How Come?????????????? (1 Viewer)

[old-mo]

My RV`s & 5th Wheel and last Motorhome 5-6 tonTag Axle..

Road tax (RFL)... used to be £165 or there about`s..

My new under 3.5 ton.... is....

£245 a year.....

Why..?

 

[2657]

My RV`s & 5th Wheel and last Motorhome 5-6 tonTag Axle..

Road tax (RFL)... used to be £165 or there about`s..

My new under 3.5 ton.... is....

£245 a year.....

Why..?

That's the way it is and has been for a long while, crazy but............under 3500k PLG.....over 3500k PHGV

 

[Paul and Kate]

Private light goods is dearer than private heavy goods mo
If you uprated the 155 you'd get the cheaper rfl

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[MC 55 FUN]

My RV`s & 5th Wheel and last Motorhome 5-6 tonTag Axle..

Road tax (RFL)... used to be £165 or there about`s..

My new under 3.5 ton.... is....

£245 a year.....

Why..?

It's a completely nonsensical basis for calculating V.E.D.

Your V.E.D. could & should be £140 p.a. or even less for Euro 6 @old-mo

Registered on or after 1 March 2001 and not over 3,500kg revenue weight (also known as maximum or gross vehicle weight).

Vehicle Single 12 month payment Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit Total of 12 monthly instalments by Direct Debit.
Light goods vehicle £240


Euro 4 light goods vehicles (TC36)
Registered between 1 March 2003 and 31 December 2006, Euro 4 compliant and not over 3,500kg revenue weight.

Vehicle Single 12 month payment Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit Total of 12 monthly instalments by Direct Debit
Euro 4 light goods vehicles £140

Euro 5 light goods vehicles (TC36)
Registered between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2010, Euro 5 compliant and not over 3,500kg revenue weight.

Vehicle Single 12 month payment Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit Total of 12 monthly instalments by Direct Debit.
Euro 5 light goods vehicles £140

 

[Richard n Ann]

I was a bit miffed too until I read you can't drive as fast in the heavier class. Now I think the extra money is well spent, especially with the speed cameras in France.

 

[Stretto Boy]

Shush! At 3700Kg I’m very happy with the current arrangements so I don’t want the authorities being reminded of the discrepancy.

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[Bluemooner]

Blimey didn't know i had to tax my Fifth Wheel

 

[Rockcrawler]

I don't understand it either.
My 8.6M 5 ton motorhome £165
My Landrover Discovery £545

 

[vin0114]

You'd think common sense would dictate a charge levied based on the probable wear and tear to the highways

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[tacr2man]

I think it was originally predicated on the amount of usage a PHGV would get , eg if you had renovated an old 8 wheel Foden you would not be using it for shopping or running kids to school etc .
RVs have never been specifically catered for as they have been shoehorned into other legislation as cheaper than enacting special legislation , and as time has passed its got more and more convoluted ..

 

[BobtheBass]

The system is based on ancient runes written by druids on scripts discovered when the builders were digging the foundations for the new DVLA building in Swansea. It as considered to be a sign from a pagan god and, fearful of reprisal for failing to heed his teachings was incorporated into the road tax rules. Or that's what I have been told anyway.