Rolling tax exemption

true but I'm impatient

 

Untrue! Nobody who is impatient would ever contemplate getting an old VW bus!

 

I e mailed Wolfsburg yesterday inquiring about a manufacturers date, not thinking that I would get a response this year, well I got a e mail today with letter posted out, with the info that I need, I had a rough date of 1974 they came back and said it was made 18/12/1973 brucie bonus

 

Do you have the email address? I have this on my to do list once we move house in case they take ages to respond!

 

It's history@volkswagen.de

Really helpful, they will post a copy out too.

 

Awesome

 

Hi guys. My bus should now be tax exempt (1974) but went online yesterday to tax it and it was saying I'd still have to pay? Do I need to register it has a historic vehicle? If so, where and how? Cheers guys

 

Yes, it's not automatic. God forbid they'd actually give you anything free easily.

The easiest way to do this is if your tax is due, go into the post office with your tax reminder and your V5. Fill in the bit of the V5 that has spaces for notifying changes (address of registered keeper, etc) and just fill in the bit about vehicle class with "historic". Then the Post Office will tax your vehicle for nowt, give you a receipt, and send off your V5 to DVLA. In a few weeks you should get a new V5 with the taxation class changed to historic. Simples!

 

Cheers for that dude. I'll have a bash tomorrow

 

Thank for the information @dan hymer1984

Just got am email this morning :¬)

"VIN: 226 2 050 xxx
Model: station wagon with 8 seats
50 kW/68 PS, manual gearbox
Outside color ex works: “senegal-red”
Production: ./. no tradition
Delivery: -.11.1975 to Australia"

So now only have to find what “senegal-red” is ..... our bus is Oraange to me!?!?

 

So I paid £230 to tax my 1975 Cortina last Friday, have I been ripped off or is it tax exempt next year?

 

I emailed this morning, and got a reply within 3 hours. Didn't really tell me anything I didn't already know, but confirmed what I did know. Does that make sense?

 

perfect, ha glad it came in useful

 

- it,s. Tax free April 76 - unless Labour get in and revoke it

 

My bus is a 1980.....but the engine is a 1975......worth a try?

 

That's my concern also, mine is tax exempt next year, but no doubt if Ed gets in they will revoke it......

 

in your dreams -lol

 

I didn't know they came in that size.

 

2 litres are 1970cc.

 

Ah yes Mr Pedant' but his is a 1975.