i have a 51 reg 1.8 citreon c5 petrol estate in green .
My friends car is identical other than the colour .
on my log book it say`s plg
on my friends it has petrol
my tax is £106.75
my friend pays £96 ????? any ideas ??
i know the difference is the plg & petrol bit but why has she got petrol on her log book and i have plg an mine ? the cars are the exact same model ?
2006-10-10 13:12:32 · 13 answers · asked by charlotterobo 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
The taxation rules changed which affected cars registered in 2001. Your friends car and yours could only be a few weeks apart in age but can now fall into different tax bands.
2001 onwards cars will now go on it's emissions level(shown in the left hand column of the V5c)so will fall in the new tax band for high pollution cars.
This link will explain the emissions limits and the band your car falls into.
http://www.vehiclelicence.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/index.jsp
2006-10-10 13:37:40 · answer #1 · answered by Kyle 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
PLG = Private/Light Goods - this was the taxation class that most cars had before 1st March 2001. When you tax your car, it is priced based on the engine size - upto 1549cc = £60.50 or £110, depending on 6 or 12 months. 1549cc or over = £96.25 or £175, depending on 6 or 12 months.
Petrol Car is one of the new taxation classes. Others include Diesel Car and LGV (Light Goods Vehicle) This came into effect 1st March 2001. So now the car tax is based on cO2 emissions. There are far too many to list!!
The government changed it so that people would go out and buy cars that are greener i.e. lower emissions, thus saving the environment and saving people money.
If you want to be really cheap, there are many Toyota's that are in the low bracket and only cost £50 for 12 months!! And the cars are pretty decent too!!
I work in a Post Office so have a pretty good idea what I'm talking about!!
2006-10-10 19:47:32 · answer #2 · answered by stoatlyuk 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah the difference is on emissions, your friends car is LPG not plg...
What is LPG?...
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is a mixture of propane and butane. When used as a vehicle fuel it is often referred to as autogas. The simple chemical make up of the gases (click here for details) ensures that they are clean burning.
LPG has the special property of becoming liquid at atmospheric temperature if moderately compressed and reverting to gases when the pressure is sufficiently reduced. This is advantageous when transporting and storing these products in the liquid state, in which they are roughly 250 times as dense as they are when gases.
Where does it come from?
LPG is produced as a by-product in both the extraction and refining stages of oil production. In the past it has been considered waste and flared off. It is particularly abundant in the North Sea's 'wet' crude oil.
Consequently the UK is Europe's largest producer, producing 6.4 million tonnes in 2001. Of this over 3 million tonnes were exported. Only 50 thousand tonnes (7.75%) were used as autogas. The rest was used for domestic or agricultural heating or in chemical or refinery operations
thats why my friend check out http://www.greenfuel.org.uk/ for more information on it
it basically means that your friends car will run on LPG which as you can see above is a less harmful fuel to the enviroment
i hope this has helped
2006-10-10 15:32:52 · answer #3 · answered by Escort_Turbo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't know what you're complaining about - I've got a 2 litre petrol Mondeo that costs 190 quid to tax, I should have bought a Range Rover ! (snigger)
Have a look on your friends tax disk - that should say PLG just where yours does.
2006-10-10 14:00:16 · answer #4 · answered by Nigel G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not the type of question for 1.30am !
But, here goes.
PLG - public light goods vehicle.
This is the correct taxation class for this car.
Type of fuel = PETROL.
Are you sure your friends is petrol ? - diesel maybe ?
Just because they are both 51 reg does not mean they have the same spec and therefore same CO2 omissions.
ARE YOU SURE YOU DID NOT MEAN INSURANCE ?
2006-10-10 13:32:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in reply to
If you're a man and she's a woman that could be your answer. Either that or you got insurance at different times and the quote just came out different due to some slightly different answer like "where is the car kept at night?" yours maybe on a driveway and hers maybe in a garage, any little thing like that could affect it. u get bloody cheap insurance tho, i pay more than that for a scooter! :oP
the question is tax not insurance you ******* moron.
2006-10-10 20:35:25 · answer #6 · answered by gofuk 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi.
Cars over 5 years old do not benefit from the reduction in road tax based on co2 emissions,(as started in the last budget). as I found to my cost.
Can only assume your friends car is under 5 years old.
2006-10-10 20:57:10 · answer #7 · answered by baznhelen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Kyle. What are the dates of first registration of the two vehicles?
I guessing that one is before March 2001 and the other one is after.
2006-10-10 18:20:36 · answer #8 · answered by 'Dr Greene' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 04:19:50 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're a man and she's a woman that could be your answer. Either that or you got insurance at different times and the quote just came out different due to some slightly different answer like "where is the car kept at night?" yours maybe on a driveway and hers maybe in a garage, any little thing like that could affect it. u get bloody cheap insurance tho, i pay more than that for a scooter! :oP
2006-10-10 13:29:09 · answer #10 · answered by Shep Dogg 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋