Tax
exemption for pre-1973 Jaguar and Daimler vehicles
For your Jaguar or Daimler vehicle to be
tax exempt, it must have been manufactured before
1 January 1973. There are cars which were registered
after 1 January 1973, but which were manufactured
before this date. These cars will be tax-exempt,
if the DVLA is satisfied of their correct manufacturing
date.
Cars which were first registered in the UK
in 1973 (or later), could have an earlier date
of manufacture, for instance for one of the
following reasons:
Cars built in the latter part of 1972 may have
been held in factory or dealer stocks, and may
only have been sold and registered in 1973.
Cars which were originally sold and registered
outside the UK mainland, could have been brought
back here when they were nearly new, and first
registered in the UK when they were a year or
two old. This typically applies to cars originally
sold in the Channel Islands, in Northern Ireland
and Eire, in the Isle of Man, or as Personal
Export Tax-Free Deliveries, for instance to
personnel serving with the British Army or Embassies
overseas.
Cars which were originally sold in export
markets such as the USA, but which have been
re-imported as classic cars in recent years.
Cars which were laid up and not taxed for
long periods, and where the original log book
was lost, may have been recorded by the DVLA
with a 'date of first registration' relating
to the date when they were re-registered, typically
in the 1970s or early 1980s.
To help owners to determine whether or not
their Jaguar or Daimler car is tax exempt, the
JDHT has prepared a list of the first chassis
numbers for cars built in 1973 for all Jaguar
and Daimler models in production at this time.
The list follows below. Please publish this
information for the benefit of your members
and readers.
To be tax exempt, a car must have a chassis
number lower than the chassis number quoted
on the list. If you have a car registered in
1973 or later, check the chassis number against
the list. If you then believe that your car
is tax exempt, the JDHT can supply you with
a Statement of Build, which will satisfy the
requirements of the DVLA or the Local Vehicle
Registration Offices. The fee for this service
is £15.00.
To obtain the Statement of Build, please write
with the make, model and chassis number, together
with a cheque for £15.00 issued to JDHT
Ltd, to: Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Archive,
Jaguar Cars, Browns Lane, Allesley, Coventry
CV5 9DR
Click
here to check your chassis number against a
list Jaguar and Daimler vehicles manufactured
in 1973.
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