Tax exempt??

[GT Josh]

My car is 25 years old and isn't tax exempt. Does anybody know why?

[Penfold aka The Dealer]

Doesn't apply to cars registered after 1970 or so

[Penfold aka The Dealer]

Cars built before 1 January 1973 are eligible for ‘historic vehicle class’ and therefore exempt for paying road tax in the UK.... To be exact.

[Trevhib]

They stopped moving the tax exemption date forward about ten years ago and made it static.

I knew a lad with a 1976 Mini who was patiently waiting for his tax exemption to come around. It was his pride and joy (read: total sh*tbox). Then the govt shat on him directly and said only cars that are pre-1974 would be exempt.

[Junglist]

wasnt there a petition floating around to get the gov to change the date or something ,

[chezzer85]

I know a guy with an alpha registered 1st Jan 1973 and he's gutted he has to pay tax on it. If only it was one day older he wouldn't.

[adscan]

I know a guy with an alpha registered 1st Jan 1973 and he's gutted he has to pay tax on it. If only it was one day older he wouldn't.

that sounds unfair. i had a 1972 beetle years ago which was tax free. they should change it back to a minimum age.

[DaveL485]

Should be a rolling 25 imo, not a static date in 1973. My 9 would qualify, and the 21 isnt far off either.