With my car first registered in early 1982, through early 2022, I erroneously waited for DVLA to automatically change the tax class to 'historic' as it hit age 40. What a mistake to make; how silly of me, you have to do it yourself and apply! Anyway, long-story made short; lots of paperwork later, having navigated all the regulations, I have achieved success. I post to thank Porsche Cars GB for swiftly supplying written proof of the car's date of manufacture in 1981 and to warn Club members with cars which are approaching the 40-year milestone.
40 YEARS OLD & COUNTING
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Is this ... Historic (classic) vehicles: MOT and vehicle tax: Apply for a vehicle tax exemption - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) their answer ?
I’ve just started to look and get mine registered for classic car status. I know nothing needs to be done for MOT exception and soon as the car hits 40 it happens automatically. For tax the way I understand it is the January after the car turns 40 you can then register the car as a classic and get road tax exemption from the following April (although you still have to go online and renew the road tax each April for £0 - go figure). Mine was first registered in April 1982 so I should be able to pop to the post office with the correct document and v5 to register it for tax exception this April….. in theory!
Does seem to be bit of a minefield but worth the effort!
Does seem to be bit of a minefield but worth the effort!
Just got back from the post office to register my 924 as historic and therefore tax exempt
V5 has car originally registered in April 1982 so waiting till the the following January i could then fill in the change of class on the V5 to historic, sign and date it then along with a v112 to confirm it’s mot exempt they’ll post it to the dvla. From April the road tax will be £0.
V5 has car originally registered in April 1982 so waiting till the the following January i could then fill in the change of class on the V5 to historic, sign and date it then along with a v112 to confirm it’s mot exempt they’ll post it to the dvla. From April the road tax will be £0.
Frustratingly, DVLA do not accept the 40th anniversary of a car's manufacture as 'age-40' for Road Tax purposes! At https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles/vehicles-exempt-from-vehicle-tax it still states (with thanks to GOV UK and acknowledging their copyright!!!):
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Historic vehicle tax exemption[/h1]You can apply to stop paying for vehicle tax from 1 April 2022 if your vehicle was built before 1 January 1982. You must tax your vehicle even if you do not have to pay.
If you do not know when your vehicle was built, but it was first registered before 8 January 1982, you can still apply to stop paying vehicle tax.
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Now assuming the DVLA will update the rules to similarly apply this year. Any car built in 1982 (ie: prior to 1 Jan 23) will not require Road Tax from 1 Apr 23. So worst case scenario is your car leaving the factory on 1 Jan 82 and you having to wait 15 months before it becomes eligeable. I'm assuming that mok924lux falls into this bracket with a car built in 1982 and I feel their pain.
In my particular case, these rules made me more angry than Steve Wright's mate from Purley because my car was first registered in Jan 82 but after the 8th deadline. However, with total respect to Porsche and German efficiency, I suspected that even they could not get a car from Neckarsulm to the north of England in less than 3 weeks. I therefore inquired with Reading and they provided me with a letter confirming that despite being MY1982, my car was manufactured prior to Christmas 81. Forwarding this letter to DVLA was productive and hence my original post.
Hope this helps and yes, rules of the forum limit me to "very annoying"
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Historic vehicle tax exemption[/h1]You can apply to stop paying for vehicle tax from 1 April 2022 if your vehicle was built before 1 January 1982. You must tax your vehicle even if you do not have to pay.
If you do not know when your vehicle was built, but it was first registered before 8 January 1982, you can still apply to stop paying vehicle tax.
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Now assuming the DVLA will update the rules to similarly apply this year. Any car built in 1982 (ie: prior to 1 Jan 23) will not require Road Tax from 1 Apr 23. So worst case scenario is your car leaving the factory on 1 Jan 82 and you having to wait 15 months before it becomes eligeable. I'm assuming that mok924lux falls into this bracket with a car built in 1982 and I feel their pain.
In my particular case, these rules made me more angry than Steve Wright's mate from Purley because my car was first registered in Jan 82 but after the 8th deadline. However, with total respect to Porsche and German efficiency, I suspected that even they could not get a car from Neckarsulm to the north of England in less than 3 weeks. I therefore inquired with Reading and they provided me with a letter confirming that despite being MY1982, my car was manufactured prior to Christmas 81. Forwarding this letter to DVLA was productive and hence my original post.
Hope this helps and yes, rules of the forum limit me to "very annoying"
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