§ Lord Brabazon of Tara asked Her Majesty's Government:
§ How many vehicles have benefited from the exemption of historic vehicles from vehicle excise duty, and how much vehicle excise duty has been foregone, in each year since the introduction of the exemption. [HL4561]
§ Lord WhittyThe figures are as follows:
Exempt historic vehicles Number Cost of exemption (£) 1995 120,000 26,760,000 1996 278,000 61,994,000 1997 326,000 72,698,000 1998 352,000 78,496,000 1999 354,000 78,942,000 Notes:
Numbers licensed at the end of year in the exempt historic tax class.
Cost of exemption is based on average licence levels for 1999.
The totals are cumulative i.e. many vehicles will appear in the figures for more than one year.
Lord Brabazon of Tara asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many vehicles that were first registered in 1973, 1974 and 1975 are still registered and paying vehicle excise duty. [HL4562]
§ Lord WhittyVehicle licensing data are supplied to DETR on a quarterly basis by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. The most recent available data are for the end of June 2000. The number of vehicles first registered in each year and which are currently licensed and paying vehicle excise duty is as follows:
- 1973 22,780
- 1974 21,575
- 1975 22,016