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Offline JJH

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Re: Showroom Tax
« Reply #20 on: 14 March 2010, 20:51 »
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Re: Showroom Tax
« Reply #21 on: 14 March 2010, 21:08 »
Good thing about the GTD is its the same cost as a years road tax, which you would have to pay anyway.  Sorry GTI owners. :smiley:
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Re: Showroom Tax
« Reply #22 on: 14 March 2010, 21:26 »
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Quote from: VWKev on 14 March 2010, 19:49
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They have to get their scrappage scheme money back somehow. You all didnt think this was a free service did you ?
They got it back with the other taxes they got from it. VAT in new cars, first registration fee etc. Its why this goverment only gave £1000 as they worked out they would actually not loose out :wink:
What about the other £1000 ?
The manufactures pay the other 1000

And who do they claim that back from ?
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Re: Showroom Tax
« Reply #23 on: 14 March 2010, 22:02 »
Quote from: VWKev on 14 March 2010, 21:26
Quote from: Snoopy on 14 March 2010, 19:52
Quote from: VWKev on 14 March 2010, 19:49
Quote from: Snoopy on 14 March 2010, 18:49
Quote from: VWKev on 14 March 2010, 18:40
They have to get their scrappage scheme money back somehow. You all didnt think this was a free service did you ?
They got it back with the other taxes they got from it. VAT in new cars, first registration fee etc. Its why this goverment only gave £1000 as they worked out they would actually not loose out :wink:
What about the other £1000 ?
The manufactures pay the other 1000

And who do they claim that back from ?

You  :smiley:

No coincidence new car prices have shot up is it  :rolleyes:

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Re: Showroom Tax
« Reply #24 on: 15 March 2010, 07:05 »
OK... this is going to affect me, as my car is due on the second week of April.
The Golf R emits 199g/kg - so what happens?
Am I correct in saying £425 for the first years tax, and then £225 thereafter?

I'll be making sure VW pick up this extra £200 since they've had me hanging on since May 2009!!!
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Re: Showroom Tax
« Reply #25 on: 15 March 2010, 08:12 »
Whats really annoying is yet again, its us in relativly rich Europe that keep getting stung on these stupid environmental taxes when the rest of the new upcoming world (China and India) can build a coal fired power station a month, to 1950's emission regulations. Its all well and good having a wonderful greatly reduced carbon footprint living in the UK, but whats the point when the rest of the world is years behind us and polluting more than our wee land mass will ever have?

Got to say this is great timing for more taxes on motorists, as the forthcoming election looms.

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Re: Showroom Tax
« Reply #26 on: 15 March 2010, 08:29 »
Quote from: HA54SYM` on 15 March 2010, 08:12
Whats really annoying is yet again, its us in relativly rich Europe that keep getting stung on these stupid environmental taxes when the rest of the new upcoming world (China and India) can build a coal fired power station a month, to 1950's emission regulations.

Ha ha... I watched a Slumdog program the other day where they had an Indian chap sitting in a small room with an oven, throwing in plastic, melting it, and pouring it into moulds.  He sat there in the room with the smoke bellowing out... Mmmmm... burning plastic  :sick:
I bet the people who do this for a living have a LOOOONG life expectancy!
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Re: Showroom Tax
« Reply #27 on: 15 March 2010, 10:37 »
Quote from: p3eps on 15 March 2010, 07:05
OK... this is going to affect me, as my car is due on the second week of April.
The Golf R emits 199g/kg - so what happens?
Am I correct in saying £425 for the first years tax, and then £225 thereafter?

I'll be making sure VW pick up this extra £200 since they've had me hanging on since May 2009!!!

Sorry but i can't see what your gripe is - VW are not to blame about the road tax in the UK. The cr4p labour government announced the 'showrrom tax' nearly 2 years ago, so its hardl;y anything new, they just 'did us a favour' and delayed it, hence you've forgotten about it.  The fact you decided to order a car that wasn't even officially launched withiout any expected delivery date , which looks like it will arrive mid April, is hardly VWs fault is it ??

I sympathise with all those who waited so long for their cars - VW and their dealers should have been a lot clearer with the order times, and if build weeks have been affected by having to fit in scrapage builds then they should have been informing those delayed as a result. But they didn't.  There has been enough internet traffic on VW order times for it not to be a surprise.

VW has in the main honoured their list prices at time of ordering to protect buyers form some of the price rises. They even protected some from the VAT rise as a result of longer than anticipated lead times. They have to draw the line somewhere.

Be thankful you'll get your car before VAT hits 20% !!
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Re: Showroom Tax
« Reply #28 on: 15 March 2010, 11:00 »
Quote from: p3eps on 15 March 2010, 07:05
OK... this is going to affect me, as my car is due on the second week of April.
The Golf R emits 199g/kg - so what happens?
Am I correct in saying £425 for the first years tax, and then £225 thereafter?

I'll be making sure VW pick up this extra £200 since they've had me hanging on since May 2009!!!

Yup £425 for the first year and £235 for for 2011 onwards.

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Re: Showroom Tax
« Reply #29 on: 15 March 2010, 11:16 »
Quote from: percymon on 15 March 2010, 10:37
Sorry but i can't see what your gripe is - VW are not to blame about the road tax in the UK. The cr4p labour government announced the 'showrrom tax' nearly 2 years ago, so its hardl;y anything new, they just 'did us a favour' and delayed it, hence you've forgotten about it.  The fact you decided to order a car that wasn't even officially launched withiout any expected delivery date , which looks like it will arrive mid April, is hardly VWs fault is it ??

When I actually placed my official order in October, I was told that I may see the car in 2009.  It then changed to definately being here in time for VW's VAT contribution, and now its mid April.
When I put the deposit down, the VW memos said the car would be available in September!!!

My dealer is already paying my VAT increase and has agreed the price I will be paying when I collect it - so I'm pretty sure they'll honour it.

Quote from: Horney on 15 March 2010, 11:00
Yup £425 for the first year and £235 for for 2011 onwards.

nick

Thanks - almost what I thought.  I don't grudge the £235 per year, but I would grudge paying an extra £200 on the retail price.  Part of my spec sheet says it includes 1 years road licence fund.
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