[Tyke]

Originally Posted by eddie&tina

Hi to all.
Can anyone help me, i'm abit confused with the whole tax thing when buying a car.
I understand that you have to pay a tax when buying a car, think this is 2%. Is this payable to the government?
Do you only pay this on new cars?
Do you only pay this when buying from a dealer?
Do you pay this if you're buying a car privately?

any info would be a great help.


eddie,tina

Hiya

You will pay Stamp Duty on ANY car purchase.
If bought new or secondhand from a dealer it is not included in the basic price but in the "On road costs" which tend to be quoted on top of the basic price.

If buying privately you do not pay the duty up front - you will receive and invoice from licensing later.

Have a look at this site..............

How much stamp duty will you pay? | on-going-costs | carsguide.com.au


Can't avoid taxes I'm afraid.

It suprised me when I found out you pay road tax on trailers.

HTH