Andrew2024

Happy birthday @Tilt

I am 27 years old and still in the process with my visa , marshmello was one of the very few to insure people without residency but in the process of…eventually when I get my visa sorted I will get a better insurance and hopefully start building no claim bonus so I will get better insurance rates

My insurance was very expensive I paid around £1300 fully comp with marshmello

The guy who I bought it from was selling it on behalf of his neighbour while he was away , I was under pressure and desperately needed a car I was running out of time , I paid the tax myself when I transferred the v5 on my name , I didn’t know how things work I only just moved here , when I looked at the engine specs I taught I’m will only have to pay £20 because my car was eligible for tax band B I was very confused , it’s my fault I should have looked things into more detail but like I said I was under pressure and I saw that the car is in good condition thinking it’s a good deal as I will find estate car very practical for moving stuff and buying large garage equipment. I am reading rules in kit-car registration ,maybe I modify my car will fall under kit-car registration or modified cars and change the tax class like that , that’s just a taught anyway so still have to find out a lot !

What kind of mod do you mean ?

Hi @EnterName That’s what I was thinking, there must be a way around it. I was looking at kit-car registration maybe if I modify it and re-register it with DVLA will actually work . It’s a long process and cost effective I would have to see if it’s worth doing. Thanks for the idea and I like the way of being positive about the situation. I will let you guys know how I did !

I contacted the DVLA and they said it cannot be changed because that’s how it was registered with the DVLA , they are not helpful. I also have certificate of conformity from ŠKODA to prove the emissions, cc and all the data required to qualify for tax band B , it cannot be changed that’s what the guy said at DVLA , so annoying . I’m sure there another way around it !

I’m jealous 😅. What year is it and what tax class is it registered? On my v5 I have exempt written for type of approval, I’m guessing it’s because it’s more than 10 years old ?

I was thinking that it was registered as a PLG because it was an ex ministry of defence vehicle and that can be changed , I would really like to see other people’s v5’s with same car and model if it’s the same so I can rest my mind . Thanks for your help anyway!

I taught it is when I found out that some cars only pay £20 a year . I only just moved to the UK so I just trying to find out things

On the v5 I have private light goods listed as a taxation class, and I am guessing that switching the class will effect my road tax. I’m not sure what other estate cars will be listed as, just private or diesel car as taxation class maybe ? According to this table my emissions will fall under tax band B which is £20 , and I saw other ŠKODA Octavia estate for sale with only £20 road tax but my car for some reason is under tax class PLG On my v5 where I have CO2 (g/km) is just empty but I did my research and I’m sure my emissions are in tax band B, it’s a 1.6 TDI CLHA engine 2014 .

Hi there I just moved in the UK, this forum has been a lot of help since I bought my ŠKODA Octavia estate mkr3 last October 2024. When I bought it the guy said that the car was an ex ministry of defence vehicle, I didn’t know that the road tax would be so high £360 pa because it is registered as PLG(private light goods). I made some research and found out other ŠKODA estates are ONLY paying £20 pa, same year, same model etc. I was searching if I could possibly change tax class from PLG to normal diesel class. Has anyone in the uk encountered with such a situation like this ? If so, please your help will be much appreciated. Thanks, Andrew