Road Tax on Motorcycles !!

[Ian (GPX)]

Hi All,

Can anyone confirm that motorcycles over 25 years old are also exempt on road tax ? I want to know if the rule for cars also applies for motorcycles !

Ian.

[Milo]

yeah, the same rule applies.
what bike ya got, and is it still worth riding after 25 years??

[Demonic69]

I Thought it was 15 years on a bike? Maybe not
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[kev]

no its not vehicles over 25 years that it a commom misunderstanding, it is vehicles pre 1st january 1973 which was vehicles over 25 years old when they brought out the tax exemption.
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[Ian (GPX)]

[kev]

You look at another link then from the same site. https://www.mgcars.org.uk/news/news355.html this is one subject I know i'm 100% right on, my dad has a collection of about 15 classic bikes and I have grown up building then.
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20:02:48 kev: even if its a hairy mans arse
20:02:56 Jammy-R6: hell yes

[Ian (GPX)]

!!! How can they make one law and then go an contradict it with another law ?

It's just plain silly. Someone needs to get this clarrified !

[Hex]

Kev is right, the law was introduced for vehicles over 25 years of age at first. Then the government realised that people would basically keep older cars on the road by rebuilding them effectively and get out of paying tax.

So it was amended so it was vehicles registered before the above given date.

Gav
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[Ian (GPX)]

So, when the bike I have becomes 25 years old, I will still have to pay TAX on it ! Thats so unfair !

[Hex]

Yep you'll still have to pay tax on it mate.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

The 25 year rule for road tax was brought in ages ago. IT was meant to be a rolling 25 year exemption but when labour got in they changed it to a fixed date. Tories claim they will reinstate the 25 year rolling exemption.

All the best

Keith
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