Tax exempt

[MB260Z]

How does tax exemption work, ie: how often (if at all) do they change the applicable years ?

 

[Mr.F]

The current Government capped the date at December 1972 soon after coming into power. The previous Government had set it at a rolling 25 years which would have meant tax-exempt 280ZXs by now!

The previous comment is not intended to show any political bias, nor to highlight any anti-motorist, tax grabbing petty policy by any particular political party...

 

[Arkwright]

couldn't have put it better myself.

 

[Mr Ex]

The current Government capped the date at December 1972 soon after coming into power. The previous Government had set it at a rolling 25 years which would have meant tax-exempt 280ZXs by now!

The previous comment is not intended to show any political bias, nor to highlight any anti-motorist, tax grabbing petty policy by any particular political party...

There are a couple of proverbs here:

You get what you pay for.
and
You learn by your mistakes.

 

[malcolmpaul]

What's the probability it could all get scrapped with the excuse older engines harm the environment?

 

[twoforty]

knowing goverments, highly likely.
Although a few old cars cause little polution compared to a 747, that's where they should be looking.