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A guy I work with had the cat cut off his Corolla hybrid last friday in middle of the afternoon on a busy Aldi carpark in Swinton, the government need to get a grip on the scrap industry so these cat thefts come to an end ...

Cheers Les, Is this always your annual tax rate ? was it was higher last year ?

These are the figures given on different sites, I'm still confused ... Parkers says it's Band H: 166 to 175g/km = £140 nextgreencar says it's Band E 121 to 130g/km = £140 Autotrader says it's Band D 121 to 130g/km £125 ... ??? They seem to have really messed the tax rules up .... A 2016 Ct 200h is Zero tax but a 2017 is £120 and a 2020 is £140 ... ?

This is what I can't figure out, it says "cars registered after April 1 2017" ... So this doesn't apply to a 2016 ?

Cheers John, so the tax is £140 then ? ... I assume a 2016 Rx450 isn't taxed at the higher rate ? ... "Parkers Figure shown includes additional rate of £325 (per year) or £178.75 (per half year) levied on cars registered after April 1 2017"

Hi all, Can anyone confirm what the annual tax would be on a 2016 Rx 450 please ...

Mines had a small break (about 1") in the bottom ever since I have owned it (7+ years) and the rest of the demister always works perfectly ... I've also had no problems with radio reception, mine has the pioneer stereo, do you have the pioneer or the Levinson ?

I have fitted a generic cat and I am relying on the fact its worthless ... in my opinion a cat fitted from Lexus is just not an option as this just perpetuates this crime so either this or fitting a straight pipe (if you can) appears to me to be the only way to ensure that these thefts will ever come to an end at least for the Rx ... cat locks cost way too much and have a large variety of problems ... Although the police appear to be doing absolutely nothing about Catalytic converter thefts, these thefts still need to be reported by everyone , It appears its a big ask of the police forces to do anything about these thefts and increasing the number reported might eventually embarrass them into actually doing something, how else can we drag them away from making sure we all wear a mask and investigate real crime... lol

This is probably the best option and gets rid of the target off the car if you can get it done, I couldn't find anywhere to fit one in Manchester ... the main Cats are still there so ... no visible Cat = no problem ...

Thanks Colin, I have to say though I'm reluctant to part with my series II, I still love it and I can't find anything that I want to throw that much cash at ... can I ask what you are driving now and is there anything that would tempt you?

Hi Colin, I would also like to confirm this, I've been thinking of changing to a series IV or V and it would help me make my mind up which is the better option, I did have a bit of a look for some exhaust diagrams but didn't find much, I am guessing but from what I've read I don't think theres much difference between the series III and IV other than a facelift, the suspension and a few other bits ...

Hi Mathew, I'm very sorry to hear about your theft but unfortunately It appears this problem isn't going to go away any time soon, I have also taken the same approach with an aftermarket cat and It does give me comfort to know the scrap value is pretty much zero ... let's just hope the cat thieves also know this if they try to steal them again ... That being said this is the same supplier I looked at but the part numbers are different, these are also advertised for the Rx and are slightly cheaper, and as they are universal cat's I doubt theres any difference, the Magnaflow 400 ceramic was £30 less and is the same size, the Magnaflow 200 metal cat was £20 less and is slightly smaller, it is purported that some improvement in performance can be gained from the metal cat on a petrol engine, I'm not sure whether this would be the case on a hybrid system like the Rx though ... Ceramic https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Magnaflow-400-Zeller-Ceramic-Catalytic-Converter-Lexus-Rx-2-1-8in-C4m/303656103323?fits=Car+Make%3ALexus|Model%3ARX|Cars+Type%3A400h&hash=item46b3506d9b:g:1m0AAOSwghddWDin Metal https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Magnaflow-200-Zeller-Metal-Sport-Catalytic-Converter-Lexus-Rx-2-1-8in-M4a/303638783272?fits=Car+Make%3ALexus|Model%3ARX|Cars+Type%3A400h&hash=item46b2482528:g:7ekAAOSwtOVdZ-Ui

In the video at 5 mins 20 secs check the price list on the scrapyard wall ... note the value of an aftermarket cat .... 😂😂😂

Over a thousand a month stolen last year in London alone ... thats a repair cost of over £12 million in just one city .... > https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/catalytic-converter-theft-london-a4359216.html