coozer
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 11:05 AM |
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Historic Tax Change?
The coal men, Cameroon and Clog have come up with an idea to get rid of some crap laws
ARTICLE
Is this a chance to get the 25 year free road tax ruling updated?
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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chrsgrain
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 11:10 AM |
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Not a bad idea - anyone know where to submit ideas - Google isn't my friend today!
Chris
Spoing! - the sound of an irony meter breaking...
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scootz
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 11:11 AM |
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What 25 year Road Tax Ruling???
It's Evolution Baby!
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blue2cv
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 11:14 AM |
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The 25 year law only applied to vehicles that age or older at the time it was initiated, it was never a rolling date, so it stays at 1972 or older reg
vehicles
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jabbahutt
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 11:17 AM |
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Would be good if the 25 year rolling road tax was re-introduced as my daily driver Nova 1.2 saloon is 23 years old.
gutted just read blue2cv's post above.
[Edited on 1/7/10 by jabbahutt]
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Grimsdale
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 11:22 AM |
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i thought it was that the cons made the 25 year date rolling, but lab changed it to a fixed date when they came to power?
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blue2cv
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 11:22 AM |
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Sorry to disappoint
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a4gom
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 11:23 AM |
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I'd love it to be made a rolling programme again but do you really think he's going to make changes which will mean less income?
Andy
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Minicooper
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 11:30 AM |
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It was a rolling date to start with, then the law was changed
Cheers
David
quote:
Originally posted by blue2cv
The 25 year law only applied to vehicles that age or older at the time it was initiated, it was never a rolling date, so it stays at 1972 or older reg
vehicles
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scootz
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 11:41 AM |
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To be fair (and playing devils advocate), the question could be posed - why should any privately owned road-going vehicle be granted exemption from
paying for road-tax?
It's Evolution Baby!
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iank
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 12:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
To be fair (and playing devils advocate), the question could be posed - why should any privately owned road-going vehicle be granted exemption from
paying for road-tax?
The idea was classic cars only being used for a couple of hundred miles a year (to car shows etc.) shouldn't have to pay the same as a 50k a
year rep. mobile.
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Anonymous
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Humbug
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 12:26 PM |
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Trouble is, if you raise the question about free historic tax discs, they might decide that is one of the rules that should be abolished...
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 02:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blue2cv
The 25 year law only applied to vehicles that age or older at the time it was initiated, it was never a rolling date, so it stays at 1972 or older reg
vehicles
Wrong, it was started as a rolling date, but they soon realised just how much tax revenue would actually be taken away and then it was changed to
static.
And after the last incentive to give the motor trade a lift we have now lost a quantity of vehicles that could have been worth saving due to
restarting of the 25 year rule.
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Madinventions
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 02:31 PM |
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If they want to update some outdated laws, then surely the 70mph limit is the first place to start?! 
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mad4x4
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 05:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Madinventions
If they want to update some outdated laws, then surely the 70mph limit is the first place to start?!
If the govenment had there way they'd reduce it to 60 mph so they can book more people for speeding. 
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DRC INDY 7
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 06:28 PM |
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I personally think that all old cars should pay road tax of some form some people with kit cars only do a couple hundred miles a year but still pay
its not that expensive
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 1/7/10 at 07:51 PM |
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Simple answer - abolish it for everyone and add it to fuel tax (at a revenue neutral figure). That way everyone pays according to how many miles they
do and how (CO2 wise) polluting their vehicle is. I'd pay more under this system (fairly high mileage), but I think it'd be fairer.
It'd make life better for pensioners and others with limited incomes and doing small mileages to and from the shops and suchlike.
The arguement against this has always been stated as "Taxing the car is the only time we are in touch with you to check MOTs, insurance,
etc.," but they could keep that in place and just not charge for it or find a simpler, less bureacratic way to deal with it.
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