Campervan VED Increases

[Jabberwocky]

Vehicle tax rates

Tables showing the rates for vehicle tax for different types of vehicle.

www.gov.uk

 

[Wondering Star]

Sorry, but anyone who can afford to purchase a new vehicle over 40k, should be willing to pay more in taxation.

 

[Outanbout]

I don’t disagree with you Wondering Star, but I’d prefer to know this end of any purchase.

Thank you all for your inputs.

Chris.

 

[Amarillo]

The ‘depends’ bit is correct but I think the cutoff was more like April or May 2017.

I think the cutoff is April 2017. I was very pleased to have a 17 plate under the old tax regime.

 

[Wondering Star]

Agree with you Chris, was a shock when we purchased last May.
Already saving up, it's a lot of money, but there's nothing cheap about buying a California.
No bargains from the Tax man or the VW option list!

 

[Scoobz1]

Cars and some motorhomes registered on or after 1 April 2017

Currently £465 from year 2 to year 6 (inclusive)

Vehicle tax rates

Tables showing the rates for vehicle tax for different types of vehicle.

www.gov.uk

Vehicles with a list price of more than £40,000
You have to pay an extra £320 a year if you have a car or motorhome with a ‘list price’ (the published price before any discounts) of more than £40,000.

You only have to pay this rate for 5 years (from the second time the vehicle is taxed).

Check the list price with your dealer so you know how much vehicle tax you’ll have to pay.

Fuel type	Single 12 month payment	Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit	Total of 12 monthly payments by Direct Debit	Single 6 month payment	Single 6 month payment by Direct Debit
Petrol or diesel	£465	£465	£488.25	£255.75	£244.13
Electric	£320	£320	£336	£176	£168
Alternative	£455	£455	£477.75	£250.25	£238.88

 

[Jabberwocky]

Cars and some motorhomes registered on or after 1 April 2017

Currently £465 from year 2 to year 6 (inclusive)

Then £145 in year 7 onwards at current rates.

 

[Outanbout]

Thank you all for VED educating me.

Chris.

 

[WelshGas]

Well it‘s difficult to understand the rationale of treating a Campervan the same as a sport car or big SUV.
Although using the Cali as a first of second car, you end up polluting more on those journeys you would have otherwised driven a normal, less polluting car.
I remain a big fan of CO2 tax certificates.

A Camper conversion using a N1 Commercial Vehicle DVLA classification has certain lower speed limits, higher tolls and restrictions on some routes eg: Rotherhyde Tunnel, I believe.
The California, registered as a M1 Diesel car does not have these disadvantages.

I‘m sorry I’m not impressed with your professed environmental concerns. Producing a vehicle has a significant environmental impact. Producing a second vehicle while the first lies idle waiting for the good weather probably means you have a higher overall environmental footprint than just using the California as your only vehicle.

 

[Calimili]

I‘m sorry I’m not impressed with your professed environmental concerns. Producing a vehicle has a significant environmental impact. Producing a second vehicle while the first lies idle waiting for the good weather probably means you have a higher overall environmental footprint than just using the California as your only vehicle.

That's a fair counter. I suppose it depends on your yearly mileage and the environmental cost of the other vehicle at production. If we look at CO2 only one could break even after a couple of years.
Not my case as my other vehicle pollutes similarly to the Cali, so I am definitely a bad example in this context. I've found Carbon Credits were a somehow a fair way to tax people according to what they actually pollute.

 

[Autumn]

Ok...very confused here, sorry.
What is the VED for a second hand 2017 VW California Ocean, 204ps, valued above £40k.

Chris.

I think it is from 1 April 2017 that the new charges were applied. The Govenment website is quite clear, type in your plate number and it will tell you

 

[B J G]

Ok...very confused here, sorry.
What is the VED for a second hand 2017 VW California Ocean, 204ps, valued above £40k.

Chris.

2017 March £260, April on has the 2 part charge.