On 10/06/2021 15:57, bert wrote:
In article , Jim GM4DHJ ...
writes
pay up front 6 months £93.50 one year £170

direct debit monthly £178.50 [£14.88 a month].... 6 months £89.25....
12 months £170

how come six months DD is that price?
Just got mine - £600 for a diesel Land Rover Defender. If I'd kept my
petrol 4 litre V8 doing about 11mpg it would have been about £250.
Roll on road pricing, I do less than 6k miles pa in it.

Of course 4x4 pickups are taxed as a commercial vehicle, currently a
flat rate.