on behalf of a relative

colin13

My relative has a motability car and also has his road tax for free. they,have gone and bought an old classic car as a bit of a hobby for both of them and was wondering if they can use his tax exemption form to tax this car or will they have to register it in his wifes name and pay tax as normal?


I thought you only got tax exemption on 1 car,,but told them id ask for better advise

DX2

colin13 wrote: »

My relative has a motability car and also has his road tax for free. they,have gone and bought an old classic car as a bit of a hobby for both of them and was wondering if they can use his tax exemption form to tax this car or will they have to register it in his wifes name and pay tax as normal?


I thought you only got tax exemption on 1 car,,but told them id ask for better advise

You are correct you can only get tax exemption for 1 car, they will have to tax their hobby.

idvi

if its a really old car its taxt exempt isnt it?

Indie_Kid

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/TaxationClasses/DG_4022042

ShockingPink

My DH has four(!) classic cars and they're all tax exempt as they're pre-1971. I used to drive a 1967 Riley Elf as my everyday car before arthritis stopped me, and that was exempt too. Classic cars can be a surprisingly cheap hobby as you can often get really cheap specialist insurance too.

sunnyone

colin13 wrote: »

My relative has a motability car and also has his road tax for free. they,have gone and bought an old classic car as a bit of a hobby for both of them and was wondering if they can use his tax exemption form to tax this car or will they have to register it in his wifes name and pay tax as normal?


I thought you only got tax exemption on 1 car,,but told them id ask for better advise

you can have as many cars registed to you as you want, there is no need to register it in his wifes name but as already said only one can be road tax exempt