Tetsu0san Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Spotted this on ebay Bargain of the century This may well be the sort of car that we are all looking for. A Discovery that is TAX free and may also not need an MOT! It must be the season of good will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robhybrid Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 basically its on a limited mileage agricultural use tax class. The rules re as per agricultural vehicles (tractors) As are quite probably thousands of old 4x4s around the country. As for the MOT I don't think it is required but should you have an accident You would need to prove the vehicle is in a roadworthy condition. Most farmers I know who use their tax exempt 4x4 on the road still get them mot'd for this reason. You could always take out the back seats fit some fancy bit of equipment and tax your vehicle as mobile plant I think they are tax exempt and mot exempt. as for tax exempt discoverys A garage less than 20miles from me once re shelled a tax exempt range rover with a discovery chassis. I think there are a handful of these around. Nowadays I think it would be worth more with its original body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetsu0san Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 Well that told me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hiatt Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 basically its on a limited mileage agricultural use tax class. The rules re as per agricultural vehicles (tractors) No, te rules are quite different, From directgov: Limited use vehicles You can tax your vehicle in the ‘limited use’ tax class if it’s used solely for purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture or forestry and: it’s used on public roads only in passing between different areas of land occupied by the same person the distance it travels on public roads in passing between any two such areas does not exceed 1.5 kilometres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Basically useless as a normal car, and using it to get around a measly couple of hundred quid a year would be a bit of a waste of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickwilliams Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 The direct.gov.uk site does not say it, but the Limited Agricultural Use class is restricted to no more than six miles per week on the road. It also applies only to vehicles in the ownership of the occupier of the land between which the vehicle is moved. Essentially, it's designed to allow farmers to move machinery and plant around their own land without having to bother with tax or MOT for vehicles which it would often be difficult to classify anyway. As has already been said, it's not the same taxation class as an agricultural tractor, and it does not remove the requirement for 3rd party insurance. Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_pete Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I must remember that trick, wait till it snows and then take a picture of my car covered by a snow drift to sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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