Rolling tax exemption reinstated

[Tim]

Just wait till they start banning classics in London and other big cities

[Rallye]

That's Boris he's barmy Tim.

Bring back the Sinclair C5 if he could.

[TugsW]

Just wait till they start banning classics in London and other big cities

Sadly this is a real concern of mine, the LEZ has helped reduce some emissions but I wonder when every older car will be off the road too. Historic taxed Vehicles are exempt from the LEZ charges though.

That's Boris he's barmy Tim.

Bring back the Sinclair C5 if he could.

I always thought bumper cars are the way ahead for both emissions and congestion ! Hang loads of chicken wire from the street lamps make the roads metal and away everyone goes after the bell is sounded.... In an instant no road rage, whiplash claims companies, fit loads in the same space....Pumping Dj's and Pikey's can earn a living that pays tax too. What's not to like ?

[In The Pit]

Just wait till they start banning classics in London and other big cities

Believe it or not they are planning to ban alot newer cars from Central London, they want to ban any petrol cars older than 2005 and any diesel cars older than 2014 (yes you read that right)

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motoring/london-set-ban-older-private-petrol-and-diesel-cars

Also a similar ban that happened in 2012 made historic vehicles (those built before 1973) exempt from the ban.

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2011/oct/21/london-low-emissions-zone-vans

I hate this ban culture we have in the UK now, a group of people get together and choose to ban something because they don't like it or don't get it and think they are doing it for the greater good, oh and yes Boris is completely mad.

[Phill Barker]

Help

I understand the lag thing but my car was registered 1/1/1975 but I dont know the build date. How do I get this info'? I am an A.V.O.Member

Cheers, It seems good news for many though, and allows the post 1973 cars to catch up in desirability!

Phill
5001

[alancdavis]

Phil ,, sent you a PM

[Phill Barker]

Thanks

Thanks Alan, I'm a bit of a Technophobe

[Mogsmex]

Phil, your car was built in Nov 74

[Phill Barker]

A bit of good news for a change!

Thanks Glyn,So going by that, as from 1st April 2015 It will be tax free next year, cool.

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Believe it or not they are planning to ban alot newer cars from Central London, they want to ban any petrol cars older than 2005 and any diesel cars older than 2014 (yes you read that right)

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motoring/london-set-ban-older-private-petrol-and-diesel-cars

Also a similar ban that happened in 2012 made historic vehicles (those built before 1973) exempt from the ban.

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2011/oct/21/london-low-emissions-zone-vans

I hate this ban culture we have in the UK now, a group of people get together and choose to ban something because they don't like it or don't get it and think they are doing it for the greater good, oh and yes Boris is completely mad.

Yes I hate this ban culture too, it has all gone very rediculous now! Something many seem to accept now, as many consider it as normal as they have grown up with it! Global warming was started by one of those small groups I believe!

What does annoy me is that there will be a number of Mk 2's entering the freebee road tax zone very soon, with shells that were built in say 1980 and with logs books that might show a registratiom of something entirely different, like 1975! Fake Free Tax......so how fair is that?

Tim

[robrs2]

There have been mk2's on mk1 logbooks.

[RS2000EXPRESS]

There have been mk2's on mk1 logbooks.

This would have been one way!



Tim

[mike77cos]

That was a ford advert for exactly that wasn't it?

[Tim]

[RS2000EXPRESS]

That was a ford advert for exactly that wasn't it?

It was nothing sinister as far as Ford were concerned though, just showing the rally boys that they were able to buy new Mk2 shells to reshell their clapped out mk1 rally cars, but it might have given the bad boys some ideas I would think! Sadly out of something good there can often turn out something bad!