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#Post#: 681--------------------------------------------------
Tex exemption extended!
By: Villager Date: March 20, 2013, 3:30 pm
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The Government has extended the cut-off date for road tax
exemption, for classic cars, by one year. From 1 April 2014
vehicles manufactured before 1 January 1974 will be exempt from
paying road tax.
Also, In order to reduce administration costs, SORN - Statutory
Off Road Notifications - will now last indefinitely and not
require renewing every year. The grace period for not displaying
a tax disc, once you have paid for it, has additionally been
extended to 14 days.
Think the telegraph needs to check its facts over first though!
:D ;D :o ;)
HTML http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/classiccars/9943381/Budget-2013-Classic-car-VED-exemption-extended-to-1974.html
#Post#: 688--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tex exemption extended!
By: njc110381 Date: March 24, 2013, 11:23 am
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That's a nice addition for all the old classic car owners out
there. Is it going to carry over every year like it used to
again or is this just a one off effort? Does it count for
commercials or just private vehicles (ie would a pre '74 mog
registered as a truck rather than a tractor be exempt too)?
#Post#: 689--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tex exemption extended!
By: Villager Date: March 24, 2013, 3:01 pm
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no idea, i first read about it on another forum. im pretty sure
its just a one of thing, and i assume it follows the same rules
as it always has regarding classic commercials, so it would be
tax free, our black mogs taxed as a historic vehicle as its '72
and its tax free.
#Post#: 692--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tex exemption extended!
By: njc110381 Date: March 24, 2013, 4:45 pm
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If it's taxed as a historic vehicle does that mean it's
registered as such? Or is it still Ag?
#Post#: 693--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tex exemption extended!
By: Villager Date: March 25, 2013, 2:21 pm
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yeah, its registered as a historic vehicle, but the guy at the
dvla said if youre using it for agricultural purposes then you
follow the same rules. if anything its better than having it
registered as a tractor cause you just follow the rules of what
youre using it for at the time.
#Post#: 695--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tex exemption extended!
By: njc110381 Date: March 25, 2013, 2:31 pm
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Sounds spot on. So when carrying goods it's run on white and all
is good, then working in the woods or topping you can fill it
with red? I need a pre '74 mog!
#Post#: 696--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tex exemption extended!
By: Villager Date: March 25, 2013, 2:40 pm
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yep :) but we tend to run the black one on white most of the
time as they run better on it, tip for when you run on red a lot
is to stick some white through it every now and then, its
amazing how much it cleans the system out, you can feel the
power difference as well. and we run on the really good red
diesel as well, we went to the processor and everything to see
it being dyed. its also mot exempt for some reason, maybe its to
do with it being historic vehicle, we couldnt believe it so we
asked the post office and dvla and they said yes.
#Post#: 697--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tex exemption extended!
By: njc110381 Date: March 25, 2013, 2:45 pm
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I guess the only stumbling block that leaves for you and me is
when it's being driven as a truck rather than ag you and me
would need a 7.5t addition to our license. If run as a tractor
we wouldn't. I think that changed in '97 - the year I passed my
test! ::)
#Post#: 698--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tex exemption extended!
By: Villager Date: March 25, 2013, 3:28 pm
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depends, when its driven as an every day car you could say its
just a car or pickup. i think there would only be a problem if
you had goods on it or a heavy load.
#Post#: 699--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tex exemption extended!
By: njc110381 Date: March 25, 2013, 3:44 pm
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They usually refer to the maximum gross weight I think, so
driving it as anything other than a tractor could cause problems
because of that. Still, I plan to do my C+E test soon anyway
because it gives you B+E automatically and I tow a lot.
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