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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Berliner Beer on March 08, 2006, 12:11:10

Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: Berliner Beer on March 08, 2006, 12:11:10: Well the dreaded letter droped through the door. Money tight as ususal but with the budget fast approaching should I bite the bullet and buy a full 12 months tax or take a chance and buy 6 months.
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: gords on March 08, 2006, 12:20:08: Buy whatever you can afford at the time - buying 12 months now "just in case" only works once (if something does change in the budget), so don't worry about it.

I'd buy 12 months if you can as it's cheaper. If you can't afford 12, buy 6 months! :wink:
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: TimM on March 08, 2006, 13:47:38: My view is the same, if you can buy it (12 months) do it, you win if it's increased in the budget, and you win because 2 x 6 months costs more than 1 x 12 months.

It's down to the cash in your pocket, you will have to pay 6 months (don't risk the SORN option as it would invalidate your insurance), can you stretch it without loosing out somewhere else?
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: Jim-Willy on March 08, 2006, 14:01:23: I always buy 12 months even if i'm skint, it only costs more in the long run if you don't.
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: Baby_Rhino on March 08, 2006, 15:13:48: the mass have spoken... just look at the vote!
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: hobbit on March 08, 2006, 16:48:26: I try to spread the costs out, MOT, Insurance and 12 month Tax, putting them 4 months apart
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: TimM on March 08, 2006, 16:55:38: In a similar manner, now internet banking is everywhere you could do what I've done and setup a 'savings' account e.g.

For road tax, open a seperate account (5 mins on internet) setup a monthly standing order of Ã‚Â£10 (add another 2 minutes) and sit back and watch it mount up. :wink:

7 minutes effort, and a relatively un-noticed Ã‚Â£10 a month, and when the tax reminder lands on your doormat there is Ã‚Â£120 waiting to be used. :D

And the 5 minutes and 2 minutes are a guess before anyone gets a stopwatch out :twisted:
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: smog on March 08, 2006, 17:23:05: Only drive Historic vehicles :lol:
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: Damonski on March 08, 2006, 17:24:14: Mines due this month and with the talk Im going for a 12 month option.
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: V8MoneyPit on March 08, 2006, 18:02:24: Now come on..... own up........ who voted to get rid of the LR and by a low emission small car??? :lol: Ah, unless it's a Zuke Jimny...... with a 4" lift and 35" mud terrains :lol:
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: tenpolequint on March 08, 2006, 18:14:19: If MOT is also due then I would say 6 months else 12 months. This way it spreads them out, just as someone else stated.
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: Richie_EB4 on March 08, 2006, 18:18:38: Buy 12 months if you can..........before the goverment increase it AGAIN for us 4x4 drivers :cry:
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: Berliner Beer on March 08, 2006, 21:27:36: Blimey....12 months it is then. Thanks for the interest....made me smile !
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: defuzz on March 08, 2006, 21:53:49: i made sure I bought a 6month tax when I bought it in the first place along with insuracne and mot and now I buy 12 months tax ata time to offset it and never have to pay all 3 at once
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: old joe on March 09, 2006, 10:10:20: there was me thinking i was going get a defender cheap :twisted:

Dazza :D
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: Devon-Rover on March 10, 2006, 00:46:47: 12 months well that is what i got. But then I pay nowt :lol: Ahh benefits of owning 2 pre Jan 73 Landies. :D
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: Damonski on March 10, 2006, 10:13:54: It would be simpler to bring in another category, over 2000cc for an extra Ã‚Â£30 a year :twisted:

One up on you guys then for my 1994cc Mpi

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: ROAD TAX TIME !
Post by: v8kenny on March 10, 2006, 11:59:45: Quote from: "Devon-Rover"
12 months well that is what i got. But then I pay nowt :lol: Ahh benefits of owning 2 pre Jan 73 Landies. :D

You lucky git - I've just had three reminders for road tax drop through the letter box at the same time :shock:
All due at the end of this month - if I buy 3 x 12 months it will cost me Ã‚Â£570 ! :cry: