Moltons
Member Since: 08 Jun 2022
Location: South Molton
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I am paying £630 car tax for my disco 3 2008 2.7 TDV6. Is this normal. It is the highest CO2 band on the rates of vehicle tax.It shows as 270 G/KM on my V5 How high is this going to go? It was £600 last year
and now gone up £30 
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 16th Jun 2022 10:15 am |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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I think you need to address that one to your MP. I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 16th Jun 2022 10:46 am |
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terryall
Member Since: 17 Jun 2011
Location: Whitstable
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Just had my reminder to renew my road tax at £630 - as if I could forget. Older diesels are gradually being forced off the road unless you have deep pockets. They are a high polluter though so I’m trying to eeeeek
out as much use as I can before having to move to a D5.
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| 16th Jun 2022 11:14 am |
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ianm27
Member Since: 02 Jun 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
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Unfortunately Moltons this is normal One of the many "joys" of owning a Disco! Uncle Ray's spare wheel protector
Limo Tint
Blackvue front & rear dashcam
Cruise control switch pack
Bodsy's remote for FBH
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| 16th Jun 2022 11:18 am |
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Flapper
Member Since: 04 Feb 2015
Location: Gloucester
Posts: 329
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2005 D3 is half that
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| 16th Jun 2022 1:15 pm |
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CongoBoy
Member Since: 05 Mar 2019
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 525
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Yes, my 2005 Range Rover Supercharged is also half that- unfortunately, at 12mpg it doesn't get used that much at the moment with the current fuel prices!!
2008 D3 HSE Stornoway Grey (UK)
2008 D3 HSE Izmir Blue- South African Spec. (Zimbabwe)
2005 FFRR SC V8- Java Black
1995 D1 300 Tdi Blue - (Sourced from the UK, shipped to Namibia, driven by me to RD Congo, then Zambia, now retired in Zimbabwe)
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| 16th Jun 2022 1:49 pm |
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Motolab
Member Since: 18 Oct 2019
Location: Sleen
Posts: 1815
 
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| Re: Why is my car tax so high |
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Moltons wrote:I am paying £630 car tax for my disco 3 2008 2.7 TDV6. Is this normal. It is the highest CO2 band on the rates of vehicle tax.It shows as 270 G/KM on my V5 How high is this going to go? It was £600 last year
and now gone up £30
first post and a complaint.. 
Hi, welcome!
btw, here in The Netherlands we pay that each 3 months for road tax for a D3 Best regards
Harold
Always looking for Pre '55's & Pre war British Motorcycles! knowing or having one for sale? PM please. I visit the UK 6 times a year
Ps. I edit my texts quite often, english is not my native language, so I will edit My “typo’s” etc. 
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| 16th Jun 2022 2:04 pm |
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RogB
Member Since: 15 Jun 2018
Location: Mansfield
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I remember when i lived in Maastricht it shocked me how much tax my Dutch colleagues paid to buy, own and drive. IIRC it was even worse for the Belgians that worked with us, ISTR they tried to buy their cars of the Dutch market as it was much much cheaper for them. 2011 D4 XS 305 MY12 - gone but not forgotten
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| 16th Jun 2022 2:12 pm |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
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Flapper wrote:2005 D3 is half that
Quite literally, the way the old girls are starting to rust!
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| 16th Jun 2022 2:17 pm |
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Kilovolt
Member Since: 29 Jun 2015
Location: South Derbyshire
Posts: 1020
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Could get some stick for this ............
2013 D4 Commercial SDV6 just renewed for a mere £290  "Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"
Current Ride: D4 XS Commercial Baltic Blue SDV6 fully loaded with heated everything 
Track Days: BMW E36 M3 Evolution MY 1996 (3.2 Litre 377 BHP sat in 1,250 Kgs of car, with a pro safety cage and some serious braking power)
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| 16th Jun 2022 2:29 pm |
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s60r
Member Since: 14 Mar 2021
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 287
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Yep... its why I sought a commercial!
Is it 290?!!
my last tax was 270 iirc? Everything is going up! A mod a week until I have nothing to improve or add.
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| 16th Jun 2022 6:02 pm |
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paul123
Member Since: 22 Mar 2020
Location: norwich
Posts: 230
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it seems more like an envy tax than anything else . somebody worked out that you work hard buy a nice car so lets tax them on it . 2005 discovery 3 tdv6
1971 200 tdi 2 door range rover
300tdi defender 90 in bits needs lots of work
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| 16th Jun 2022 6:43 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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It's a 14 year old Discovery, not a Bugatti Veyron  I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 16th Jun 2022 6:53 pm |
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sarumlight
Member Since: 07 Nov 2008
Location: Off the Plain
Posts: 1590
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Just thinking about this a moment ( because I’m a £630 mug too ) the EU4 discos pollute less than the original ones, but we’re taxed more?
This made sense ten years ago but it really doesn’t now. I shall take it up with my MP!
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| 16th Jun 2022 7:29 pm |
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Chawks
Member Since: 10 Aug 2016
Location: Dorset
Posts: 89
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I'd quite fancy changing to a D4 or Range Rover but refuse to pay over 600 a year just for road tax. Not that I can't afford it, it  me right off paying more and more tax!!
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| 16th Jun 2022 7:31 pm |
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