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Daily Mirror
24-07-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mirror
Urgent warning for thousands of drivers with cars made between these years
The car tax warning has been issued to drivers and road users who own a vehicle between a certain period of time. Here's what you need to know about the tax increase Motorists with vehicles manufactured between 2001 and 2017 have been issued with an urgent warning. A car tax alert has been sent out to drivers and road users following changes to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) under the Labour government. Older motors, including contemporary classics registered between 1 March 2001 and 31 March 2017, remain subject to the emissions-based system, with those producing under 100g/km still exempt from charges, whilst everyone else faces a £10 hike from 2024 rates Car insurance firm Hagerty noted: "That means owners of older cars emitting more than 255g/km of CO2 will pay £735 a year for the privilege of driving on Britain's beautifully-maintained road network. Ahem." "Cars registered before 1 March 2001, that were still younger than 40 years old on 1 January 2025, are charged based on engine capacity. That's £210 a year for those under 1,549cc and £345 for anything above." It explained: "The Government considers any car older than those to be a "historic vehicle" and is therefore exempt from paying road tax, or, indeed, being required to have an annual MOT test." Vehicles registered afterwards operate under a separate framework, reports Birmingham Live. During their inaugural registration year, owners must pay a "showroom tax" calculated on the motor's CO2 output. John Cassidy, managing director of sales at Close Brothers Motor Finance, suggests certain purchasers are already deterred by insufficient battery charging networks for electric vehicles. "Applying VED to EVs provides one less incentive for buyers to make the switch," he says. Lorna Macpherson, a motor finance expert at Ocean Finance, which offers car loans, suggests that while the changes to the tax regime do make cleaner cars cheaper to run, drivers may be unable to switch due to the escalating cost of motoring. "For petrol and diesel cars, an increase in VED means higher running costs for owners, making newer, more efficient cars even more attractive," she says. "But with rising interest rates on car finance and the general cost of living crisis, many will hold on to their current vehicles for longer rather than upgrading." This has become concerning since the DVLA raised VED rates on April 1 for owners of petrol, diesel and electric vehicles, which led to significant price increases for some drivers. Motorists can quickly find out the engine size (cc), power (kW) and CO2 (g/km) of their vehicle using free online sites such as WeBuyAnyCar's number plate checker.
Daily Mail
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Man 'nearly fainted' after discovering how much WeBuyAnyCar offered for his £74,000 Audi - but is the price fair?
A man says he 'nearly fainted' when he took his Audi supercar to WeBuyAnyCar for a valuation and was quoted a price far lower than what he'd paid a year earlier. Harley Perkins, who bought the R8 V10 Plus, at the age of just 23, for around £74,000 last year, filmed his shocked reaction when the WeBuyAnyCar staff member named his best offer. Perkins is a prolific YouTuber and TikToker, who has offered insurance tips to younger motorists and encouraged sports car drivers to take up two parking spaces at supermarkets. He also owns a Tesla and has since replaced the Audi with another supercar, a Lamborghini Huracan Performante. But before selling the Audi R8 to a specialist luxury vehicle showroom, he took it to one of the car buying company's valuation stations. The video captures the moment the WeBuyAnyCar staff member offers him a best price of £58,000 for the performance motor - triggering his stunned reaction. But is the valuation fair? Here's what WeBuyAnyCar had to say in response... Perkins states in the video that he was 'literally just driving past' the WeBuyAnyCar valuation station when he decided to pull in to get an on-the-spot quote for his premium motor. Unfortunately, he didn't seem to like the price offered, describing it as 'absolutely ridiculous'. The YouTuber introduces the video by stating: 'You won't believe how much WeBuyAnyCar offered me for my Audi R8 V10 Plus...' It then shows him chatting to the staff member and asking for a quick estimate. In the clip, he gives his 1,680 YouTube subscribers a very basic description of how WeBuyAnyCar prices vehicles when it makes an offer. 'All they do is type in your reg, type in the mileage, have a look around, so they'll put it's in very good condition or s**t condition, and then just give you a rough price. 'If you do go ahead with it, they'll knock two or three grand off the price, you know what they're like...' When quoted £58,000 for his Audi, Perkins - in a voiceover recording at a later time - Perkins says angrily: '58 grand, are you taking the mick out of me?' Perkins car appears to be a 2016 Audi R8 V10 Plus, a high-performance and relatively rare German supercar - and not the typical vehicle WeBuyAnyCar tends to deal with (stock photo) Get £20 off an MOT: This is Money Motoring Club The This is Money Motoring Club is designed to make car ownership cheaper and simpler for This is Money and MailOnline readers. Powered by MotorEasy it's the place to keep on top of tax, MOTs and servicing - and manage important documents and receipts that keep your car's value. You can also save money on maintenance and repairs. All new members will receive a one-off gift of £20 in reward vouchers to spend. You can use this for a raft of motoring discounts, including getting £20 off an MOT with one of MotorEasy's listed providers. A quick check of Auto Trader - the nation's biggest used car seller - shows just two similar R8 models for sale, priced between £80,000 and £88,000. However, both are extremely low mileage models - and at no point does Perkins reveal the mileage of his motor during the valuation process. 'It's absolutely ridiculous, oh my God, I was about to faint when he said the price. I'm never coming back to this place ever again,' he says in short video. However, Mr Perkins hasn't made good on that promise. After the video went viral, triggering hundreds of responses on his social media platforms, Harley returned to the WeBuyAnyCar location in his Audi R8, only to be refused a quote by the same member of staff following the backlash in replies towards the company from the TikToker's original clip. He's since taken his Tesla back to WeBuyAnyCar for another video to get a quote - and most recently visited again in a repeat stunt in his new £210,000 Lamborghini Huracan Performante purchased only three days earlier. On the latter occasion, WeBuyAnyCar offered £156,995. As well as his visits to the car buying company, Perkins' videos regularly discuss saving money on insurance and also encouraging drivers to park over two spaces in supermarkets, to prevent their expensive vehicles sustaining damage. How does WeBuyAnyCar calculate its pricing? And should the social media filmer have been shocked by the valuation for his Audi supercar? Was the valuation fair? The major benefit of car buying services like WeBuyAnyCar, and CarWow is that they provide a quick and easy solution to sell vehicles. These businesses are designed to take the hassle out of selling a car privately, which typically includes posting an advert, dealing with phone calls from interested parties, and often having to endure tyre kickers wanting test drives and money slashed off the asking price. But the services' offers of rapid fuss-free transactions typically result in a quote below what an owner would typically get if they sold directly to a retailer or to a private buyer. That said, This is Money has found that prices offered by some of these services in recent years have been competitive, when compared to part exchange values from dealerships. In fact, at the height of booming used car prices triggered by reduced vehicle production linked to the pandemic, these car buying platforms were paying around the same - if not more - than second-hand dealers to get their hands on quality pre-owned motors. Motorway and CarWow's car buying platforms operate slightly differently to WeBuyAnyCar. While the latter bases its price on a number of valuation factors, Motorway and CarWow involves dealers across the country competing to offer the best price for your car. WeBuyAnyCar was the first of its type. It was founded in 2006 by Noel and Darren McKee as an 'alternative to part-exchange and traditional private car selling'. In 2013, it was bought by British Car Auctions – and in 2015, BCA was floated on the UK stock market. Seven years later in November 2019, private equity group TDR Capital completed the purchase of BCA. By 2024, it claims to have purchased four million cars and is buying around 15,000 vehicles per week at its 500 pop-up branches across the UK. To say it's popular would be an understatement. A spokesperson for WeBuyAnyCar says Perkins' response to the quote for his Audi isn't uncommon, given that depreciation can be more severe for cars than some drivers think. 'Once a car leaves the showroom, it begins to lose value of up to 35 per cent in the first year for petrol or diesel vehicles,' they explained. 'Factors like age, mileage, service history, condition, and even the number of previous owners all influence its resale value. 'Our pricing analysts consider all these elements, plus any shifts or patterns in the market, in order to determine the valuations offered at WeBuyAnyCar branches. 'Depreciation can be a shock for some car owners, so it's important to always be aware of what to expect when you make that purchase.' The company also told us that the YouTuber had not given his viewers comparable values he had received from elsewhere, or said what he believes the supercar would have been worth at the time. The firm added: 'It's worth noting that selling any car privately often results in a higher price, which is deserving given the extra time, effort and expense the owner has to part with in order to secure a sale. 'Many motorists value their time and want a convenient, secure and safe sale, which is where WeBuyAnyCar comes in.' How does selling a car via WeBuyAnyCar work? Customers can drive directly to one of WeBuyAnyCar's sites to receive an instant valuation. These are typically located in busy retail and supermarket car parks with lots of footfall. Alternatively, owners can use the website to get an initial rough quote - though this is often adjusted down for damage or other issues identified when the car is scrutinised at a local branch by a member of staff giving the final offer price. On its website, it says it takes eight factors into account when calculating prices. This includes using 'live market data' to determine its current market values based on the mileage, number of previous owners and the vehicle's current condition. Any existing warranty cover, optional extras, and the motor's service history is added to the calculation. If the seller agrees to the price, the car is then 'sold back into the trade and may eventually be purchased by a trade or individual buyer,' it says. However, given the service is tuned for buying and selling mainstream models - think Audi A3s more than R8s - Mr Perkins was always likely to receive a far lower valuation at WeBuyAnyCar rather than selling through a specialist performance car dealership, which is especially recommended when genuinely attempting to sell a supercar.
Daily Mirror
25-06-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mirror
Man takes Tesla for WeBuyAnyCar valuation after one year - and price is brutal
Harley Perkins, who shares advice on cars and vans, was left stunned after taking his pride and joy for a valuation - and the price was a lot lower than he was expecting A motorist was left gobsmacked when he took his one year old Tesla for a valuation, despite having owned the car for only 12 months. As most drivers are aware, cars depreciate in value as soon as they roll off the showroom floor. Except for rare future classics, many of us face steep depreciation after just a few years. But how severe is this drop? One content creator decided to put his Tesla to the test. YouTuber Harley Perkins, who posts videos about cars, vans and bikes - often offering advice to new drivers on UK roads - decided to see what his Tesla Model Y would fetch at WeBuyAnyCar, reports the Express. He documented the entire process in a short video that has since gone viral on social media. Harley explained that after shelling out £52,000 for the electric SUV a year earlier - and clocking less than 15,000 miles - he was intrigued to see what price the car-buying service would offer. He noted that similar Teslas were listed for around £36,000-£37,000 on AutoTrader before revealing the surprising offer. In the video, the WeBuyAnyCar inspector told him the car was valued at just £27,132 - nearly half the original price of the American-built EV. When asked to justify the valuation, the employee explained the Tesla was graded as a 'Grade 2' car. This means it had a few chips or blemishes, as only a 'Grade 1' vehicle is considered to be in perfect showroom condition. Commenters were left stunned by the valuation so soon after purchase. WeBuyAnyCar was contacted for a response. A spectator commented: "Over 2k a month loss, great way to lose money," while another added their two pence with: "F**k mate, that's horrendous." Doubts were raised by some viewers over the valuation software utilised by the purchasers, and suggestions flew that this significant dip in value might also be linked to the motor being electric. So there you have it, depreciation sure does bite – reckon your ride might face the same fate?
Scotsman
11-06-2025
- Business
- Scotsman
EuroMillions £208m jackpot now falls on Friday 13th as Wowcher deal trends
What would you do with a cool £208million? | National World This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. The £208 million EuroMillions jackpot has rolled over again after no winner was drawn on Tuesday. A Wowcher deal offering 500 National Lottery entries for £9 is trending ahead of Friday 13th's record-breaking draw. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The EuroMillions jackpot has rolled over again after no winner was drawn on Tuesday night – meaning the £208 million top prize is still up for grabs in the next National Lottery draw this Friday the 13th. It's one of the biggest jackpots in UK history, and it's happening on the most superstitious date of the year. The EuroMillions jackpot is now at its maximum cap of £208 million. If no one matches all the numbers on Friday, the full amount will start to roll down into the lower prize tiers – making this one of the highest-value draws the game has ever seen. Right now, a Wowcher EuroMillions deal is trending across the UK. For just £9, you get 500 National Lottery syndicate entries and 500 Millionaires Raffle tickets – a 74 percent saving on the standard price. The tickets are real entries into the National Lottery EuroMillions draw, managed through the You Play We Play syndicate platform. Any winnings are shared between syndicate members, and the tickets still contribute to UK charitable causes. This Wowcher EuroMillions deal gives you far more entries for less money. It also includes 500 entries into the Millionaire Maker raffle, which guarantees UK winners every draw. With the £208 million jackpot capped and the draw falling on Friday the 13th, this could be the best-value lottery opportunity of the year. 🚗 Selling your car? Here's the fastest way to get cash – and how it compares to rivals Thinking of selling your car this summer? It all starts with a valuation – and you can get one in under a minute with WeBuyAnyCar. With over 500 branches across the UK and same-day payment available, it's one of the quickest ways to find out what your vehicle is worth and get the cash if you're ready to sell. To see how WeBuyAnyCar stacks up against other top car-selling platforms like Motorway, Carwow and Auto Trader, read our full article comparing the UK's most popular car sales sites here.
North Wales Live
03-06-2025
- Business
- North Wales Live
How to check using a number plate checker if the £150 DVLA car tax increase affects you
Motorists can use a number plate checker tool to see if they will be affected by the DVLA's £150 car tax increase. The AA is warning drivers that the change could have a significant impact on many people's finances. For many drivers, especially those with older fuel-efficient cars, the change in VED could lead to a steep rise in their car tax bill. Experts warn that vehicles registered between 2001 and 2017, which are still taxed under the older CO2-based system, are most at risk for the increase. According to roadside assistance expert Jack Cousens, the changes to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) could be a "major financial shock" for millions of car owners whose vehicles are still paying VED under the old system. For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here He said: "VED changes and future increases threaten a major financial shock to the finances of millions of car owners whose vehicles are still paying VED under the 2001-2017 CO2-banded system." Cousens highlighted the impact on drivers with older, eco-friendly models, saying: "For those with ageing low-CO2 small family and city cars, the transition to the current standard VED rate could see a hike of £150 or more a year on their motoring tax. "With the average car currently paying £436.84 in fuel duty a year – or £524.21 when VAT is added at the pump – a £150 increase in the VED they will pay represents a 34% hike on top of what they are already paying in fuel duty." Drivers can use WeBuyAnyCar's free online service to quickly find out details about their vehicle, including its engine size, power output, and CO2 emissions. The car valuation provider details: "What's more, if you run the vehicle's plate number through our reg plate checker, we can provide you with the following information in an instant: Year and registration date, Make, model, colour, fuel and transmission type, Engine size (cc), power (kw) and CO2 (g/km), Whether the vehicle is imported," reports the Liverpool Echo. It will also offer insights into "the number of previous keepers – and the date ownership was transferred to the current keeper," plus "tax status, tax due date and MOT history." Typically, your car's registration number can be found on the number plates at the front and back of the vehicle. It can also be located in the vehicle's V5C logbook. The advice for potential buyers of used cars is to note down the registration number and use a licence plate check tool. It said: "If you are thinking about buying a used car, we would recommend making a note of the registration number and running it through our licence plate check tool. This will help to ensure everything meets with your expectations."
