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hi guys quick question, how much is tax on a gti?

£180 a year.

which is £20 less than my mates old monster of a 4 x 4.

Yeah, I believe its £180 a year, unless the vehicle was registered after 1 March 2001, when the tax rules changed and is based on emissions rather than engine size. Those registered after that date should only cost £165 a year.
So my 2000 polo GTI costs me £15 a year more, even though it has the same engine!

Steve W wrote:So my 2000 polo GTI costs me £15 a year more, even though it has the same engine!

Technically it's a different engine with a different engine code. Changes were purely to do with emissions as far as I'm aware.

I think if your car is registered after March 2001 and you have an ARC engine then it is £180. I know a few members registered after this date paying the higher amount.

My car is an AVY March 2001 registered, so I paid £165

thats not too bad, im only paying an extra £25 per year, was worried it was alot more!

Mine's an AVY registered in June 2001 and I am paying 180 :S

ot got changed again, as mine went from being £115 a year down to £100, Now its back up, and only a 1.4, The goverment were losing alot of money or something, and changed it from the emmison based calculation.

Go on to the DVLA website and somewhere on there you can input your reg and it will tell you how much tax your car is for 6 an 12 month!

Annoyingly expensive is what it is

The ARC/AVY theory isn't very accurate.

I have an AVY (January 2001) and taxed it yesterday for the pricely sum of £180.

ModifiedMadness wrote:The ARC/AVY theory isn't very accurate.

I have an AVY (January 2001) and taxed it yesterday for the pricely sum of £180.

Same.

Ahh well, looks like a game of hit or miss

My car is May 2001. I payed £150 last year so have to wait until the new year to see what i'll be paying

Mines AVY, registered September 2001, 90 quid for six months.

So £180 for the year.