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(Message started by: Jonnycab on May 15^th, 2010, 4:13am)

Title: Nil road tax for 25 year old+ vehicles
Post by Jonnycab on May 15^th, 2010, 4:13am

Back in 1997 when Labour came to power, they abolished road tax for vehcles over 25 years old. Unfortunately they re-instated it a year later (everyone going out & buying old motors no doubt) & ruled that the vehicle would have to a 1972 or older ::)

A few months ago, I remember one the Conservatives policies was to re-instate this Nil road tax for 25 year old+ vehicles. But now that they are in power (albeit a coalition with the Libs), I can't find any reference to it anywhere ???

Can anyone verify this ?....or am I going to have to write to Mr Cameron about it ?

And before anyone suggests......no, I wasn't drunk & it wasn't a dream ;)

Title: Re: Nil road tax for 25 year old+ vehicles
Post by Jonnycab on May 15^th, 2010, 5:29am

Email now sent to Mr Cameron at No10.....I wonder if I'll get a reply ? :)

Title: Re: Nil road tax for 25 year old+ vehicles
Post by Scorpio_Mike on May 15^th, 2010, 8:36am

JC,

It would be nice but given the state of the countrys finances I wouldn't hold my breath :-(

Title: Re: Nil road tax for 25 year old+ vehicles
Post by lesterlad on May 15^th, 2010, 9:02am

on 05/15/10 at 05:29:19, Jonnycab wrote:

Email now sent to Mr Cameron at No10.....I wonder if I'll get a reply ? :)

Maybe.........but it might be from Nick Clegg. http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs7/i/2005/166/c/9/LOL_by_danmantdr.gif

Title: Re: Nil road tax for 25 year old+ vehicles
Post by Conrad on May 16^th, 2010, 4:51pm

in ireland cars over 30 don't have to do the NCT (our MOT) and tax is 60-ish a year which is pretty cool. Sure beats paying over 1000 per year for a 2.9 scorpio

Title: Re: Nil road tax for 25 year old+ vehicles
Post by Matt on May 16^th, 2010, 8:11pm

who pays a £1000 year???

uk 12month tax is £205 and mot's average out at £45

Title: Re: Nil road tax for 25 year old+ vehicles
Post by a900one on May 17^th, 2010, 10:16pm

£205 I thought it was still £185. Just checked , may have to sell one now, £410 for the use they get is hard to stand.

Title: Re: Nil road tax for 25 year old+ vehicles
Post by Conrad on May 21^st, 2010, 1:37pm

on 05/16/10 at 20:11:46, Matt wrote:

who pays a £1000 year???

uk 12month tax is £205 and mot's average out at £45

us poor things in ireland that's who, sorry should have made it clear, but left it since i'd been talking about ireland. You want to know how much my insurance is? it'd scare you

it's 50 euro for our version of the mot and there's huge waiting lists, if you end up failin it costs 25 to re do it, but if you miss an appointment it's 79.

Title: Re: Nil road tax for 25 year old+ vehicles
Post by Mike H on May 21^st, 2010, 1:56pm

Flippin' 'eck ....

Title: Re: Nil road tax for 25 year old+ vehicles
Post by Conrad on May 21^st, 2010, 2:14pm

here have a look at this, let me know if it works, it shows the Irish tax rates

our lowest rate is €172 for sub 1 litre vehicles, and the highest tax for a private car is €1566 for anything over 3.0 litres.
a 2litre scorpio is €614 (i've got two of them, and a granada, and a bmw and a sierra, imagine if i tied to keep them all taxed?)
2.9 scorpio is nearly €1300
https://www.motortax.ie/OMT/staticContent.do?page=motortaxrates

Title: Re: Nil road tax for 25 year old+ vehicles
Post by Mike H on May 21^st, 2010, 3:20pm

No that timed out

However 614 euros (e.g. for me) = about £524, that's 2.5 times ours! Maybe we should think ourselves fortunate!

Title: Re: Nil road tax for 25 year old+ vehicles
Post by Conrad on May 21^st, 2010, 5:04pm

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p185/asphaltrisin/Motortaxrates.jpg

Title: Re: Nil road tax for 25 year old+ vehicles
Post by Conrad on May 21^st, 2010, 5:12pm

a little bit got cut off there dunno how, but wherever it just says "01" on the left, think 1001. 1101, 1201 etc.

Yes in this wya at least you guys are lucky that you don't have the same insane tax rates we have.

By the way, my insurance costs approximately €1750 nice eh?, the joys of driving a 2 litre car in your 20s in Ireland.
it should "only" be about 1400 but i was on a trade policy before that since i was 17 so even though i'd years of driving experience, insured on that policy, (and a licence for that time too of course) they count it as none since i was getting a private policy. anyway it's gone quite off topic but i suppose back to the original subject, our one bit of luck in Ireland is that we have almost zero tax for cars 30 years and over and no NCT (mot) either, though 90% of the old cars that dont do the test are in better shape than newer cars because people actually love them and restore them

Title: Re: Nil road tax for 25 year old+ vehicles
Post by a900one on May 21^st, 2010, 6:20pm

Have you got any money left for food. I wont be complaining about our tax, mot,s now.

Title: Re: Nil road tax for 25 year old+ vehicles
Post by Conrad on May 21^st, 2010, 6:28pm

on 05/21/10 at 18:20:31, a900one wrote:

Have you got any money left for food. I wont be complaining about our tax, mot,s now.

that's the funniest thing i've seen today! brilliant, and yes, i do, but barely! i actually spend more on the cars than anything else i think.