Reduced Road Tax

[SiangMalam]

Malaysian motorists pay the highest road tax rates in the world? Is that true? I would think so too. Anyway, I wanna ask you guys here coz I am trying to do something stupid again but I can't really afford to be this stupid unless I find a way to be stupid again.

There is a 16 year old Mercedes CL500 Brabus around for sale.... yes, thats a 5000 cc V8 fella. The road tax is like MYR11,300 per year - no wonder the car is going dirt cheap lah...

Someone told me there is a 20 year old thing where you can get discounted road tax - paying on 20% of the total road tax which I know exist because I am paying 20% road tax on my 1974 BMW 3.0CSI and 1984 BMW 635CSI.

But my buddy told me considerations of 50% discount boleh dapat for 15 year old car, true or not? If so, how to go about it? And siapa boleh buat? :D

[Hiliary]

My Mini Coopers are taxed at RM20 :D

[CS Chua]

Malaysian motorists pay the highest road tax rates in the world? Is that true? I would think so too. Anyway, I wanna ask you guys here coz I am trying to do something stupid again but I can't really afford to be this stupid unless I find a way to be stupid again.

There is a 16 year old Mercedes CL500 Brabus around for sale.... yes, thats a 5000 cc V8 fella. The road tax is like MYR11,300 per year - no wonder the car is going dirt cheap lah...

Someone told me there is a 20 year old thing where you can get discounted road tax - paying on 20% of the total road tax which I know exist because I am paying 20% road tax on my 1974 BMW 3.0CSI and 1984 BMW 635CSI.

But my buddy told me considerations of 50% discount boleh dapat for 15 year old car, true or not? If so, how to go about it? And siapa boleh buat? :D
I don't think so lah. Most of my cars are more than 15 years old but I have always paid in full. It is the 25-year old car like your BMW that qualifies. Actually I am waiting for the Mercedes 320 SEL to be 25 year old before buying it. Cheap and comfortable.

[SiangMalam]

My Mini Coopers are taxed at RM20 :D
You apply for it yourself Hiliary?

[mick123]

i think the reduced road tax is only for those classified as classic cars ;)

[cskok8]

Does the original Proton Saga qualify then?

[Hiliary]

You apply for it yourself Hiliary?

Done online, delivered about 2 days later.
But not by me, i will ask her what she did when she gets back from shopping ;)

[Hiliary]

MyEG website, enter the insurance policy number and the figure of RM20 per year appears on the screen.

I doubt i would have the cheek to ask for discount ;)

[SiangMalam]

Was just told by the salesman selling the CL500 he can arrange for reduction of road tax for the 5000 cc for a small fee.... wahlau-eh Malaysia Boleh!

[cskok8]

Could be a fake road tax ;)

[SiangMalam]

Wahlau... now you are scaring me.... :eek:

[cskok8]

There are only so many ways you can get a reduction in the road tax. One other method is to "change" the engine to a smaller cc. Now as you know this "transformation" can be done on the car or on the registration card ;)