Tax Free !!!!!!
There was good news for U.K classic car owners including this particular owner in the 2013 budget. From 2014, the exemption from VED (road tax) will be extended to 1st January 1974 ( any car manufacture prior to that date) This means all cars manufactured in 1973 - previously liable for the annual tax - will now qualify for the exemption. Also, SORNs (statutory off - road notice ) will no longer be annual, but indefinite.ANA 78M was first registered on the 5th February 1974 and it was just possible that it had sat around in the Ellesmere Port factory/ distribution point / dealer for a few weeks prior to registration.
I rang Vauxhall Motors Heritage at Luton and spoke to a press officer called Veronica who very kindly suggested that I put all the details of the car in an email and she would forward it to a guy called Andrew who had access to the manufacture date records.
Reply came back the same day confirming that 'ANA' was indeed manufactured during December of 1973.....so from 2014 'ANA' will be tax-free !!
Good result.......many thanks to Vauxhall especially Veronica and Andrew :)
N.B dated April 2014.
April 2014 budget brought the even better news that classic car tax will now be a 40 year 'rolling' exemption for this category. Therefore from 1 April 2015, vehicles constructed 40 years ago will be added to the scope of the exemption.
