vosa

[Seaking]

Had my first mot the other day passed see other post but it did strike me odd that vosa have my stag first used 1/7/71 but my v5 says it`s a 73 can i get free rd tax ??

[Wendy]

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Depends when it was actually built. Does the V5 say it was "New at 1st registration"? If not, it may have been used abroad and then imported a couple of years later - back then, the car was registered with a plate corresponding to the date of registration, not necessarily it's age. A local member here in Hants has a Mk1 on an S-reg as it was originally registered in the Channel Islands before being brought back to the mainland in the late 70s.

If you post your chassis number, someone should be able to advise whether you should be eligible for free tax or not. I'm afraid I can't quite remember the cutoff point.

[DJT]

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Wendy wrote:

If you post your chassis number, someone should be able to advise whether you should be eligible for free tax or not. I'm afraid I can't quite remember the cutoff point.

From the info on the SOC website under 'Is it tax exempt?':

It has generally been accepted that the last Stag built within the current tax exemption rules is LD21086

Howeverwe recomendthat for cars with commission numbers between LD21087 and LD 21100, the owner should obtain a BMIHT certificate which will show the exact build date, as it will confirm whether or nor your car was built prior to 31st December 1972. If, on the other hand, your vehicle has a registration date recorded on the vehicle's Registration V5 or V5C, up to and including 7th January 1973, it will automatically qualify for RFL exemption, as the DVLA accept that the manufacturing industry traditionally closed down for business over Christmas periods, resuming the first week in any New year. Thereby confirming that it was impossible for any vehicle to be made between 24th December 1972 and 6th January 1973

Dave

[Bob Heritage]

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Why not tax it on line, if they give it to you free that's their mistake

[Gistan]

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You would need to apply for historic status first.

Followng to resto of my 1972 MK1 which was last on the road in 1986, I looked on line and was showing tax duty was to be paid, had to go to Wrexham and apply for historic status.



Gary

[mad cyclist]

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DJT wrote:

Wendy wrote:

If you post your chassis number, someone should be able to advise whether you should be eligible for free tax or not. I'm afraid I can't quite remember the cutoff point.

From the info on the SOC website under 'Is it tax exempt?':

It has generally been accepted that the last Stag built within the current tax exemption rules is LD21086

Howeverwe recomendthat for cars with commission numbers between LD21087 and LD 21100, the owner should obtain a BMIHT certificate which will show the exact build date, as it will confirm whether or nor your car was built prior to 31st December 1972. If, on the other hand, your vehicle has a registration date recorded on the vehicle's Registration V5 or V5C, up to and including 7th January 1973, it will automatically qualify for RFL exemption, as the DVLA accept that the manufacturing industry traditionally closed down for business over Christmas periods, resuming the first week in any New year. Thereby confirming that it was impossible for any vehicle to be made between 24th December 1972 and 6th January 1973

Dave

hi Dave
they must have pulled thier fingers out over xmas or the numbers were not consecutive. ol yella was built on the 11/12/72 and is ld20746 and was registered on 31/12/72. on the BMIHT cert though it quotes chassis and body numbers. i am confused.
Nick

[DJT]

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mad cyclist wrote:

DJT wrote:

Wendy wrote:

If you post your chassis number, someone should be able to advise whether you should be eligible for free tax or not. I'm afraid I can't quite remember the cutoff point.

From the info on the SOC website under 'Is it tax exempt?':

It has generally been accepted that the last Stag built within the current tax exemption rules is LD21086

Howeverwe recomendthat for cars with commission numbers between LD21087 and LD 21100, the owner should obtain a BMIHT certificate which will show the exact build date, as it will confirm whether or nor your car was built prior to 31st December 1972. If, on the other hand, your vehicle has a registration date recorded on the vehicle's Registration V5 or V5C, up to and including 7th January 1973, it will automatically qualify for RFL exemption, as the DVLA accept that the manufacturing industry traditionally closed down for business over Christmas periods, resuming the first week in any New year. Thereby confirming that it was impossible for any vehicle to be made between 24th December 1972 and 6th January 1973

Dave

hi Dave
they must have pulled thier fingers out over xmas or the numbers were not consecutive. ol yella was built on the 11/12/72 and is ld20746 and was registered on 31/12/72. on the BMIHT cert though it quotes chassis and body numbers. i am confused.
Nick

Hi Nick,

James Taylor lists LD21086 as the last eligible Stag, but the rest of the above is quoted direct from our SOC website.

Dave.