Road Tax, Historic Vehicle
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Road Tax, Historic Vehicle
I recently bought a 1964 Austin A35 van, but when I went to the DVLA page it had the road tax down as:
Vehicle details
Vehicle Make: AUSTIN Date of first registration 22 March 1964
Year: of manufacture 1964 Cylinder capacity (cc) 998cc CO₂Emissions Not available
Fuel type PETROL
Vehicle status Not taxed Vehicle colour GREY
6 month rate £79.75 12 month rate £145.00 6 monthly by direct debit totalling £76.13 12 monthly by direct debit totalling £145.00 Monthly by direct debit totalling £152.25 (Monthly payment of approximately £12.69)
To anyone with more knowledge than myself, the question is why does it come up as having to pay road tax, when surely it should be tax exempt as it's a classic car/van
Kind regards
billy
Vehicle details
Vehicle Make: AUSTIN Date of first registration 22 March 1964
Year: of manufacture 1964 Cylinder capacity (cc) 998cc CO₂Emissions Not available
Fuel type PETROL
Vehicle status Not taxed Vehicle colour GREY
6 month rate £79.75 12 month rate £145.00 6 monthly by direct debit totalling £76.13 12 monthly by direct debit totalling £145.00 Monthly by direct debit totalling £152.25 (Monthly payment of approximately £12.69)
To anyone with more knowledge than myself, the question is why does it come up as having to pay road tax, when surely it should be tax exempt as it's a classic car/van
Kind regards
billy
Re: road tax
Sounds like its been off the road for a time so you need to send off V5 to Swansea and get tax changed to Historic.
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Re: road tax
Not sure when the tax free cut off year is, but assuming that your Van is old enough to benefit from free tax, then I suggest that you register it with DVLA as a Historic vehicle. Once registered as an Historic vehicle then you will be able to apply for your tax without paying for it.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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Re: road tax
quite correct, it can actually be changed at a Post Office when you go to tax itroymck wrote:Sounds like its been off the road for a time so you need to send off V5 to Swansea and get tax changed to Historic.
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Re: road tax
I would have thought, that when I sent it for change of ownership the DVLA would have automatically done so.
I can only assume that their computerised system doesn't actually regonised Historic vehicles by the year they were made.
Thanks for the replies
Kind Regards
Billy
I can only assume that their computerised system doesn't actually regonised Historic vehicles by the year they were made.
Thanks for the replies
Kind Regards
Billy
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Re: road tax
it can only be changed when it's taxedweydale1949 wrote:I would have thought, that when I sent it for change of ownership the DVLA would have automatically done so.
I can only assume that their computerised system doesn't actually regonised Historic vehicles by the year they were made.
Thanks for the replies
Kind Regards
Billy
Nick Bayliss
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Re: road tax
Thinking about this now, with REV I applied for a new log book in my name, which I took to the post office to get the tax, the Lady at the counter asked for money, and I explained that due to REV's age I did not have to pay for the tax, She asked me to sign a form for Her, after a quick look at my signature on the form She gave it back to me with the free tax disc. I questioned why I had to sign a form that She did not keep, and She said that that was what I had to do, She thought it odd too.
I think She kept my log book, and I received a new one with Historic on it a few weeks later.
I think She kept my log book, and I received a new one with Historic on it a few weeks later.
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Contact Email suffolk@austina30a35ownersclub.co.uk
A30 van 55 'R.G. Swain', A35 4 Door 59 'Little Gem', A35 2 Door 59 'The Rev' '+1'
Re: road tax
David (swan)
Many thanks for your help my van is 1968 just misses out by a year was going to get it checked anyway but if it's included in the amendment I can get it done to find out what's wrong if any
Regards Richard hodge2
Many thanks for your help my van is 1968 just misses out by a year was going to get it checked anyway but if it's included in the amendment I can get it done to find out what's wrong if any
Regards Richard hodge2
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Re: road tax
1968, That was a good year Richard.
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Re: road tax
free road tax is up to 1974, you have not missed out being a 1968 vanhodge2 wrote:David (swan)
Many thanks for your help my van is 1968 just misses out by a year was going to get it checked anyway but if it's included in the amendment I can get it done to find out what's wrong if any
Regards Richard hodge2
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Re: road tax
Thanks for all the replies and information, to all that replied.
Regards
Billy
Regards
Billy
Re: road tax
And the good news is that it's rolling on every year,so next year it will be free for pre 1975 cars.
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Re: road tax
at the moment with the current government which introduced it in the first place but it was stopped when Mr Bliar's party got in & only then reinstated when these lot got back in, so don't hold your hopes up too much!SteveClem wrote:And the good news is that it's rolling on every year,so next year it will be free for pre 1975 cars.
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Re: road tax
Simple really Nick, tells you not to vote for anyone else or all the hard work will be soon undone...again!!A40FARINAGURU wrote:at the moment with the current government which introduced it in the first place but it was stopped when Mr Bliar's party got in & only then reinstated when these lot got back in, so don't hold your hopes up too much!SteveClem wrote:And the good news is that it's rolling on every year,so next year it will be free for pre 1975 cars.
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Re: road tax
Was that a spelling mistake for Mr B ?A40FARINAGURU wrote:at the moment with the current government which introduced it in the first place but it was stopped when Mr Bliar's party got in & only then reinstated when these lot got back in, so don't hold your hopes up too much!SteveClem wrote:And the good news is that it's rolling on every year,so next year it will be free for pre 1975 cars.
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