road tax

Built on or before 31 Dec 1972. Vehicles first registered after that date are eligible if you can prove they were built in 1972 - you might need a Heritage Trust certificate, though I suppose they'd believe you if it was first registered on 1/1/73

Twas Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:04:54 -0000 when "Autolycus" put finger to keyboard producing:

Is this a fixed date or does it advance every year? Doesn't really matter now as mine is 1984.

-- Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.) ___________________________________________________________ "To know the character of a man, give him anonymity" - Mr.Nice.

Unfortunately this is a fixed date. GGJ

It read was originally introduced as a rolling 25 year thing but was soon stopped. I wonder how many vehicles fast approaching their 25 year date were sold at a premium on that basis, only to find it was stopped just before they qualified :)

I understand it was also part of an election manifesto to re-establish the scheme, but they didn't get back in.

Quite a bit to be found on Google both in this newsgroup and others, I think it started of as "25 year tax exemption" but is something like "historic status" now. Still need to display a tax disc and present current insurance and MoT if applicable but no money changes hands. Wonder what the penalty would be for failure to display on a tax exempt vehicle :)

All the best

I just got the new V5C back from DVLA for the S2a which calls it a "historic vehicle" - wife thinks it's more hysterical than historical :-)

Regards Steve G

Some would say "PRE-historic"? I don't mind what they call it as i'v a 58 and pay no tax (YET)!!! "Always a pleasure NEVER a chore" From The Brew of VianAlky

---- Original Message ---- From: Newsgroups: alt.fan.landrover Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 6:24 PM Subject: Re: road tax

Same penalty as for a taxable vehicle the offence is Failure to Display regardless of fee.

Sorry I sent it direct as well oooops :)

Mike

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And our beloved chancellor is expected to repeal the scheme come the

Steve T

in article snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com, SteveG at snipped-for-privacy@spam.co.uk wrote on 2/3/04 7:58 pm:

Is that because that's how she feels after going out in it?

So is it time to cancel ... get no refund then get another 12 months then ?

:-)

Lee D

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Go out in it? She won't even acknowledge that it's ours ... well mine, anyway.

LOL Steve G

On or around Tue, 02 Mar 2004 18:24:23 GMT, snipped-for-privacy@lardrover.co.uk enlightened us thusly:

it was indeed. But the reichschancellor didn't like the thought of all that lovely moolah not being paid into the government's coffers, (like how many bloody 25-yo plus vehicles are on the road anyway?) so put a stop to it pronto.

yet another reason why I'd rather piss me pants than on him if he were on fire.

yes you do still need a disc, just that it's free.

On or around Tue, 02 Mar 2004 18:24:23 GMT, snipped-for-privacy@lardrover.co.uk enlightened us thusly:

and how many 1973 or 1974 vehicles are being ringed to bring their official age back to 1972.

What? Where do you get this information from?

Alex

I didn't think the could take away a privilege once granted BICBW

Andy

AIUI Tessa's, ISA's still exist if you already have one but you cannot take out a new one in the same way 25 year old car's were tax exempt but not after 1997 IYSWIM

Andy

Association of British Drivers I think, or it might have been the Telegraph Saturday motoring section.

Steve

Film makers Tax credit. Individual learning accounts.. Tessas ISAS

I could go on, but it gets too depressing.

Steve

but as you said... >>I didn't think the could take away a privilege once granted

well that proves the bastards can.

Steve