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    Historic tax info

    Hi my mexico s regestered 2/9/1976 trying to find out if its eligable for free tax now cant get updated info on dvla or various other sites.as far as i can see it has to be reg before 1/1/1976? Which basicly means got to be made in 1975 which makes mockery of 40 year rule
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    Re: Historic tax info

    It will become eligible for 'Historic' status on 01/04/17 - only DVLA know why its April to April when road tax is immaterial to dates!

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    Re: Historic tax info

    Is it not from the build date rather than the date of first registration?
    Keep her lit

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    Re: Historic tax info

    Quote Originally Posted by cosworth4door View Post
    Is it not from the build date rather than the date of first registration?
    Yes it is but regardless it is unlikely the OP's car was built 5 months earlier than when it was registered.

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    Re: Historic tax info

    Thanks guys. Dvla dont make it very easy to understand

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    Re: Historic tax info

    Mine is tax free this april..

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    Re: Historic tax info

    Quote Originally Posted by katana View Post
    Yes it is but regardless it is unlikely the OP's car was built 5 months earlier than when it was registered.
    Its easily possible the car was built 5 months earlier some cars languish in showrooms for months before being sold-check your vin number for the date codes.


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    Re: Historic tax info

    Its pretty straightforward when you know-its the April AFTER its 40th build birthday.

    if your car was built March 1977 it should be tax exempt in April 2017.

    if your car was built May 1977 it should be tax exempt in April 2018-at least i think thats right lol.

    So yours as said will be tax exempt this April but you'll need the 2 letter date code on your vin there's a thread on here somewhere which shows the codes-or in the Burton catalogue i believe as well.


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    Re: Historic tax info

    My mk1 was first registered in July 1975 sent DVLA a letter from a recognised car club explaining the build date as i would have had to wait an extra year as it was first registered after April and got mine historic tax at 40 years the build date is in your chassis number easy to work out save you a heap of cash

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    My chassis number has TR which looks like june...so i take it im not exempt till next year

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    Re: Historic tax info

    TR-June 1977-tax exempt from April 2018.


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    Quote Originally Posted by meXEco View Post
    TR-June 1977-tax exempt from April 2018.
    Damn...oh well that's gives me a year to get it road ready

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    Re: Historic tax info

    Build date 1976 sk which is june tax free 1st april 2017 correct?
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    Re: Historic tax info

    Fantastic information

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    Re: Historic tax info

    Quote Originally Posted by Painter an View Post
    Build date 1976 sk which is june tax free 1st april 2017 correct?
    Cheers
    yep.


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    Re: Historic tax info

    They seemed to have moved the goal posts again

    https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles

    So car has to be registered before 7th Jan 1977.
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