HC Deb 10 December 1998 vol 322 c302W
Mr. Grogan

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many vehicles qualified for the exemption from vehicle excise duty for historic and classic cars in each of the last 10 years. [62691]

Ms Hewitt

The exemption for vehicles over 25 years of age dates from November 1995.

Thousand
Year Exempt: Tax class 88 vehicles All vehicles Cars
19951 over 25 years of age 120.0 90.8
19961 over 25 years of age 278.4 173.3
19971 built before 1 January 1973 325.7 203.4
19982 built before 1 January 1973 337.7 208.8
1 At year end
2 At end of June 1998