Is my Stag road tax exempt?

[Mark 73 Stag]

Is my Stag road tax exempt – the V5C states the car was both first registered and first registered in the UK - 20th December 1973.

Just not sure, any thoughts?

Cheers

[73stagman]

yep

[Seaking]

Agree

[Mark 73 Stag]

Great thank you - will 'save' what I don't pay the robbing road tax crew and invest £250 in a full timing chain replacement set sometime next month.

[73stagman]

BTW mine was first registered just 19 days before yours 1 Dec 1973..

[f100stepside]

I understand if you can find out the date your car was made on,it applies from then. As lots of cars were not sold straight away. I think Heratage can tell you this. Jonathon

[Chris Watkins]

Yes they have a list on their web-site which gives First chassis number in 1973 for a good range of models:

http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/archive-services/is-my-car-tax-exempt/

For Stag first chassis number in 1973 is LD21087 (I assume that is commission number)

According to Rimmers
First car built in 1974 (4th January 1974) was LD31153

Guess what? Mine is LD31230 !! - missed it by 77

Chris

[Mark 73 Stag]

Am confused now as tried to use the DVLA system online/phone for my tax exemption and all it did was try to charge me the full normal cost - my V5C states the car was both first registered and first registered in the UK - 20th December 1973 and its VIN/Chassis number is LD253680.

Do i need to register the car somehow differently or apply somewhere else? Could really do with the saving to re-invest into the car!

Cheers for any advice

[mallardstag]

Do i need to register the car somehow differently or apply somewhere else? Could really do with the saving to re-invest into the car!

Cheers for any advice

You need to get the car re-classified as an historic vehicle by sending stuff to the DVLA. Full details are here.

[Mark 73 Stag]

Thank you, look like its sorted now after calling the DVLA (no need i think for a third party certificate). Off to the the Post Office today with V5C form with 'historic' written in box 7, MOT and fingers crossed!

Cheers for all the advice

[mike@thenook]

It can be fraught with problems, not helped by the DVLA being (generally) unhelpful and ill informed..

Good luck!

[73stagman]

Yes they have a list on their web-site which gives First chassis number in 1973 for a good range of models:

http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/archive-services/is-my-car-tax-exempt/

For Stag first chassis number in 1973 is LD21087 (I assume that is commission number)

According to Rimmers
First car built in 1974 (4th January 1974) was LD31153

Guess what? Mine is LD31230 !! - missed it by 77

Chris

Its more to do with what the "date of first registration" is recorded on your V5c Regardless of chassis number if the date of first reg is before the 1st of January 1974 it is tax exempt. If its in the first few days of 1974 then it is likely that it is also tax exempt. If it is into February then you will need a British Heritage certificate to determine and prove the build date puts into the "pre 1 st of January 1974" category. I wouldn't necessarily trust the Rimmers data without further checks...

[GDPR]

My car was built 13th October 1976 but not registered until 1st June 1977 on an R plate so there can be a fair gap.

A Stag I look after is on an S plate but has a VIN number 200 odd before mine...

[jleyton]

What on earth are you doing Russ, posting at 3am ?

Maybe you're up early, getting excited about tonight - or have you only just got in after last night ?

Cheers

Julian

[GDPR]

Woken up by a massive thunderstorm Julian - there wasn't much chance of sleeping until it had passed!! The winds that went with it have disrobed my Vitesse of it's cover as well so I was contemplating going outside to get it dressed again - noble thoughts but it didn't happen....

Besides.... you can talk - why are you up so early?