BLooD

i had my road fund licence (more fondly known as car tax) renewal today, ?118 for 6 months or ?215 for 12 months, just wanted to ask
do you guys in the states have any thing similar?, i know theres some thing in most parts of Europe but am curious about the us

MacSid

Dunno about the guys in the US, but my car tax gets taken from my bank account (direct debit) at the rate of EUR 110 per month

craigm1841

not in the US my friend. we do pay sales tax on vehicles at purchase. luxury tax on high end vehicles. If you lease, you pay sales tax each month on the lease payment. there is also registration fees (tag/license plate fees) from the states department of motor vehcles. each state is different. some states you need to renew you license plate and pay a fee every two years, most states every year. it depends on the state and the value of your vehicle. mine was like 20 or 30 US dollars for the year

craigm1841

...of course we also pay auto insurance. i pay about 200 US dollars per month, but i am completely covered if i am in an accident. My car will be replaced each person in my vehicle or a vehicle i hit (if it is my fault) can sue me for set amount and my inurance company will cover it. the higher the coverage, the more the monthly premium. right now i think each person in my vehicle or a vehicle i hit is covered for 75,000 USD with a maximum of a 300,000 USD payout. if they sue for more, the government can garnish wages or reposess personal property since i dont have a lot of money laying around. however, this rarely happens. usually people will settle with the insurance company for an amount equal to or less then the maximum amount i am covered for.

BLooD

ok cool chears

Munich77

Some states do have a "registration" fee. Mine was about $120.00 for two years. To me that is a car tax...

BLooD

we pay a registration fee as well on new cars

E60Sim

Reg fees on a new car: 180% + VAT (25%).

Tax renewal each year: on a E60: $1.200-1.500.

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BigRevKev

Just got mine for 825 euro for the year.
thats on a 2.2 engine.
It's a rip off here. They use the road tax to bail out the banks.
The government just got a brutal kicking in the recent elections, but unlike England where they resign when they get caught, in Ireland they stay on and no-one gets touched.
Brutal.

gerrypd

we have property tax on vehicles here in colorado. 2.1% the 1st year and it goes down 1/2% each year. I got hit $1100 USD the 1st year on my 535.