Tax Exempt Imports
Discussion
I'm looking to buy my first classic and want it as a daily driver. There are quite a lot of imports available that were built before 1973 but weren't imported until recently.
These cars seem to get 'age-related' plates (i.e. are on D and E reg. marks), presumably because the owner/importer has sufficient donumentation to prove the manufacturing date, but would they be tax exempt?
It wouldn't surprise me to find out that they are classified on their 'first registered' date in this country (2001 for example) and are therefore not eligible for free tax. Would this also mean they are subject to that year's MOT emmisions test?
Someone please tell me I'm wrong!
Cheers
These cars seem to get 'age-related' plates (i.e. are on D and E reg. marks), presumably because the owner/importer has sufficient donumentation to prove the manufacturing date, but would they be tax exempt?
It wouldn't surprise me to find out that they are classified on their 'first registered' date in this country (2001 for example) and are therefore not eligible for free tax. Would this also mean they are subject to that year's MOT emmisions test?
Someone please tell me I'm wrong!
Cheers
It's the date of manufacture I think you'll find, not the date of registration. Many E types made in 1972 weren't registered until later because of the fuel crisis but they still qualify.
NB I searched further on the internet and yes, provided the car was BUILT before 1st January 1973 it is tax exempt. You need to prove this to the DVLA but if the car is already registered ask to see the V5 and it should show "historic vehicle" under the taxation class. If not, you pay.
NB I searched further on the internet and yes, provided the car was BUILT before 1st January 1973 it is tax exempt. You need to prove this to the DVLA but if the car is already registered ask to see the V5 and it should show "historic vehicle" under the taxation class. If not, you pay.
lowdrag said:
It's the date of manufacture I think you'll find, not the date of registration. Many E types made in 1972 weren't registered until later because of the fuel crisis but they still qualify.
NB I searched further on the internet and yes, provided the car was BUILT before 1st January 1973 it is tax exempt. You need to prove this to the DVLA but if the car is already registered ask to see the V5 and it should show "historic vehicle" under the taxation class. If not, you pay.
You can get it changed though, my car had been off the road for a while and when I went to get it taxed they wanted money! Off to a car tax office and it got sorted and new V5 arrived with the "historic vehicle" correctly put on the taxation class.NB I searched further on the internet and yes, provided the car was BUILT before 1st January 1973 it is tax exempt. You need to prove this to the DVLA but if the car is already registered ask to see the V5 and it should show "historic vehicle" under the taxation class. If not, you pay.
The car was built in 1931 so not sure how they made the mistake.
When I imported my Checker cab a few years ago I declared manufacture as December 1972. DVLA sent someone along to inspect the car before they would give it historic status.
I believe that it was one of the last cars off the line in the Kalamazoo factory before the Xmas break - Who would have anticipated the significance of that, all these years later!
Just goes to show that it is indeed the date of manufacture and not UK registration that is the qualifier.
I believe that it was one of the last cars off the line in the Kalamazoo factory before the Xmas break - Who would have anticipated the significance of that, all these years later!
Just goes to show that it is indeed the date of manufacture and not UK registration that is the qualifier.
52classic said:
When I imported my Checker cab a few years ago I declared manufacture as December 1972. DVLA sent someone along to inspect the car before they would give it historic status.
I believe that it was one of the last cars off the line in the Kalamazoo factory before the Xmas break - Who would have anticipated the significance of that, all these years later!
Just goes to show that it is indeed the date of manufacture and not UK registration that is the qualifier.
Did we speak at the NEC in 2006 about my Checker that was on display ?I believe that it was one of the last cars off the line in the Kalamazoo factory before the Xmas break - Who would have anticipated the significance of that, all these years later!
Just goes to show that it is indeed the date of manufacture and not UK registration that is the qualifier.
Reckon so Gareth. The two cars are so remarkably similar.... But then I suppose they would be wouldn't they!?
How's your Checker at the moment? I've seen one for sale currently and wondered if it was yours.
My cab is waiting its turn for restoration. Sold on to a contractor to the BBC a few years ago it was run into the ground rather and I took the opportunity to buy it back to save it.
How's your Checker at the moment? I've seen one for sale currently and wondered if it was yours.
My cab is waiting its turn for restoration. Sold on to a contractor to the BBC a few years ago it was run into the ground rather and I took the opportunity to buy it back to save it.
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