On this day in auto history - December 27th

Sun 27th Dec 2020

It was on this day in 1943 that celebrated American engineer Curtis Veeder - inventor of counting devices such as the vehicle tachometer and odometer - passed away at the age of 81.

Born in Pennsylvania, Veeder was a gifted engineering student and was entering his first mechanical patents by the age of 18 whilst working primarily with bicycles.

Having developed the Veeder Manufacturing Company, he was able to adapt his revolutionary odometer for automobiles in 1903 under an accompanying advertising slogan of ‘It’s Nice To Know How Far You Go’.

In all, Veeder went on to hold more than 150 patents in the field of precision engineering, leading to enormous personal wealth, whilst his Veeder-Root corporation still thrives today and has become a global leader in fuel management.

The tax values are provided by a third-party supplier and while every effort is made to ensure their accuracy please double check with your advisor. If the car was registered after 31/03/2017 then it is subject to new tax rules. All prices we display are for the cars second tax payment onwards. You can find out information on the cars first tax payment here

Cars registered on or after 1 April 2017

Rates for second tax payment onwards

Fuel type	Single 12 month payment	Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit	Total of 12 monthly payments by Direct Debit	Single 6 month payment	Single 6 month payment by Direct Debit
Petrol or diesel	£180	£180	£189	£99	£94.50
Electric	£0	N/A	N/A	£0	N/A
Alternative	£170	£170	£178.50	£93.50	£89.25

Alternative fuel vehicles include hybrids, bioethanol and liquid petroleum gas.

Vehicles with a list price of more than £40,000

You have to pay an extra £390 a year if you have a car with a ‘list price’ (the published price before any discounts) of more than £40,000. You do not have to pay this if you have a zero emission vehicle.

You only have to pay this rate for 5 years (from the second time the vehicle is taxed).

Check the list price with your dealer so you know how much vehicle tax you’ll have to pay.

Fuel type	Single 12 month payment	Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit	Total of 12 monthly payments by Direct Debit	Single 6 month payment	Single 6 month payment by Direct Debit
Petrol or diesel	£570	£570	£598.50	£313.50	£299.25
Alternative	£560	£560	£588	£308	£294