Government brings back rolling road tax exemption

[SEE YA]

Well never saw this one coming, good news for classic car owners. Long over due IMO

[Chicane-UK]

I totally missed this in the budget and only saw about it on Facebook because Mike Brewer has apparently been campaigning for it for quite a long time, and he linked to an article about it. Good news I guess though shame it's now cars 40 years and older rather than 25! Still, better than nothing

[SEE YA]

Yes got that right old 911 was made in 87.

[williamp]

Chicane-UK said:

I totally missed this in the budget and only saw about it on Facebook because Mike Brewer has apparently been campaigning for it for quite a long time, and he linked to an article about it. Good news I guess though shame it's now cars 40 years and older rather than 25! Still, better than nothing

Fits nicely with John Majors pre 73 free tax from 15 years ago. Gosh. Can remember temping and having an argument with one of the staff about this...

[CoolHands]

What's the rule please?

edit found this:

From April 2014, the classic car exemption from VED will begin rolling from 40 years, with cars built before January 1974 eligible for a zero-rated tax disc. Then, from January 2015, the formerly fixed cut-off, will become a rolling one

and:

So, from 1 April 2015, vehicles built 40 years ago will be added to the scope of the exemption. The exemption cut-off date in Schedule 2 of the Act will be changed to 1 January 1974 to apply from 1 April 2014 as announced at Budget 2013, and to 1 January 1975 to apply from 1 April 2015 as announced at Budget 2014

Edited by CoolHands on Thursday 20th March 13:21

[Jayfish]

Good news


Am I the only one who read the thread title and wondered why having your car dyno'd would be a tax exemption?

[chris watton]

The bad news is - They will make all such cars illegal to drive in towns/cities/motorways!




(Although a smiley, I wouldn't put it past them.....)

[Alex]

Already happening:

http://www.classicandsportscar.com/news/general-cl...