Road tax

Being a newbie biker I had to get my first road tax for my VFR today. £40
for a year? - what a bargain!
I should have done this ages ago.

 

£40? What engine size is that for?

 

If you thought a bike would be cheaper than a car to run I'd say
you're in for a shock.

 

Muck emerged from their own little world to say

must be a new band between "<=400cc at £30" and ">401cc at £45"

so, an ever so slightly bored out VFR400?

 

My bike's [1] far cheaper to run than my car [2].

[1] 600 Bandit
[2] 2.0L Mondeo

 

That is a bargain: mine was £45.

Just over a pound a mile in road tax, since it was registered.

Top value.

 

Indeed, but it's never too late.

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Quick calculation suggests excluding depreciation[1] that the bike[2]
would cost £2800 for my current commute and the car[2] £1600. Most of
the difference being made up in tyres and shorter service intervals. I
allowed 2 tyres for the car but unless I am unlucky it's 1 a year.

[1] Depreciation on the bike is/was higher over the last years
[2] 600 Fazer - Micra

 

I reckon mine costs about the same (Pan Euro, 4.0 litre Range Rover).

 

Covers the costs of the council employee following you mopping up the
two-stroke oil that's spewed from the exhausts.

 

Me to, VFR800 and 4.0 Jag

Alan

 

Yer but, that's a big engined car. Why is the Mondeo so dear to run? Is it
shite fuel consumption?

 

I would guess on high servicing costs, huge depreciation and 10 quid a
mile for the embarrassment of being seen in it.

 

Hmm.. yeh. £40 don't sound right.

 

Depends dunnit.. CG125 sir?

 

My SIII Air portable was more expensive to run than the Bandit.

 

That helicopter fuel is well expensive isn't it.

 

It may as well have been turbine powered by the amount of fuel it used.

 

I can't remember how much my IIA 2 1/4 used, but I can remember I used
to walk a lot more back then.

 

"It's the only thing that uses this much fuel that doesn't fly."