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Anyone got one?

If I wanted to make my 1996 Disco tax exempt could I find me a 1973 RRC chassis and swop it with mine?

Just an interesting thought that came to me in the middle of the night.
 
yeah the points system, you wouldnt be able to do it.

you would basically need to re-chassis a rangie to look like a disco. Expensive, just use that money to pay your road tax or just drive a classic rangie
 
Cheers fellas, yep I googled it after posting, was just looking at finding a cheaper way to keep my disco, I will just have to settle for taxing it yearly on a monthly DD and just cancel the months I'm not using it.
 
The V8 man said:
Sorry to busrt your bubble but that wont be tax exempt, it has to be built before 1st of jan 74 !
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No bubble to burst, its 'was' 1974, you should take more notice of announcements in the Budget. It's now for vehicles over 40 years old and over and it's rolling, so if my disco and this new rule is around in 23 years time... :clap2:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...r_rolling_exemption_for_classic_vehicles_.pdf

Can't wait for getting an MOT to be exempt on 40 year old vehicles.
 
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mrnice said:
Anyone got one?

If I wanted to make my 1996 Disco tax exempt could I find me a 1973 RRC chassis and swop it with mine?

Just an interesting thought that came to me in the middle of the night.
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you could fit a disco body on an early rrc chassis easy enough job ,if you kept the rest original, but would cost getting
 
discool said:
No bubble to burst, its 'was' 1974, you should take more notice of announcements in the Budget. It's now for vehicles over 40 years old and over and it's rolling, so if my disco and this new rule is around in 23 years time... :clap2:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...r_rolling_exemption_for_classic_vehicles_.pdf

Can't wait for getting an MOT to be exempt on 40 year old vehicles.
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My apologies i didnt know that, i never watch the budget, thats great news for all classic vehicles, i have a 1969 Rover P5b salloon which i love to use.
 
My Escorts already tax exempt, however, by the time im actually driving it my disco may also be exempt!
 
I've got a 1985 Fiesta so that'll be free in 10 years, but I'll be 58 by then. Can I pay 230 a year and age in reverse instead ??

On the tax free rangie/disco lookalike think like this. a 1996 disco will be tax free in 21 years, so staying with a 230 p/a tax - ok it'll go up we know - that's 21 x 230 = £4830. Can you do the conversion for less than that...and then keep it for another 21 years ??
 
You've got to love classic insurance. No NCB to worry about ( use that for the modern daily), My XR2 is £110 a year and the disco is on classic at £230.
 
discool said:
No bubble to burst, its 'was' 1974, you should take more notice of announcements in the Budget. It's now for vehicles over 40 years old and over and it's rolling, so if my disco and this new rule is around in 23 years time... :clap2:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...r_rolling_exemption_for_classic_vehicles_.pdf

Can't wait for getting an MOT to be exempt on 40 year old vehicles.
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Awesome. I best get the engine back in the Spitfire, it'll be tax free by now.
 
I love threads covetting the idea of avoiding paying a measly £230/yr to drive your Disco.

Now sit down!!!







I pay €2,348 per year in just road tax on my Discovery of 1992 vintage. With my insurance it costs a rather wallet clenching €3220 and then the diesel to go somewhere.

Think yourself lucky you pay 1/10th what I have to, to do exactly the same thing.
 
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