[i30Dave]

I've just received my registration renewal invoice. I was pleased to see that
the i30 is no dearer to register than my old 98 excel. $560 / 12 mnths is very
reasonable for an i30. So all up it's costing me around $1200/yr to register and
insure my beast        which is what some insurers wanted to charge me just
for insurance.

[Shambles]

Being a little ignorant of your driving/licensing laws... what does it mean to register each year? What happens if you don't? Is it like an annual tax to your highways agency?

We have to pay an annual road fund tax in the UK which means we have the pleasure of being able to stick a fancy "tax disk" on our windscreens. As of recently, the cost varies depending on emmisions. When I renew in March next year it'll cost me around 130GBP, unless the UK govmt decide to start collecting fees to fund the 2012 Olympics  

[Dazzler]

Our Rego in Tassie is slightly cheaper than what Dave has to pay,  4 Cylinder passenger vehicles cost approx $520 but is a little dearer for 6 Cylinder and 8 Cylinder vehicles(Still under $600).

It incorporates a Registration Fee, Road Safety Levy, Motor Tax and MAIB Levy (The M.A.I.B.) is short for Motor Accident Insurance Board and it is to cover the costs for those effected by an accident even if they are at fault.. We have to display a sticker on our window which is a different colour each year...

Registration Fee
$72.85

Road Safety Levy
$20.00
 
Motor Tax
 $89.00
 
MAIB Premium Paid
 $338.00

Total:
 $519.85

[eye30]

The Oz way seems a good way to prevent non payment.

In UK we have separate costs for each of your fees.
Road fund £120.00. A circulate bit of paper with an expiry date which is attached to the bottom left of the windowscreen (as shambles says)
Insurance £???. This is person specific and will vary depending on the type of policy you require (comprehensive - includes damage to own vehicle, third party- does not include damage to own vehicle, third party fire and theft) drivers age, occupation, type and cc of car, age of car, if more than 1 person to drive, accident history of ech driver etc. Each person is risked and pays accordingly. eg a family hatch such as an i30 for a young driver, say 17/18, they may have to pay £2000.00 or even more but a mature person driving the same car may only pay £300.00
When a car is 3 years old it has to have an MOT £50.00 and every years thereafter.

If I've missed anything out another UK member can update.

[Lakes]

we get a sticker each year for the winscreen, just to confirm we have payed.
Hey did you know you can drive a horse and cart on the same roads free, and no parking tickets to worry about, they don't care what size horse you use .

[Shambles]

Hey did you know you can drive a horse and cart on the same roads free, and no parking tickets to worry about, they don't care what size horse you use [/color][/size]

[Dazzler]

The Oz way seems a good way to prevent non payment.

In UK we have separate costs for each of your fees.
Road fund £120.00. A circulate bit of paper with an expiry date which is attached to the bottom left of the windowscreen (as shambles says)
Insurance £???. This is person specific and will vary depending on the type of policy you require (comprehensive - includes damage to own vehicle, third party- does not include damage to own vehicle, third party fire and theft) drivers age, occupation, type and cc of car, age of car, if more than 1 person to drive, accident history of ech driver etc. Each person is risked and pays accordingly. eg a family hatch such as an i30 for a young driver, say 17/18, they may have to pay £2000.00 or even more but a mature person driving the same car may only pay £300.00
When a car is 3 years old it has to have an MOT £50.00 and every years thereafter.

If I've missed anything out another UK member can update.

HI Eye,

Think I was a bit tired when I made the posting about "Rego". We still need separate insurance for our vehicles with similar choices as you folks have.  The M.A.I.B. is to cover things like medical and rehabilitation costs for people effected by an accident (even pedestrians). I think they sometimes even cover compensation payouts...