tegwin
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 12:30 PM |
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Road tax on a 1975 car?!??
Im soo tempted to buy a 1975 TVR with a 2.5L straight 6 in it.....It makes so much sence..
However, I was under a dilusion that the road tax would be free...
Does anyone have any idea how much it will actually cost??
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Peteff
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 12:33 PM |
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£185 for a year standard isn't it?
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 12:34 PM |
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1972 is the cut off
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tegwin
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 12:36 PM |
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so close!!...I wonder if I can find a chassis from an older car and do a transplant
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 12:42 PM |
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have you looked at the mpg figues?
bet your looking at about 18-20mpg 
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scotty g
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 12:43 PM |
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Can anyone else confirm that the cutoff year is 72 only i thought it was 1974?
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tegwin
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 12:44 PM |
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quote:
bet your looking at about 18-20mpg
If I wanted an economical car I would buy a Chevrolet Kalos....
I dont mind paying for the fuel on a nice sunday afternoon hoon session....But dont see the point in paying road tax on something thats only going to
see the roads for 3000 miles a year....
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 12:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin....But dont see the point in paying road tax on something thats only going to see the roads for 3000 miles a
year....
Well thats all us kit car owners told then!!
[Edited on 21/7/08 by Paul TigerB6]
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r1_pete
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 01:02 PM |
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Definately 72 cut off, just praying my april 73 registered mg was manufactured in 72.....
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iank
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 01:17 PM |
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The rule is manufactured before 1st January 1973.
INF34 contains all the information
http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/leaflets/inf34.pdf
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BenB
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 04:03 PM |
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Although there is a fair bit of support for reverting it back to a rolling date, especially when the rest of Europe has one!!!
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mark chandler
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| posted on 21/7/08 at 06:08 PM |
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As above, if you can prove that it was built before 1973 then its free but you need to back this up.
Your road tax would be £180 p.a rising to £220 p.a
NB/ the 2.5 straight 6's are not that well liked so it should be cheap relatively.
Regards Mark
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