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From: Adrian on 25 Jun 2010 05:45 "Jerry" <mapson.scarts(a)btinternet.INVALID> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > : All of which ensure they won't roll on the historic tax. > Why, you keep saying this but it makes no logic (considering what you > are replying to), are you saying that the DVLA do not know when a > vehicle was either made or first registered. Are you suggesting that in > 20 years time cars from the mid to late 1970s, when they would be > between 50 and 60 years old, won't be considered 'historic?! Not unless they change the historic vehicle definition - which the Labour government always said they would not do - and I can't see it being a high priority for this 'un. OTOH, Peter's post could be interpreted as saying that exchanging a V5 for a V5C would mean you'd never be able to get the tax class changed to "Historic Vehicle", despite the car being provable pre-73. Completely untrue, of course, since every single "historic vehicle" that's on the road currently has a V5C (or should...) |