Plus admittedly see for electric vehicles it’s free but wasn’t sure if that’s for just the first year of subsequent years
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6th May 2022 6:26 am
RogB
Member Since: 15 Jun 2018
Location: Mansfield
Posts: 1698
Tax is ridiculous over here when you look at the state of the roads, and everything to do with them. I know that VED is not used specifically for highways maintenance but the price we pay is not reflected in what we get for our money.
On the continent road tax is a lot higher than ours but then their roads are generally very well maintained.
I went out to a meal for my sons birthday last night in my FL2.....on the roads to and back i really missed the air ride of my D4 thats for sure 2011 D4 XS 305 MY12 - gone but not forgotten
6th May 2022 7:29 am
dennij
Member Since: 15 Nov 2012
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 2
As much as I agree that the VED rates are completely unjustified in how they are calculated, I doubt we will see any motoring organisations campaigning for a change. The government (regardless who is in power) have an agenda to get older vehicles off the road despite the fact the majority cannot afford a nice shiny new vehicle, or more likely, don't want to get into an expensive PCP in order to get one. With the cost of fuel showing no signs of dropping I have to agree that vehicles such as the Discovery Mk1 - 4 will begin to disappear off our roads, and that to me is a real disappointment.
6th May 2022 7:55 am
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8167
How much is a Discovery Sport?
I honestly think VED is the bargain of the year considering that you get access to literally millions of miles of roads, having owned and consequently had the cost of maintaining a private road, it costs in the region of £200 to fill a pot hole depending on size, if every car owner paid to fill one pot hole in there would not be any, I cannot understand why drivers who are paying nothing or very little VED complain about the condition of roads, but I do agree the maintenance of some roads is a disgrace and all LR owners do have a right to complain as we are the ones who are paying a questionable amount.
Land/Range Rovers are notoriously expensive but IMHO it is just a way of obtaining money for what they are capable of, for instance you cannot tow with an ordinary car what you can with a LR nor can you carry 7 people in comfort and most owners have them for this reason.It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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6th May 2022 8:21 am
dennij
Member Since: 15 Nov 2012
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 2
Anything from £165.00 per year to £520 depending on year and spec
6th May 2022 8:39 am
epninety
Member Since: 12 Oct 2012
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 327
Just wanted to say, thanks for starting this thread - it reminded me I'd forgotten to renew at the start of this month
6th May 2022 9:49 am
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
dennij wrote:
Anything from £165.00 per year to £520 depending on year and spec
Over 600 top rate now.
6th May 2022 4:12 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 14234
lynalldiscovery wrote:
I reckon 5 ysr max and you wont see a d3 on the road, 10 maybe 15 yrs max and the same will apply to the D4.
I think you're right. D3 seem to be very cheap now. A 2005 car is 17 years old. The earliest D4 is 13 years old. Fuel prices aren't coming down in a hurry. Not sure I'd be wanting to try and sell a D3 V8 at the moment.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
6th May 2022 4:21 pm
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4483
Just taxed my Triumph, for free!
I count is as an offset to the £630 I pay for the Discovery Richard
D3 SE 2007. Triumph 2.5Pi 1973. Ferguson TEA20 1948.
Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
Discovery 1 300Tdi ES '95 - Gone
Range Rover Classic '79 - Gone
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