New road tax bracket for a 1971 engined V8 GT40 replica

New road tax bracket for a 1971 engined V8 GT40 replica

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Nick Brough

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380 posts

228 months

Sunday 15th January 2017
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OK so I have read the government document https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploa... and am still none the wiser,

My car has a 1971 engine block so IVA is visual check only no CO2 check, so what tax bracket will it fall into from the 1st of April. Some of the tax brackets in the table are quite frightening.

Nick

Magic919

14,126 posts

208 months

Sunday 15th January 2017
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None of that relates to cars that are already registered.

CrutyRammers

13,735 posts

205 months

Sunday 15th January 2017
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"All vehicles (M1, M1SP and M1G) with zero
emissions will be exempt from the standard
rate of vehicle tax. All other vehicles will pay a standard rate of £140 a year

There's your answer, assuming it's not registered yet.
You then pay more if its list price is more than 40 grand. But since, as a kit, you get to say what the price is:

"For new M1, M1SP and M1G imported/Kit built
vehicles, the list price or notional price is provided
by the person/importer registering the vehicle. "

It won't be, will it? wink

Nick Brough

Original Poster:

380 posts

228 months

Sunday 15th January 2017
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CrutyRammers said:
"All vehicles (M1, M1SP and M1G) with zero
emissions will be exempt from the standard
rate of vehicle tax. All other vehicles will pay a standard rate of £140 a year

There's your answer, assuming it's not registered yet.
You then pay more if its list price is more than 40 grand. But since, as a kit, you get to say what the price is:

"For new M1, M1SP and M1G imported/Kit built
vehicles, the list price or notional price is provided
by the person/importer registering the vehicle. "

It won't be, will it? wink
Thanks for the reply, that was one of the parts that confused me, Zero emissions seems to imply electric vehicles. My car is not zero in the true sense of the word.

As for the cost I can get my wife to tell them what I have told her it has cost wink

Regards

Nick




Edited by Nick Brough on Sunday 15th January 10:45

Steve_D

13,796 posts

265 months

Sunday 15th January 2017
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In that document vehicle emissions are CO2 g/km. This can only be listed/used if the vehicle is type approved as the emissions are measured during vehicle testing/proving.
Kitcars are not normally type approved so none of the emission classes apply.

The nearest I can see is listed against M1SP
'Multi stage build M1SP and M1G vehicles without
a CO2 emissions figure shown as part of the final
type approval will continue to be taxed as PLG.
Where there is a CO2 figure they will be taxed
under the new scheme.

From my reading of the document we will continue with PLG (Private Light Goods).

If PLG is the £140 figure they have been using then it is possible they could apply the >£40,000 additional £310 for 5 years.

Steve

Nick Brough

Original Poster:

380 posts

228 months

Sunday 15th January 2017
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Steve_D said:
In that document vehicle emissions are CO2 g/km. This can only be listed/used if the vehicle is type approved as the emissions are measured during vehicle testing/proving.
Kitcars are not normally type approved so none of the emission classes apply.

The nearest I can see is listed against M1SP
'Multi stage build M1SP and M1G vehicles without
a CO2 emissions figure shown as part of the final
type approval will continue to be taxed as PLG.
Where there is a CO2 figure they will be taxed
under the new scheme.

From my reading of the document we will continue with PLG (Private Light Goods).

If PLG is the £140 figure they have been using then it is possible they could apply the >£40,000 additional £310 for 5 years.

Steve
Thanks Steve,

That makes sense, I have Kept a record of every penny spent, luckily bought most of the upstarted kit 3rd hand so that daved a fair bit. Getting towards £40k but it includes van hire, tools bought etc, and some bits I haven't used so if I factor out those it will be below £40k.

Guess it is going to depend on this, but I am feeling a bit happier now smile

• Notional price will be used where the list is price
is not known.
• A full definition of list price and notional price
will be issued.

Regards

Nick

ColinM50

2,651 posts

182 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Think you're mixing apples and oranges. Your car runs on petrol so does have some emissions. IF it was electric then you're right, no emissions = no VED/RFL, but you're not in that category you produce emission so have to pay RFL.

When I SVA'd my Royale Sabre it had a 1.8 CVH engine and the V5 said re emissions test just "no visible smoke" only and I paid RFL accordingly. Subsequently changed the engine to a 2 litre Zetec and the garage that does my MoT's recommended I get it reclassified but that wouldn't have helped me at all, so no reason to do it, but every MoT the tester wrote on the MoT cert, "in my opinion this car needs a cat". If I'd put in brand new highly polluting Chevy V8, it'd still have been classified "visible smoke" only so wouldn't have had to pay the higher VED

Nick Brough

Original Poster:

380 posts

228 months

Friday 20th January 2017
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ColinM50 said:
Think you're mixing apples and oranges. Your car runs on petrol so does have some emissions. IF it was electric then you're right, no emissions = no VED/RFL, but you're not in that category you produce emission so have to pay RFL.

When I SVA'd my Royale Sabre it had a 1.8 CVH engine and the V5 said re emissions test just "no visible smoke" only and I paid RFL accordingly. Subsequently changed the engine to a 2 litre Zetec and the garage that does my MoT's recommended I get it reclassified but that wouldn't have helped me at all, so no reason to do it, but every MoT the tester wrote on the MoT cert, "in my opinion this car needs a cat". If I'd put in brand new highly polluting Chevy V8, it'd still have been classified "visible smoke" only so wouldn't have had to pay the higher VED
Hi,

I fully understood I would have to pay road Tax but don't want to for example pay £2000 for the first year for a high CO2 engine.

Regards

Nick

Fastpedeller

3,976 posts

153 months

Saturday 21st January 2017
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I understand that if you have the emission data for the donor car engine than it is based on that - to be "no smoke" means undetermined age and therefore a Q reg.

Nick Brough

Original Poster:

380 posts

228 months

Friday 27th January 2017
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Fastpedeller said:
I understand that if you have the emission data for the donor car engine than it is based on that - to be "no smoke" means undetermined age and therefore a Q reg.
Don't think this applies to me as it will be registered as a new car only one "old" item the block which is 1971 and has a dating certificate, all other parts new with receipts to prove.

Reagrds

Nick

Steve_D

13,796 posts

265 months

Saturday 28th January 2017
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Nick Brough said:
Fastpedeller said:
I understand that if you have the emission data for the donor car engine than it is based on that - to be "no smoke" means undetermined age and therefore a Q reg.
Don't think this applies to me as it will be registered as a new car only one "old" item the block which is 1971 and has a dating certificate, all other parts new with receipts to prove.

Reagrds

Nick
If all other parts are new then you will qualify for a new reg.

However, you can have one old part but you must be able to prove it has been refurbished to an 'As New' condition. So for your engine it is likely they will be looking for receipts for things like a rebore/pistons and a crank regrind etc. just changing the plugs and points will not cut it.

For IVA your proof of engine age will get you 'visual smoke' for emissions test and with luck this will also appear on page one of the V5 in section 3 notes which you can then show for subsequent MOT tests.

It's a bit hit and miss but you may also not need an MOT for 3 years.

Steve

Nick Brough

Original Poster:

380 posts

228 months

Thursday 2nd February 2017
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Steve_D said:
Nick Brough said:
Fastpedeller said:
I understand that if you have the emission data for the donor car engine than it is based on that - to be "no smoke" means undetermined age and therefore a Q reg.
Don't think this applies to me as it will be registered as a new car only one "old" item the block which is 1971 and has a dating certificate, all other parts new with receipts to prove.

Reagrds

Nick
If all other parts are new then you will qualify for a new reg.

However, you can have one old part but you must be able to prove it has been refurbished to an 'As New' condition. So for your engine it is likely they will be looking for receipts for things like a rebore/pistons and a crank regrind etc. just changing the plugs and points will not cut it.

For IVA your proof of engine age will get you 'visual smoke' for emissions test and with luck this will also appear on page one of the V5 in section 3 notes which you can then show for subsequent MOT tests.

It's a bit hit and miss but you may also not need an MOT for 3 years.

Steve
Thanks Steve,

Should not be a problem have every receipt going.

Regards

Nick