Hello, it's time to re-tax and I want to find out if my 1973 SIII might possibly have bewen build in 1972 (the log book says 1973). How long did these things take to pass down the Solihull production line? Where can I find exactly when Land Rover build the old girl?
Also, how you you apply for free road tax from the DVLA, their website appears to carry absolutely no information on it (or else I'm not looking hard enough).
Contact "Landrover Historic Vehicles". They are at Gaydon in Warwickshire. You will probably have to write to them quoting the chassis/vin number and they should be able to let you know. I wrote to them back in 1986 after rebuilding a series one as I didn't have a registration document and DVLA wanted to issue a Q plate for the vehicle. They were able to inform me that the vehicle was manufactured in 1956 and was dispatched to the ministry of supply. Hope it works for you to.
Ian Prestleton.
If you check out the LR website you'll find a telephone no. for technical enquires - they should be able to help you with your Landies age...
..as for the other thing - gulp
Cheers
Mark HH
Once you have evidence of year manufactured, march into your local DVLA office and say "I'd like this changed please". They _may_ insist upon changing the registration number, but essentially once you have the year on the V5, you can tax it in any main Post Office - at not cost, obviously.
Thankyou all for the advice, I'll get to work on it soon. I'll also submit my findings to the faq if I get anywhere with it. David
My 73 Landie was built in 73 worst luck,
The New Zealand system works well - when it hits 40 years old according to their records it's cheap to licence.
More specifically, the magic words you need on your v5 to get the free tax are 'taxation class: historic vehicle'
I changed mine when i first got it, though it wasnt quite as complicated as yours. My v5 already said pre 73 but it wasnt entitled to free tax, as i found out when i first went to the post office to try and get my free tax!
Your local DVLA office is shown here:
When do you think this will ever get updated? I want my Feb 76 Series 3 to be tax free and I think its about time the DVLA sorted it out.....or am I living in cloud cuckoo land???
Twas Thu, 4 Nov 2004 12:25:44 -0000 when "DavidM" put finger to keyboard producing:
I wonder if my 1984 110 was infact a rare 1972 prototype.... weel I can dream though eh?
Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)
So Paul Cherry was, like
You are living in cloud cuckoo land. Next question?
On or around Fri, 5 Nov 2004 10:04:47 -0000, "Paul Cherry" enlightened us thusly:
When the system was intorduced by the tories, it provided for free- road fund licence for vehicles built more than 25 years ago.
The current lot froze this, in 1997, (i.e. at 1972). This is yet another thing that makes me detest 'em.
And so say all of us!! Any opportunity for another tax - hidden or not....
David
In news:418b4e91$ snipped-for-privacy@news.yourcomms.net, Paul Cherry blithered:
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