road tax

[rising son]

i was always under the impression that the rx7 was in a lower road tax bracket.... is it just the FD that has cheaper tax?, mine says £118 for 6 month

[Kodiak]

Sounds about right...

[grinder]

my UK FC is full price ( £118 for 6 months ) the JDM FC is £130 a year

stupid system really .. although my JDM one WAS full price , i just re-registered it as a 1.3

[rising son]

grinder.. mine is a jdm turbo II.
how do i go about changing it then?

[B.Martin]

What is the CC on your log book, tax on older cars is done on CC. If your log book sayus 2354cc (like most uk log books) then its in the higher braket, if its 1308cc (like it should be) then you pay less. I guess you could just send the log book off and try and change it to 1308cc, but they might have had a million people try it before you?

[AMH]

Think yourselves lucky, just about to pay mine - £460!! :eek

[rising son]

martin ... CC on logbook is 2654cc ......
 so shud it be 1308cc

[B.Martin]

Well the rotary engine is indeed 1308cc, but the uk double the FD and the RX-8 (2616) for taxation purposes. The UKDM FC\'s are usually 2354cc on the logbook, but the truth is the Mazda 13b engine is 1308cc, not sure why your says 2645cc thought sounds like someones right ballsed that up on registry!

[rising son]

so either way it aint right then?, and with mine being a jdm fc i should be on the cheap tax bracket?

[wolfie1]

my fd is about £70-£75 for 6 months, cant remember exactly, would have expected your fc to be the same

[m1tch]

my fd is about £70-£75 for 6 months, cant remember exactly, would have expected your fc to be the same

Yours being perhaps an import might be registered as a 1.3, before 2001 tax was either above 1549cc or below 1549cc, £71.50 for 6 months if below (ie registered as a 1.3) or £118.25 if above 1549cc (ie registered as a 2.4 or 2.6) my UK spec FC is registered in the above 1549cc bracket.

[nic3s]

so either way it aint right then?, and with mine being a jdm fc i should be on the cheap tax bracket?

It should be down as a 2.6 ltr really but most people put down the equivalent cubic size of 1308cc when registered on import which isnt technically incorrect. I believe the dvla
 decided to tax them as a 2.6ltr as another engine size of equivalent output. Theres not really a right ot wrong, just luck of the draw when you buy an rx.

Id be interested to know how people have re-registered cars without the dvla questioning it.

[m1tch]

I think some people have managed it by showing proof from the manufacter stating the actual displacement, but its better than it being taxxed on CO2 like the RX8s etc

[Kamatari]

I think some people have managed it by showing proof from the manufacter stating the actual displacement, but its better than it being taxxed on CO2 like the RX8s etc

I got a letter from mazda stating 1308cc so sent it off with a note and my log book to the dvla and got my new log book...with nothing changed:Grrr

[B.Martin]

I got a letter from mazda stating 1308cc so sent it off with a note and my log book to the dvla and got my new log book...with nothing changed:Grrr

The best option is at rebuild time, get a different engine number and change it with that.