Re: SER1 UK taxation classes

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Mark Strangways wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Sorry, this is mainly for UK listers, but does anyone know anything
> about early taxation classes for vehicles? I have just got photo copies
> of the Log Books for my 2A back from the DVLC, and for a number of years
> it seems as though it was taxed as 'Farmers class'. I presume this was a
> special class for farm vehicles, but would it have meant that it was
> like a tractor, and therefore 16 year olds could have driven it etc? I
> presume too that it would have cost less than other classes, knowing how
> 'careful' farmers are with their money!
I don't know about the "farmers class", however I'm fairly sure that
there are various limits as to what farm vehicles are allowed to do -
probably including a top speed, requiring a [working] amber beacon, no
motorway use, and so on - mind you, they can also use red diesel ;-)

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