Outback 3.0L road tax

[Roger-M]

Hello,

I would like to up engine size from my present 2.5L Outback to the lovely 3.0L V6, but am put off by the exceptionally high road tax of £520. Could anyone tell me when this amount was first levied on the 3 litre.  My present 2.5 Outback is on a 06 plate (for which I pay £305), but I would consider going older than that for a 3 litre if it was not too much older and, obviously, was a car in good condition.

Many thanks in anticipation.

Roger-Marie.

[Siluro]

Tax is based on emissions. This changed in April 2006 I believe. I have 07 WRX which is £500+ to tax but same car with 06 plate would be £300 around.

If you break it down per mile it not much really. Makes me feel better anyway.

If you buy a higher milage older car the extra  £200 could be eaten up by parts easily as they are potentially more worn I guess. However you look at it road tax hurts especially with the state of the roads these days.

[Roger-M]

Hello Siluro,

Thanks for the info.  However, someone on eBay is selling an Outback 3.0Rn, first registered 15/3/06, and informs me that he is paying the £500+.  A pity, as I was interested up until then!

Northampton is where I was born and brought up.  My family still live there.  It has certainly changed since I left just over 40 years ago.  I always loved, and still do, the lovely villages in their natural stone.  We live in Lincolnshire now, and that is beautiful and fascinating county!

Regards.  Roger-M.

[Greenmamba]

I believe the change took effect (higher tax bracket applies) for cars registered after 23 March 2006.

[LINCH]

55 reg is the last in the lower bracket - Sept 2005 up to 23 March 06 (as has been said above). All three of my current roadgoing vehicles are 05, for this very reason. 

[Mr B]

As above, this same for the 2.5XT.

Take your time buying a tidy well maintained 05 car and you laughing

£225 a year saved just because car few months newer is worth it imo.

I actually have 2 foresters 1999 & 2000 and they 255 a year which enough imo for driving on pot hole gravel tracks they call public roads ...