Road Tax

[ikeja]

I have a 2016 IS 300H Advance and last year the road tax was £10. I understood when I bought the car that this would not change throughout the life of he car. Is this true?

[malcolmw]

Yes. The increased VED only applies to newly registered cars after April 2017.

[paulrnx]

Surely not? If the government of the day changes the road tax regime or bands in a budget then it could well change

[Malc]

4 hours ago, ikeja said:

Is this true?

c'mon,   who ever believes a politician  

Malc

[Chris Skelton]

Politician? Maybe just the Civil Servants who recommend these things to 'increase revenue'

[malcolmw]

Of course it is possible for a future Government to change VED rates but, when you bought the car and at present, the VED will remain at £10. You can speculate all you like but nobody can foretell the future.

In general, the Government is loathe to put up VED retrospectively on older vehicles as this is seen as penalising "the poor" who might have older cars. Witness the "envy tax" supplement imposed on more expensive (over £40k) new cars for just the first 5 years of their lives. 

[PWOOD]

Hybrid  cars since 1 April 2017 pay £130 a year road fund license  plus.... £310  on top for 5 years for £40k plus cars . £440 quid a year  I’ll quit before I go off on a rant 😔

[ikeja]

Thanks for the replies. Guess I will be holding on to my 2016 model for a few years then!