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zx12arrgh

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Hello all

Strange question here.........I have a 2006 TD4 and it costs £480 a year to tax!!! :eek:
My question is, is a car itself categorised or is it the engine?
Reason I ask is in my tiny brain I'm thinking of replacing the engine with an earlier model (even a month earlier, that's how ridiculous it is!) and saving £200+ a year

Any help on this matter would be appreciated

Darren
 
Effectively the car - as its based on the official emissions when the car was new you are stuck with it - unless you convert it to electric ;)
 
If I remember correctly the last Freelander 1's built were caught up in the higher ved tax bands. Hence a difference of something like £200 per year increase for the same vehicle from a different year. Older vehicles were excused the higher charges if registered before particular dates.

https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables

My 2001 v6 at 2497cc creating CO2 of 298gm/km was £225 to tax last Feb.
 
My freelander td4 2005 is going to be £285 insurance £200
and my little Daewoo Matiz 800cc 2004 is £180 insurance £195

either one is cheap or the other one is dear!
 
zx12arrgh said:
Cheers lads, had a feeling it was the case, direct debit for evermore it is then!
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I pay £285 per year for my 2.7L Discovery 3. If you want to pay less road tax, buy a 55 plate Freelander instead. Tax for that is £285.
 
I'm sticking with what I have got. Mine was registered in July "06 as costs £485. Selling and buying an older one will cost me more than the difference saved. Maybe I'll buy a smart car £0 tax per year for running around in.
 
freelander 1 td4 prices
from 1 April 2014

Registration Date 6 months 12 months First Year Rate VED Band CO2 1 Jul 2005 - 23 Mar 2006
£156.75
£285.00
-
K
240 g/km



23 Mar 2006 - 30 Sep 2006
£266.75
£485.00
-
L
240 g/km
 
zx12arrgh said:
Hello all

Strange question here.........I have a 2006 TD4 and it costs £480 a year to tax!!! :eek:
My question is, is a car itself categorised or is it the engine?
Reason I ask is in my tiny brain I'm thinking of replacing the engine with an earlier model (even a month earlier, that's how ridiculous it is!) and saving £200+ a year

Any help on this matter would be appreciated

Darren
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Is it an Auto? I always though auto's pushed emissions into the next band.

Mines a manual 2005 55Plate TD4 and it's £285
 
This is all very strange. According to my V5, mine was registered on 31/07/2006. CO2 emissions are given as 205 g/km. I paid £285 for my current VED.

The attachment is what is given about the car in ToPIX
 

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sijwhite said:
This is all very strange. According to my V5, mine was registered on 31/07/2006. CO2 emissions are given as 205 g/km. I paid £285 for my current VED.

The attachment is what is given about the car in ToPIX
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Yep, my TD4 was registered in September 2006 and is in the lower tax bracket. I almost bought a petrol X Trail but the tax was frightening...although mybe not as frightening as the Freelander maintenance bills!
 
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