Does 'vintage' age vary?

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Hi all, Apologies if this has been covered before ( I guess it has but I could not find it through a forum search )

Basically I am wondering from a taxation point of view when does a car become vintage? and where could I find out the tax rates?

Also is it different for commercials?

Thanks in advance

aujopimur

At 30 years old vintage tax €56 rate applies, commercials included.

Dades

30 years from the date of first registration, mind.

So a car first registered on 1 December 1984 wouldn't be eligible for vintage tax until 1st December 2014.

aujopimur

Another thing to note, only pre '80 cars are test exempt, all vintage commercials and campers must have DOE test.

corktina

Now 40 years rolling in the UK (as per todays budget)

hi5

No DOE test needed for vintage campers.

macplaxton

corktina wrote: »

Now 40 years rolling in the UK (as per todays budget)

Indeed an alteration to last years announcement of just an extra year. However, if you look at the entry in the UK Budget publication:

2.153 VED: classic vehicle exemption – The government will introduce a rolling 40 year VED exemption for classic vehicles from 1 April 2014. (Finance Bill 2014 and future Finance Bills) (39)

I've bit highlighted looks like they have to include an extra year every Finance bill and any government forgetting/not bothering to do this, will put the brakes on the rolling aspect again. Don't forget, there's an election next year (and the last rolling concession only lasted one parliament.)

galwaytt

corktina wrote: »

Now 40 years rolling in the UK (as per todays budget)

..that'd completely fubar things here if our crowd followed suit...

CianDon

I wonder will the change of rules lead to lads in the UK with cars aproaching the 30 years considering selling up rather than holding on an extra 10 years for the vintage tax. Could see an influx of vehicles on the market and possibly heading over here

corktina

the other way round.... it isn't an extra ten years, their rolling exemption used to be 30 years ( I think) and was stopped from rolling for many years. They've merely started it rolling again from an older age. You will see LESS vehicles headed this way as people will be more likely to hold on to them if they are exempt.


thinking about it , I think it was actually 25 years

spooky donkey

quick someone delete this thread before some TD sees it and starts getting ideas.......

hi5

But in the UK it doesn't go from €1809 to €56 overnight, its a little more sensible in the first place.