The Old Blokes Current Fleet + Ins And Outs, In MG ZS 120.

[High Jetter]

GIB!

[The Old Bloke Next Door]

Unfortunately the road tax is £710 and the cheapest insurance is £841 annually with a £600 excess. That's based on valuing the taxi at £1000 with an annual mileage of 3000, so I'm out.

[The Old Bloke Next Door]

Bit more research today, the road tax cost varies between £415 to £710, as this one is a 2010 I expected it to be £415.
Quite how DVLA sets the cost I don't know.
For instance this one is a TX4 first registered July 2010 2499 cc diesel auto, euro 4 is £710.
Another currently for sale , TX4 first registered May 2012, 2499 cc diesel auto, euro 5 is £415.
And a 2004 2402 cc diesel auto, euro 3 is £415.

As I usually keep a vehicle for around 10 years the extra tax is a significant amount.

The insurance quote I could possibly get reduced by shopping around, this time last year I was quoted around £500.

Back in the market for one for the time being.