ubuntu: iptables port redirect

I want to redirect all incoming requests on port 80 to 8080. I did it using the following command:sudo iptables -A PREROUTING -t nat -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-port 8080
Following this operation my iptables -L wasChain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination
The iptables -t nat -L was:Chain PREROUTING (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination
REDIRECT tcp -- anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:www redir ports 8080

Chain POSTROUTING (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination
I saved these setings using sudo iptables-save.

Note:
This works only when some other computer tries to connect to port 80. If I tried to connect from the same server (i.e. localhost) it did not work. The reason for now is unknown, but it works, an this is good.