article_snippet: The classic car to which Basil Fawlty administered ‘a damned good thrashing’ is now exempt from road tax.
article_snippet: But now a tree branch has reached an age where the Government no longer requires Vehicle Excise Duty to be paid.
article_snippet: Paul Clark, senior tax manager at City accountants Deloitte, said: ‘An exemption from Vehicle Excise Duty for vehicles constructed 40 or more years ago was introduced in April 2014.
article_snippet: ‘An exemption from Vehicle Excise Duty for vehicles applies automatically on a rolling basis on 1 April each year.
article_snippet: So next month all cars made before 1 January 1976 will be exempt from the duty.