Auto and Car Insurance

UK how old does a car have to be to be a classicfor tax and insurance purposes?

To insure and tax a vehicle in the UK as a classic, how old does it have to be? Is there any restriction on the type of vehicle?

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1. 20 years classic 25 years for antique God Bless
2. * Old Vehicles – vehicles constructed before 1st January 1973 that are not used for hire or reward or in connection with a trade or business. From the DVLA website: Exemptions from Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) The law requires any mechanically propelled vehicle that is used or kept on a road in the UK to pay VED. Schedule 1 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (as amended) prescribes rates of VED. There are exemptions from paying VED and these are contained in Schedule 2 to the 1994 Act. The main exemptions are: * Old Vehicles – vehicles constructed before 1st January 1973 that are not used for hire or reward or in connection with a trade or business. http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/exemptions.htm