how old does a car have to be to be exempt from road tax
Vehicles exempt from paying the tax: Old vehicles constructed before 1 January 1973 (historic vehicles) All vehicles except buses and lorries used commercially, that were constructed before 1 January 1973 may tax in the 'historic vehicle' tax class.ubmit. Â· just now. Report Abuse. A car has to be registered before 1973 before it is tax exempt...we had a VW camper and were looking forward to being exempt at 25 years old, but when I checked with ministry of transport I was told it had to be reg before 1973!!!!
In the Overview of Legislation and Tax rates for 2014-'15, the treasury states that the rolling benefit will affect around 10,000 classic car owners per year, who are currently paying VED, but will be newly exempt from 2015.here's good news for classic car owners in the 2014 budget. From April 2014, the classic car exemption from VED will begin rolling from 40 years, with cars built before January 1974 eligible for a zero-rated tax disc. Then, from January 2015, the formerly fixed cut-off, will become a rolling one.