Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2025)

[siteguru]

Mine is likewise.

 

[Rolfe]

Me three!

 

[salty]

Martin Lewis is taking about it now, so it must be true

Oh no! Now that Gob on a stick, is on about it. We're Doomed!

 

[MG Clive]

Oh no! Now that Gob on a stick, is on about it. We're Doomed!

Damn right, we thought we had a nice little forum secret here, let's just hope the Government doesn't get wind of it and find a way to close the loophole.

 

[siteguru]

Even if they do (try to) ... the SORN method would still work. That would mean having to keep your car off the highway for a couple of days, but you'd still be able to retax at £0.

So I can't see the Gov bothering.

 

[mystreet]

Expect that the reminder letters are being printed now. Bet there is quite a few!

 

[Lovemyev]

Mine is likewise.

Same here !.

 

[prawlin]

Damn right, we thought we had a nice little forum secret here, let's just hope the Government doesn't get wind of it and find a way to close the loophole.

I imagine they can’t be bothered. After all they’re soon gonna rake in zillions with the expensive car whopping surcharge. That is so unfair as so many standard EVs cost over £40k new! If they must have this, it should at least have a 15K larger threshold for EVs to make it comparable, or better still make EVs immune from this industry crippling tax.

They say they’re trying to encourage the switch from fossil cars to EVs. Yet in one huge step, many new registered EVs will effectively go from zero road tax, to over £600. Its insanity. Peter

 

[salty]

I imagine they can’t be bothered. After all they’re soon gonna rake in zillions with the expensive car whopping surcharge. That is so unfair as so many standard EVs cost over £40k new! If they must have this, it should at least have a 15K larger threshold for EVs to make it comparable, or better still make EVs immune from this industry crippling tax.

They say they’re trying to encourage the switch from fossil cars to EVs. Yet in one huge step, many new registered EVs will effectively go from zero road tax, to over £600. Its insanity. Peter

Pure, legalised money making scam. Nothing more ,nothing less. As with most of these schemes.

 

[Archev]

Pure, legalised money making scam. Nothing more ,nothing less. As with most of these schemes.

So - let me get this straight - do I stop displaying my “tax in post” note in the tax disc holder now ?

 

[salty]

So - let me get this straight - do I stop displaying my “tax in post” note in the tax disc holder now ?

Nope leave it.
And your "Doctor on call" note. When your parked illegally.

 

[MG Clive]

So - let me get this straight - do I stop displaying my “tax in post” note in the tax disc holder now ?

My dad always used a Guinness label

 

[salty]

My dad always used a Guinness label

At least it was round. Some used to put the Square one's in.

 

[Lovemyev]

Expect that the reminder letters are being printed now. Bet there is quite a few!

Received my reminder this morning to say that my current road fund status expires on the 28th February 2025 ( mid night ).
Reminder letter offers 12 months at a cost of - NIL .
Happy days.

 

[Matt x power]

So we should all re tax end of March

You can do it now if you want

 

[salty]

You can do it now if you want

You can, but you'll lose a month. No need to wait until the end of March though.
Beginning of March is probably better, that's when I'm doing mine.

 

[prawlin]

You can, but you'll lose a month. No need to wait until the end of March though.
Beginning of March is probably better, that's when I'm doing mine.

Unless maybe you can do it now but set it to start March 1st??

 

[salty]

Unless maybe you can do it now but set it to start March 1st??

Pretty sure you can't. Whatever date you do it in that particular month it will default to the 1st of that month. (i think)

 

[Matt x power]

Sorry my bad you can do it by post if you have a special reason

 

[salty]

Sorry my bad you can do it by post if you have a special reason

Ah right. Ok.