Has Any One Else Noticed

[Rayburn]

There havin a larf

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Just got the road tax reminder in today.

For the Yaris 1.4 turbo diesel.

12 Months Rate £50.00 Last year it was £85.

Yet for my bike

only a 1200 cc its a whopping

12 Months Rate £62.00 Last year it was £60.

How do you work that out.

So its cheaper to tax and run a Car....daft or what

[Tara]

Only a 1200cc?? Thats a pretty big engine for a bike...

Your car tax is a really good price and the bike tax for that engine size is not bad. I dont see what the problem is?

[Gnome]

Mad isn't it!

Mine falls into the same bracket on my bike, cause it's a 750cc!

Takes up less space and is still kinder to the environment than a diesel car, and yet you pay more!!!

[Kev Mc]

That's Diesel vs Petrol for you. My new 1.9 Diesel Golf cost the same to tax as my 1.0 Yaris (£110 for the year) despite having well over twice the power

[Rayburn]

Quote; "Your car tax is a really good price and the bike tax for that engine size is not bad. I dont see what the problem is?

The bike has only 2 wheels.

Its a Kawasaki ZRX1200 120bhp.

How can they charge more for a two wheeled bike than a four wheeled car??

Beats me.

Still £50 a year I'll have that.

By the way. Last 2 fill ups 64mpg. That wasnt hanging around either. (D4D)not the bike.

[ffidrac]

Still £50 a year I'll have that.

£50 per year?

Hmmmm not bad but I have had 6 years road tax (across 3 different cars) for £0.00

[Madasafish]

Car tax is based on CO2 emissions. Hence the £50 I pay - but I only average 58mpg - lots of short journeys.

My 1967 Lotus ELan was nil tax: nice...

[Gnome]

Car tax is based on CO2 emissions....

Unless of course, your car is pre March 2001.

[SMW]

£40 a year on the Aygo - not complaining :D