DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

The 'fun police' are at it again!

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/car ... ption.html

Really? So they raise £107M (max) at the detriment of an industry that generates £9BN. So just a 1% decline in the classic car industry and the quick win is negated. Can they do sums?

I am lucky enough to own five classics. If this happens 4 of them would immediately go SORN. I would sell one, have to reconsider the planned engine rebuild of another, and the others would probably just sit for six months, making them ornaments rather than vehicles. I would probably just tax one or two a season and the others would have outsourced maintenance sidelined.

So we are talking about keeping 2 cars taxed for six months each and 3 cars off the road. There is no way the gov will raise £100M as half the cars will just go SORN and the others will probably be taxed for six months. I reckon they are looking at £30M tops.

I no longer would keep abreast of the maintenance of 5 vehicles so the amount of work for the classic car industry ( both labour and spares) has to be impacted by at least 40%. OK, this is just me and maybe others would do different. If you scale up my scenario, they are tossing away £3BN to make £30M. Seems utterly stupid.

What do you think?

This is money is part of the daily mail I think so it’s probably not true.

But I agree with you entirely, it would be a pointless tinker with tiny numbers when the current circumstances are so dire, but I wouldn’t suggest going to your nearest food bank to canvas opinion with the ‘I’ll have to sell one of my five Classic cars’ bit.

I am not a 'Daily Mail reader' and it is a shame that this seems to only be reported by those sorts of rags, but sadly that's because of the demographic. It is in the car press as well, albeit seen as a small possibility.

It's a bit like our 'special deal' with the US on tariffs. There was a triumphant announcement that the UK had secured a deal of 10% for new cars but it left parts at 25%. Now, the EU has done a deal with Trump at 15% for cars AND parts, so the UK is in a worse position for parts. It's hardly reported as this government do not appear to care about manufacturing.

Anyhow, you missed my point. It affects the people who work in the classic car industry FAR more than the owners. Me selling/SORNing a car means one less car is consuming parts and engaging in the classic car industry. That directly affects the workers.

Makes you wonder when the profit made on the selling of classic vehicles will remain tax free, devoid of any IHT.

I'm not sure what to believe about anything anymore in this country.

Negativity sells.

Just who 'reported' on this?
The chap in the office across from he journalist (is that the right description of these people?)
The DVLA 'Source' or just bullsh!t?

I have 2 classics, the 73T and the Yamaha YB1 motorcycle, the latter may not be a classic @ 1998 age.
I've lost track of when a vehicle is officially Classic.

As said, if there is a tax then if reasonable, I'll tax for a 12 month period on the 911, but if high, then April to end Sept will do it for the car's use.
The Yamaha is on sorn anyway. It is a nice ornament in the garage to my mind.

The impact on the Classic Industry will follow as Jonny clearly states imho, He is dead right.

UK Government could not care less, just need the money to chase everyone in the country for money, just turn every stone over and rob the rewards.

I think there is enough weight now DVLA have been 'broken' to push against this IF it is correct.

Here in Ireland cars over 30 years old ( classics) incur road tax of €50 and do not require MOT.
Standard road tax on a new car can be well over €1000 so a good deal really.
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I can see that 'equation' being adopted.

My Skoda Superb tax is £620, my wife's Skoda Citigo is £25.

Wonder what % of road tax is spent on roads?

Reading the article isn’t this just shite stirring by a shadow minister? “She *could* do this and it would be awful if she did” - gets column inches but who actually said this is possible other than speculation by the opposition.

911hillclimber wrote: ↑Wed Oct 15, 2025 9:36 am Wonder what % of road tax is spent on roads?

This was a bit of an eye opener...............

How much does the UK government get from road tax?

The UK government generates approximately £7.2 billion annually from road tax, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility for the 2022-23 period - and that was before they started taxing EV’s as from April this year, and also included them in the £40k and above threshold at the higher tax rate as well.!

This is set to rise to £11.1 billion by 2029/30

https://obr.uk/forecasts-in-depth/tax-b ... se-duty-2/
We forecast that VED will raise £9.1 billion in 2025-26. That represents 0.7 per cent of all receipts and is equivalent to £320 per household and 0.3 per cent of national income.

In 2022 Petrol and diesel cars brought in £35 billion a year through road tax and fuel duty (no recent figures but it will be a lot higher now)

Between 2008 to 2012, the Government spent an average of just 28 per cent of what they received in motoring taxes on the UK roads.

Here you go Graham................


Funding Road Maintenance & Infrastructure
Whilst your road tax isn't directly tied to fixing potholes, a portion of government spending still supports road infrastructure. The Department for Transport and local councils allocate budgets for projects such as:

Smart motorways
New road layouts
Road resurfacing
New car parks
Bridge maintenance
Traffic management systems

This bit you will love!
How Road Tax Supports Public Transport
VED also contributes to keeping public transport systems running smoothly. A portion of the funds supports:

Bus services
Rail network improvements
Public transport hubs
Subsidies for rural transport
Accessibility projects

I thought most bus and rail services were privatised, so why the hell do they get VED duty given to them??

As for accessibility projects, here in Cornwall most of the bus services to rural areas are non existent or maybe twice, three times a week in some areas.

Environmental Initiatives Funded by Road Tax

Electric vehicle charging infrastructure
Subsidies for electric and hybrid vehicles
Public transport enhancements
Cycling and walking infrastructure
Research on sustainable transport technologies

Other Uses of Road Tax Revenue

Road safety campaigns
Traffic congestion relief schemes
Emergency response improvements
Vehicle inspection and MOT enforcement
Research on traffic flow and management

markm wrote: ↑Wed Oct 15, 2025 8:01 am Makes you wonder when the profit made on the selling of classic vehicles will remain tax free, devoid of any IHT.

Id be excited by this because presumably it would mean all my car losses would be tax deductible.

I think CGT (capital gains tax) would be the bigger threat - taxing you on gains made

With IHT you’re already dead so don’t tend to care as much

The tax man will get you even 6 feet under or scattered across a field.

What a Malarky!

So we get all that listing for a fraction of all duties paid, and the rest goes to 'good causes' I'm sure.
It was meant to be an 'opener'!
Thanks for those details.

If we want all good things in this country, we have to pay more.

Your numbers are good but governments make strange decisions all the time. Their number 1 priority is to be reelected. Unfortunately, there will not be many tears shead for those able to have multiple hobby cars.

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sladey wrote: ↑Wed Oct 15, 2025 12:31 pm I think CGT (capital gains tax) would be the bigger threat - taxing you on gains made

With IHT you’re already dead so don’t tend to care as much

If you have gains, then you'll be able to offset costs ... can of worms

I think there's enough greedy politicians that own classic cars to ensure this will never happen.