E-Petition for car tax exemption - please sign

[davidindevon]

Hi all, If moderator thinks this is in the wrong place, please move it to the forum most appropriate.
This is petition to make 30 year old cars exempt from car tax on a rolling basis. So a 1981 car would be exempt this year and a 1982 car will be exempt in 2012 and so on.
Please use the link and if there is enough it will go forward for a debate and vote in parliament.


http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/183

The Lotus guys have already been voting on it.
Cheers

[6fire]

Arguably any changes to the current system are likely to bring restrictions to the use of tax exempt vehicles. I'm happy with the system as it is, ta.

[davidindevon]

Why?
And why no restrictions on pre 1972 cars then eh?

[kambites]

I can't imagine why they'd do it, let alone now.

[Mr2Mike]

As much as I'd like to see it happen, I have yet to see any persuasive arguments for it, especially in this petition.

petition said:

It is vitally important that we help to preserve this important part of British motoring history."

People restoring historic/classic cars isn't simply going to stop because they have to pay VED.

[Negative Creep]

Mr2Mike said:

As much as I'd like to see it happen, I have yet to see any persuasive arguments for it, especially in this petition.

petition said:

It is vitally important that we help to preserve this important part of British motoring history."

People restoring historic/classic cars isn't simply going to stop because they have to pay VED.

Could help reduce ringing, as evidence by the number of V5 and tags for sale on ebay

[Efbe]

has an e-petition actually done anything yet?

[Major Fallout]

Why?

So they can restrict our use of the cars?

I would rather pay please, Its only £200ish a year.

I would rather it be £20000 a year, than only being able to drive my cars every other sunday.

[marcosgt]

Efbe said:

has an e-petition actually done anything yet?

I think it was the main reason for the abandonment of the Forestry Privatisation plan.

I doubt any government would ever admit such a thing though, they'll usually claim they 'reviewed the plan and decided it wasn't feasible' or some such weasel-like nonsense...

On topic, I'm not really in favour. Harsh, I know for people with a post '72 car, but my fear is they'll either rescind the exemption altogether (not a biggie for me as my pre '72 car is SORN'd and I'd probably get a six month summer one if it was on the road) or, worse, impose restrictions, such as can only be used at weekends or for a certain number of days a year.

M.

Edited by marcosgt on Monday 31st October 07:38

[Efbe]

marcosgt said:

I think it was the main reason for the abandonment of the Forestry Privatisation plan.

I doubt any government would ever admit such a thing though, they'll usually claim they 'reviewed the plan and decided it wasn't feasible' or some such weasel-like nonsense...

Edited by marcosgt on Monday 31st October 07:38

Ah cool.

hadn't realised that one.

I was under the impression that even if these things get voted through to be talked about, the politicians will juts laugh at them as not their ideas anyway

[mattnunn]

I don't agree with the proposal, i would agree to teh abonmdonment of car tax all together and a raising of fuel duty to compensate, then those who do the most miles or drive the most polluting cars pay more.

Any flat fee taxation is by design more costly to those least able to pay

[NHK244V]

Efbe said:

has an e-petition actually done anything yet?

well the bring back the rolling tax exemption certainly hasn't! this is like the 50 bloody petition for the same dam thing every frikken month somone reposts this crap and then gets all offended when i (ok sometimes other people as well) get all shirty about it

Aaaaannnnnnddd relax