Tax exempt: date of first reg. or year of manufacture?
Discussion
due to which date a vehicle will get tax exempt:
date of 1st reg or year of manufacture?
background: somebody offered me a kitcar which was definately sold in the 70ies.
the v5 says "date of 1st reg 1987"
the online database of the dvla does confirm this date but also says "year of manufacture: 1972"
so is it tax exempt or not?
date of 1st reg or year of manufacture?
background: somebody offered me a kitcar which was definately sold in the 70ies.
the v5 says "date of 1st reg 1987"
the online database of the dvla does confirm this date but also says "year of manufacture: 1972"
so is it tax exempt or not?
i forgot to say: its definately an "old" kit, delivered in the 70ies. how it came to a 87 reg is still unclear.
here the words the owner emailed me:
"The car took many years to be built, here in England the vehicle licensing authorities classify it as an historic vehicle (pre 1972) based on the date of manufacture not first registration. This means we don't have to pay any road tax on it."
here the words the owner emailed me:
"The car took many years to be built, here in England the vehicle licensing authorities classify it as an historic vehicle (pre 1972) based on the date of manufacture not first registration. This means we don't have to pay any road tax on it."
Edited by Comadis on Wednesday 8th July 15:40
DVLA homepage says:
Exemption from Vehicle Excise Duty
for Historic Vehicles
For more information on vehicle licensing go to: www.direct.gov.uk/motoring
Are you the keeper of a ‘Historic’ vehicle?
If so:
• Was your vehicle constructed before 1 January 1973?
• Is it one of the vehicles listed below in Qualifying Vehicles?
If you can answer Yes to both questions then you may be eligible to license your vehicle in the Historic Vehicle Taxation Class.
a) Private/Light Goods – including buses used for voluntary, community or other non-profit making purposes i.e. a vehicle not required to have a Public Service Vehicle Licence.
b) Motorcycles and Tricycles.
c) Private HGV – but excluding vehicles designed for, or adapted for use for, the conveyance of goods or burden and put to a commercial use on a public road e.g. unladen HGVs and HGVs used for driver training/testing purposes.
d) Special Vehicles – mobile cranes/pumps, road rollers, works trucks and digging machines (excluding showmen’s goods/showmen’s haulage vehicles).
e) Haulage Vehicles – not used for haulage purposes.
f) Special Concessionary – agricultural machines, mowing machines, snowploughs, gritting vehicles, electric vehicles and steam vehicles.
How do
Exemption from Vehicle Excise Duty
for Historic Vehicles
For more information on vehicle licensing go to: www.direct.gov.uk/motoring
Are you the keeper of a ‘Historic’ vehicle?
If so:
• Was your vehicle constructed before 1 January 1973?
• Is it one of the vehicles listed below in Qualifying Vehicles?
If you can answer Yes to both questions then you may be eligible to license your vehicle in the Historic Vehicle Taxation Class.
a) Private/Light Goods – including buses used for voluntary, community or other non-profit making purposes i.e. a vehicle not required to have a Public Service Vehicle Licence.
b) Motorcycles and Tricycles.
c) Private HGV – but excluding vehicles designed for, or adapted for use for, the conveyance of goods or burden and put to a commercial use on a public road e.g. unladen HGVs and HGVs used for driver training/testing purposes.
d) Special Vehicles – mobile cranes/pumps, road rollers, works trucks and digging machines (excluding showmen’s goods/showmen’s haulage vehicles).
e) Haulage Vehicles – not used for haulage purposes.
f) Special Concessionary – agricultural machines, mowing machines, snowploughs, gritting vehicles, electric vehicles and steam vehicles.
How do
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