Looney post (or not dependin on the anser)

Yes, easily - with 1+ months tax and test. Not to say it'll be any good, but it'll be fun (I'd give it a full safety check first, though!). My guess is that you'll end up keeping it, rather than scrapping it, spending a bit of money on it, and probably loving it for years, and years to come.

Well, the theory is, for what it's worth, that once you've tried a Land Rover you'll either hate them forever, or never want a stretch Limo again. Many of us see them as a 'new philosophy of life' (I apologise in advance for that remark) ;-)

Go on, you know you want to, after all, what is the world wide web about after all?

Good to see you here Larry, settle in, you'll soon be a regular! :-)

Regards

Martyn

I'm curious what you pay in the way of tax and test fees in the UK.

In Michigan we pay a one time sale tax fee of 6% of the purchase price, and that is waived if the vehicle transfer is between relatives. The licence plates are then taxed based on the base price of the vehicle. The fee deminishes yearly. When I transferred my Discovery last week they looked up the "fee catagory" which was 33 (must have had a base price of $33000 when it was new), then calculated the license plate fee to $111.00. That "33" will appear on the title when I receive it under weight/fee catagory. Next year the plates will cost something less and they will continue to drop down until they hit about $50.

We do not have a inspection in Michigan, but some states do. Like California, New York and Missouri. Some states, like South Carolina, charge an annual "property tax". Many people in South Carolina don't drive expensive vehicles as they get hit hard each year in the way of tax. But most states have about the same fee structure, sales tax on any transfer and a plate fee. That's about it. .

Hi Mark. In England, we pay vat on the purchase, not sure if that's 8% or

17.5%, then every year we have a roadworthiness test, called the MOT at £40, and we pay road fund licence(road tax) of around £180. Add to that petrol at 78pence a litre, and it makes my V8 an expensive luxury.

`Agrippa

Agrippa's given you the basics, but I'll expand on it, if you don't mind.

In the UK, most sales (including vehicle sales) are taxed at 17.5%, but this doesn't generally apply to "used" items, only "new" ones. (This tax can be reclaimed by some businesses, who must then charge the tax on used items when they sell them on.)

UK licence plates stay with a vehicle for its life. There's an initial fee of £25 when the vehicle is first registered, but that's all.

There's an annual inspection for most motor vehicles in the UK. For cars, inspections only start once the vehicle is three years old. Car inspections are carried out by licenced private garages, who can charge what they like for the inspection up to a government-imposed cap (currently just under £40)

There's an annual "vehicle excise duty", often called a "tax disc", that's charged on a sliding scale depending on how polluting the government thinks your car is. For most LR products, they're in the top bracket (most polluting) and pay £165 a year (£160 for petrol vehicles).

And, as Agrippa said, petrol's pretty pricey (although I filled up at _only_ 72 ppl today), which is where motorists pay most of their motoring taxes.