Does anyone else have a 2002 1.4TDI that costs 110 tax a year?? or is it just me??

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I don't understand I just can't find a model anywhere or evidence online that there was a 1.4 TDI made which has a co2 rate of 121 G/KM...making it a category D for tax.... so i have to pay 110 a year. So this makes me rather jealous of everyone else who is only paying 35 a year!

Any light on the subject would be great :eek:)
 
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murdo said:
As per previous posts in this thread check the co2 rating on your v5c. Any UK registered A2 from March 2001 Y prefix onwards should attract the 30 quid tax rate
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Just checked the V5c and there is no co2 rating, so this could be the issue!? Mine was registered on 19/01/01 too, so could this be a factor in the tax band?
 
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hillbill said:
Just checked the V5c and there is no co2 rating, so this could be the issue!? Mine was registered on 19/01/01 too, so could this be a factor in the tax band?
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That's the issue. It's an X plate so pre dated the changes. There is an old thread on here about trying to apply for the lower bracket based on CO2 levels as I believe they're the same at 119.

worth a search around. It's surely a taxation issue and nothing to do with Audi. Although Audi will have the technical data you need which should be quoted in your owners manual regarding emissions. Good luck. I doubt a Christmas rebate though!!!
 
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Yes, the official site indicates the following


Used cars - registered before 1 March 2001


The tax rates shown in the table below apply to used cars, first registered before 1 March 2001 (before the system for calculating tax according to the car's CO2 value was introduced). Note that the tax rates shown apply from 1 April 2014.

1549 cc and below
£145.00 for 12 months - £79.75 for 6 months

Above 1549 cc
£230.00 for 12 months - £126.50 for 6 month

Steve B
 
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The system for calculating tax by CO2 emissions actually came in quite some time after 1st March 2001. My Lupo 3L was actually registered on that date and it was only because VW delivered it late that it qualified for zero road tax. My wife's 1999 Lupo 3L was imported in 2004 and so also qualified for zero road tax; it wouldn't now if it had been imported after 2010(?). So we might have had a 1999 3L with free road tax and a 2001 3L without! Crazy or what?

RAB
 
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RAB said:
The system for calculating tax by CO2 emissions actually came in quite some time after 1st March 2001. My Lupo 3L was actually registered on that date and it was only because VW delivered it late that it qualified for zero road tax. My wife's 1999 Lupo 3L was imported in 2004 and so also qualified for zero road tax; it wouldn't now if it had been imported after 2010(?). So we might have had a 1999 3L with free road tax and a 2001 3L without! Crazy or what?

RAB
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Hi Rab, not wishing to contradict but according to the DVLA it was exactly on the 1st of March that it changed, the extract I included above came from their official website, they are not my words. I am guessing that because your car was registered on that date that meant it qualified, they work it out based on the date it is registered, not the date it is delivered.

Steve B
 
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Birchall said:
Hi Rab, not wishing to contradict but according to the DVLA it was exactly on the 1st of March that it changed, the extract I included above came from their official website, they are not my words. I am guessing that because your car was registered on that date that meant it qualified, they work it out based on the date it is registered, not the date it is delivered.

Steve B
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No because I payed tax on my 3L before the CO2 based scheme started and it was for at least a year, if not more. When the CO2 based scheme came in I surrendered the tax discs and applied for free ones! The 1st of March 2001 is only significant I believe, because on that date it became compulsory for all CoC's to show the CO2 emissions etc. But VW were well ahead of the game and were complying in 1999 and possibly earlier. This CO2 based scheme was started to encourage people to buy fuel efficient cars, but if you communicate with the DVLA now they give you another reason. Therefore if your CoC shows the required CO2 emissions you should qualify for CO2 based road tax regardless of when the car was first registered and where. Anything else just penalises early adopters and rewards johnny-come-lately's!

RAB
 
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Hi RAB

That all seems clear and logical.

Thanks for the clarification and I hope you don't think I was doubting you personally. I was just relying on the info from the web site and we all know that can be a bit questionable sometimes.

Cheers
Steve B
 
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Hi Steve,

You might be correct (I've just done a bit of research; should have done that first!) but at the start there were no zero bands for low emission vehicles and not many low emission vehicles! I can't remember when my memory was worse! The zero band(s) only appeared in 2005. The logic still applies though!

RAB
 
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