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Title: When does a bike become exempt from road tax?
Post by: Mag1 on March 06, 2017, 08:40:54 PM
Just asking, would my bike qualify since it's a 1977 reg.
Title: Re: When does a bike become exempt from road tax?
Post by: hairygit on March 06, 2017, 08:46:09 PM
It will be April 2018 (next year)
Title: Re: When does a bike become exempt from road tax?
Post by: Mag1 on March 06, 2017, 08:51:30 PM
It will be April 2018 (next year)
Thanks, something to look forward to
Title: Re: When does a bike become exempt from road tax?
Post by: hairygit on March 06, 2017, 08:54:46 PM
It's not done automatically, you need to change the taxation class on your V5 and take it to a post office, although not all know what to do about it, or send it to DVLA yourself when the time comes.
Title: Re: When does a bike become exempt from road tax?
Post by: Green1 on March 06, 2017, 08:58:19 PM
I get to confused when it comes to road tax I know its been discussed before but I still can't get me head around it.
Does that mean my 550 registered in September 76 will be tax exempt in April 17
Title: Re: When does a bike become exempt from road tax?
Post by: philward on March 06, 2017, 09:04:20 PM
Yep - free tax from April Mick!
Title: Re: When does a bike become exempt from road tax?
Post by: Green1 on March 06, 2017, 09:09:01 PM
That's good
I did mention it in the post office 4 days ago when I put 12 months on it she had no idea what I was on about
Title: Re: When does a bike become exempt from road tax?
Post by: mike the bike on March 06, 2017, 10:28:47 PM
you get a refund of any complete months after the April though.
Title: Re: When does a bike become exempt from road tax?
Post by: Chris400F on March 07, 2017, 09:00:06 AM
Presumably to do that you would need to send the V5 to DVLA to change the taxation class.
I suspect a Post Office would not be able to do it if the bike was already taxed as this would be too confusing.
Title: Re: When does a bike become exempt from road tax?
Post by: mike the bike on March 07, 2017, 10:26:56 AM
See screenshot   I don't remember paying a £25 fee though
Title: Re: When does a bike become exempt from road tax?
Post by: Chris400F on March 07, 2017, 10:44:29 AM
OK, thanks Mike. If that works it sounds fine, mine is not exempt until next year anyway and possibly a further spanner in the works as it wasn't registered until 1981. I have all the dating evidence for 1977 manufacture and that is recorded with DVLA although not shown on the V5.

The £25 fee appears to only be if you don't have the V5 so I wouldn't expect you to have paid it (unless you didn't have the V5!).
Title: Re: When does a bike become exempt from road tax?
Post by: Green1 on March 07, 2017, 07:13:19 PM
I shall be going to the post office in April then it will give the old girl something to do.
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