
Dont just build it.....make it!
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