Car Tax

[starider]

:)Hi,isn't it about time someone started pressurising the new Government into re-instating the free road tax for 25 year old vehicles and over,after all it was the Tory Government who began the system and the Labour Party who repealed the "rolling" programme.Perhaps the DOC should begin a campaign? starider.

[howard]

Tell all this to muggins here who had a nice queue of 1974 cars and campers lined up in 1997 all ready for tax exemption when their time came!!!

Grrrrrr.

Allegedly, it was Tory policy to reinstate it (from an article I read in Practical Classics some time ago) but as Macplaxton says some people would see it in poor taste that what some would see as a "hobby for the rich" (which of course often it isn't) can benefit whilst others suffer.

(Some still think of classic cars as "E-type Jaguars" and nothing else!).

Yes, I can do anyone who is interested a nice Triumph Mayflower or a Rover P4 who are definitely tax exempt!!!

[33grinder]

I had also heard this Tory promise Howard although I also fear Richard's comments will ring true, at least in the short term that is.

Such a shame as our traditional car industry has been ruined by successive governments over the years to the point where all our country specialises in now is the kit car and classic car sectors. If that is to be kept going and not ruined also then the government needs to accept that the industry needs to be fed more classics and the best way of course is to reintroduce the rolling tax exemption.

As for the DOC lobbying the government, shouldn't that be the FBHVC's job?

[spunkymonkey]

Wasn't this one of those things that they "promised to look into considering"? Pretty sure I saw a couple of interviews where it was mentioned but was always on the basis of individual MPs saying that they thought it should be considered and promised to raise it if given a chance.

In other words, much the same as me promising to look into how I can end world hunger, poverty and unhappiness. Yep, I've looked, I can't do it, sorry!

[Richard DAF Webmeister]

The Tories were and are basically sympathetic to bringing back the rolling 25 year scheme. As has been said, they introduced the policy in the first place until it was repealed in 1997.

The trouble is that in the greater scheme of things, although the lost revenue by introducing this would be quite tiny, the new Government is still only just in office, and has far more pressing economic problems and policies to contend with and sort out.

Despite the daily news reports about the forthcoming cuts and changes across the board, which are hopefully preparing the nation for a difficult time, I fear that many people are really unprepared for what will be some very difficult and unpopular decisions that will have to be taken.

It will be interesting to see (to put it mildly) what finally comes out after 20th October Comprehensive Spending Review. I may be wrong but I suspect that the classic/old car road tax exemption, will not feature, certainly in the immediate future. Basically, all government departments apart from Health and International Development MUST find major savings.

[dafdaffer]

bumhats ................ ;D