Budget 2007

Originally Posted by rigor

Pah, you should get yourself a nice economical bike in the lower band .... like my gixxer

Originally Posted by Bluesteel

Well Rigor, being the bright light you are, you should know that old style tax bands are not down to economy, but cubic kerrrr-pacity. We can't help it if Suzuki were feeling generous...

You haven't met Rigor and his sense of humor then?

Originally Posted by Bluesteel

Well Rigor, being the bright light you are, you should know that old style tax bands are not down to economy, but cubic kerrrr-pacity. We can't help it if Suzuki were feeling generous...

Think Rigor's comment was meant tongue in cheek. Seems ludicrous that the SV should be in a higher tax bracket than the Gixxer (or my CBR)

Tongue in cheek? What's that? This is new to me...

I'm not that bothered. They have to put a boundary somewhere, and 600cc seems logical no?

Originally Posted by Law

You haven't met Rigor and his sense of humor then?

Uh oh, my reputation precede's me

Originally Posted by Scoobs

Think Rigor's comment was meant tongue in cheek. Seems ludicrous that the SV should be in a higher tax bracket than the Gixxer (or my CBR)

It does indeed. I was going to see if I could find out how much C02/Km the Gixxer / SV / CBR makes, to see what bands we should be taxed in, but got bored

Originally Posted by mac99

But the national insurance limit has moved up to the upper tax limit. And the starting rate income tax band has been removed. I think overall almost everybody is slightly worse off.

That's the way I read it too. Another smoke and mirrors budget.

It is now 64 pounds for the SV (upper band). See

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...le/DG_10012524

Don't remember what it was, probably 60.

my wee cars road tax was only £40 last year, fantastic considering it has a 1.1 ltr engine

Well it looks like I'll be selling the 4x4 NOT!!!!

Originally Posted by kitkat

my wee cars road tax was only £40 last year, fantastic considering it has a 1.1 ltr engine

My 1.4 is a band D . Must be a ****ty engine the 1.4 VW thing in a SEAT. Not even quick.

But one ****es me off is there is no disspensation for hill farmers and the like which need a 4x4 in their day to day lives. Its not like they are tremendously wealthy parking them in Waitrose carparks!!!!