New excise duty - Page 2

Bogbrush82 · 12th March 2018, 13:10

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Originally Posted by macafee2

don't tell me that, I'm going to look at a tourer tomorrow

macafee2

The real scummy fees only apply to new cars from April onwards. Our old timers will be largely unaffected.

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bl52krz · 12th March 2018, 13:12

Hi Steve. I agree with your sentiments about the ‘charge for your excise’. The way the roads are at the moment, you won’t be able to use them soon. I have reported 8 potholes where I live. I was actually washing my car when they came and repaired? The 8 inches deep (I measured it) pothole just past my abode. Repaired? What a joke. Two men .One lorry. Pile of tarmac on the back. Shovel, rake, three shovel’s of tarmac into hole, wacker plate off the back, drop of water onto tarmac and wacker plated for 15 seconds. It was such a bad job, I went out and took a photo for reference later ( like when I show the councillor tomorrow night). The hole is now coming back as big as ever. I want to find out how much it cost to ‘repair’ the pothole. My guess is around £70/90. Typical of the waste that is being spent on useless highway maintenance. Repair was around 3 weeks ago. The other potholes I reported were filled in and they are going back to how they were. I am thinking of getting to repair this pothole, some of the cold tarmac that you can use, and filling in the hole myself and charging the council for it. Watch this space.

roverbarmy · 12th March 2018, 13:43

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

The hole is now coming back as big as ever. I want to find out how much it cost to ‘repair’ the pothole. My guess is around £70/90.

The correct way to do it is similar to how a dentist repairs a tooth. The pothole needs to be back cut to a wedge shape, then thoroughly cleaned and then filled. It's water getting in around the joint that causes repeat failures.

Rev Jules · 12th March 2018, 13:50

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Originally Posted by macafee2

don't tell me that, I'm going to look at a tourer tomorrow

macafee2

Are you coming up to look at mine for sale then

Rev

steve-45 · 12th March 2018, 14:41

Not all diesels are "dirty" ......

lad next door just bought a year old A180 diesel Merc and its an mind blowing £30 a year .....

bendrick · 12th March 2018, 15:12

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

Hi Steve. I agree with your sentiments about the ‘charge for your excise’. The way the roads are at the moment, you won’t be able to use them soon. I have reported 8 potholes where I live. I was actually washing my car when they came and repaired? The 8 inches deep (I measured it) pothole just past my abode. Repaired? What a joke. Two men .One lorry. Pile of tarmac on the back. Shovel, rake, three shovel’s of tarmac into hole, wacker plate off the back, drop of water onto tarmac and wacker plated for 15 seconds. It was such a bad job, I went out and took a photo for reference later ( like when I show the councillor tomorrow night). The hole is now coming back as big as ever. I want to find out how much it cost to ‘repair’ the pothole. My guess is around £70/90. Typical of the waste that is being spent on useless highway maintenance. Repair was around 3 weeks ago. The other potholes I reported were filled in and they are going back to how they were. I am thinking of getting to repair this pothole, some of the cold tarmac that you can use, and filling in the hole myself and charging the council for it. Watch this space.

I appreciate your sentiments and as a councillor myself I get fed up to the back teeth of requesting that potholes get filled in .. often the same ones over and over because of the quick inadequate repairs that you highlight.

However without wishing to get all 'elf and safety' I would advise against doing any repairs to council property or areas of responsibility as you could well find yourself liable for any future 'incident' on the area affected.

However understandable and tempting it might be to do what you consider to be a better job than the council yourself.

3disco · 12th March 2018, 16:49

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Originally Posted by MGJohn

Stoppa yer moaning youz oil burners.

Unlike those "unclean" compression ignition devices which are so very good for both our well being and the environment ( according to the EU but not so much lately ), my fuel sipping "mighty" polluting 1.8Ts are charged close to £300 pa for that most unfair VED imbalance.

The Nation needs more taxes from us Money Trees to further fund the already massively funded organs according to those we entrust to the Nation's well being.

I expect prices for all VED with be raised by at least a tenner each. Possibly more than that. I sincerely hope I am wrong but, not often am. Budgets early into any new Government soon after a General Election, are rarely good news. Peanuts,my disco4 costs me £520pa!
Stand by for some doom and gloom...Twas always thus...You heard it here last..

vacuman · 12th March 2018, 17:42

£520 to tax my 2.5 ZT-T at the moment.

I've got it on SORN, back on the road 1st April.

Looking on here:
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-new...ut-uk-road-tax

My car was first registered on 28 Feb 07 so doesn't benefit from the Band K rate which applies to cars that were registered before 23 March 2006 and have an emissions figure over 225g/km (such as our KV6 2.5's).

Somewhat confusing as the table on the link above for older cars suggests the rate for Band L is £500...either Autoexpress have used out-of-date info or the rate I'll be paying is going down again to £500.

bl52krz · 12th March 2018, 18:01

The road where I live was built for light local traffic. As I have lived in the same are all my life, I remember our road was laid out roughly before the last war, no, not ww1. This used to be country where we played. Built up during the 1950s. It is now used as a rat run by people who do not want to use the main road on the way to work and back. Also double decker buses, not complaining about a bus service but, single decker buses would be more than adequate, as is proven by private company that appears to carry more than the main company. You can tell how much room there is when two buses meet in the road, one has to pull over and stop at the bottom of the grove opposite, for the other to get past. It’s about time we all got together and forced the government and local councils to do the job they are supposed to do, maintain the roads. Problem is people’s only comment when you mention it is, ‘weeell, what can we do’ . What we need is another war to concentrate their minds. Rant over.

Comfortably Numb · 12th March 2018, 19:20

Old diesels should be/are cheap as chips, 'cos so many are scared of what the government are going to do in the way of tax. But as these engines are so reliable and frugal, they'll have to do something drastic to make me look elsewhere. And I'm not concerned about the pollution aspect where I live - the air here gets washed almost every day!

12th March 2018, 13:12	#12
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,394 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Hi Steve. I agree with your sentiments about the ‘charge for your excise’. The way the roads are at the moment, you won’t be able to use them soon. I have reported 8 potholes where I live. I was actually washing my car when they came and repaired? The 8 inches deep (I measured it) pothole just past my abode. Repaired? What a joke. Two men .One lorry. Pile of tarmac on the back. Shovel, rake, three shovel’s of tarmac into hole, wacker plate off the back, drop of water onto tarmac and wacker plated for 15 seconds. It was such a bad job, I went out and took a photo for reference later ( like when I show the councillor tomorrow night). The hole is now coming back as big as ever. I want to find out how much it cost to ‘repair’ the pothole. My guess is around £70/90. Typical of the waste that is being spent on useless highway maintenance. Repair was around 3 weeks ago. The other potholes I reported were filled in and they are going back to how they were. I am thinking of getting to repair this pothole, some of the cold tarmac that you can use, and filling in the hole myself and charging the council for it. Watch this space. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

12th March 2018, 17:42	#18
vacuman Gets stuck in MG ZT-T Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: St Albans Posts: 855 Thanks: 69 Thanked 236 Times in 172 Posts	£520 to tax my 2.5 ZT-T at the moment. I've got it on SORN, back on the road 1st April. Looking on here: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-new...ut-uk-road-tax My car was first registered on 28 Feb 07 so doesn't benefit from the Band K rate which applies to cars that were registered before 23 March 2006 and have an emissions figure over 225g/km (such as our KV6 2.5's). Somewhat confusing as the table on the link above for older cars suggests the rate for Band L is £500...either Autoexpress have used out-of-date info or the rate I'll be paying is going down again to £500. __________________ • This vehicle was the 8,186th ZT-T to run off the production line, out of 8,249 • This vehicle was the 1,723rd ZT-T 190 + to be made out of 1,756 • This vehicle was the 149th ZT-T in Mica Blue (Ignition) (code: JGY) to be made out of 160 Mica Blue (Ignition) ZT-Ts

12th March 2018, 18:01	#19
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,394 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	The road where I live was built for light local traffic. As I have lived in the same are all my life, I remember our road was laid out roughly before the last war, no, not ww1. This used to be country where we played. Built up during the 1950s. It is now used as a rat run by people who do not want to use the main road on the way to work and back. Also double decker buses, not complaining about a bus service but, single decker buses would be more than adequate, as is proven by private company that appears to carry more than the main company. You can tell how much room there is when two buses meet in the road, one has to pull over and stop at the bottom of the grove opposite, for the other to get past. It’s about time we all got together and forced the government and local councils to do the job they are supposed to do, maintain the roads. Problem is people’s only comment when you mention it is, ‘weeell, what can we do’ . What we need is another war to concentrate their minds. Rant over. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

12th March 2018, 14:41	#15
steve-45 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon CDTi Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Belvedere Posts: 4,076 Thanks: 108 Thanked 1,089 Times in 774 Posts	Not all diesels are "dirty" ...... lad next door just bought a year old A180 diesel Merc and its an mind blowing £30 a year .....

12th March 2018, 19:20	#20
Comfortably Numb Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Penrith Posts: 1,336 Thanks: 165 Thanked 303 Times in 241 Posts	Old diesels should be/are cheap as chips, 'cos so many are scared of what the government are going to do in the way of tax. But as these engines are so reliable and frugal, they'll have to do something drastic to make me look elsewhere. And I'm not concerned about the pollution aspect where I live - the air here gets washed almost every day!