Time To Talk Tax Exemption

[In The Pit]

Now that the nation will be going to the polls next month I think now’s the time to bring up historic vehicle tax exemption , at some point many of us will be visited/telephoned/emailed or approached by a candidate wanting to talk politics so I think we should all take this opportunity to talk about the fact that we’d like the freeze on historic vehicle tax to be lifted even if its just to let some more cars through e.g up to 1/1/1980 or whatever you feel would be right.

 

Im sure plenty of people will say theres no point they wont listen or do anything, by not mentioning it they will do even less. Just say if one MP talks to 3 separate people in their constituency and they all bring up historic tax they’d think that’s unusual and when talking to other candidates in other areas they say they had the same also so and so was saying that they had people talk to them about it. Also if they have to compile a list of issues mentioned to them about things that people felt important to them then they would have to write that in.

 

With the Government offering tax exemption for band A vehicles and now from April 2010 for all new cars for the first year in A, B, C & D. In 2001 the Government made all steam powered vehicles tax exempt so the historic vehicle tax group is long due for an update.

 

If I get the chance ill be making the point that the Government subsidised the new car industry with the scrappage scheme and allowing more historic vehicles to become tax exempt would help the classic car industry.

 

In an election period is about the only time they will listen so nows the time to do something its no good in afew months time posting on a car forum “do you think the Government will bring back tax exemption?” if knowone has mentioned it to politicians they wont think anyone wants it back. If everyone whos into classic cars mentions this then it could help get it bought back or atleast the date bought forward and for those who think that we shouldn’t say anything as we are lucky to have it by saying that we want it will make it less likely to be with drawn as they’d be aware that it would be unpopular with the electorate.

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

fook off 1983 and i might join your petition

[Stu_B]

Let sleeping dog's lie! You're more likely to bring awareness to it in a negative way, they'll probably lift it completely & make us all pay

[zac.gfc]

Let sleeping dog's lie! You're more likely to bring awareness to it in a negative way, they'll probably lift it completely & make us all pay

If you mention it, they'll realise there's another way of stealing people's money

Stick with what Stu has said with this one

[livewire7116]

it will never happen,

 

how many people is there with tax exempt cars? enough to swing an election?

 

on the other hand they just spent millions getting cars which are more than 10yrs old off the road! so why would they want to bring back tax exemption!!!!!

[Ken B]

Let sleeping dog's lie! You're more likely to bring awareness to it in a negative way, they'll probably lift it completely & make us all pay

 

Has already been threatened. The FBHVC used to make regular appeals to DVLA, and politely got told if they didnt stop asking they would lose all exemptions together. As the DVLA is now self funding and gets a certain amount from each tax disc sold, I would basically keep quiet like the FBHVC has.

[l j shaw]

why do u want to fix something that is not broken, as said if this keeps being raised, then they will tax every car again