Protest oldtimerliefhebbers: childish, or completely justified?
Posted on 11-07-2014 at 14:21 by sir_smokalot – 62 Comments”
At the beginning of this year were new tax regulations came into effect, for many oldtimerbezitters this type of extract. Since then, this bloedfanatieke group of enthusiasts up sand in the machine to the straw.
With the introduction of the road tax (MRB) on their oldtimer chose many owners eggs for their money: the cars were exported, of their LPG-tank-stripped, or otherwise dumped. It was also one thing very clear: the classic cars don’t go in without a fight to deliver.
Yours truly wrote a rather sharply turned piece, and the reactions were not of the air. Fine, who gives must also be able to collect.
In the meantime, the klassiekerscene not stood still, and the treasury massively bombarded with objections, complaint letters and questions, and it works. The AD makes mention of about sixteen thousand objections, that 17 officers occupied full time. ‘If we are no longer dirt cheap to ride, then we will the tax authorities also bleeding!’, seems to be the notion. But we all know where the tax revenue comes from, and who these 17 officials actually pay. Understand…
A cynic would argue that the behavior of the oldtimerbezitters similar to what small children do when they have their way don’t get: being obstructive and traineren. In addition, we have all heard of the problems with the tax authorities with respect to the payment of the charges, sometimes with harrowing consequences. The idea that there are 17 people in the treasury sit whose time for the full 100% is swallowed by a small group of disgruntled oldtimerliefhebbers is not great PR for them.
On the other hand: the way the game of government is played deserves anything but a beauty prize. The environment is a lulargument, but right by the sea for true that you just have some extra schatkistvulling need in 2014 for one reason or another is still a taboo in the politics of The Hague. However, the rules change, and attractive schemes, more and more the fry in, whether it is to a PC Prive project, a bicycle of the case, or the beladtingvrij can drive a classic.
In this case, these rules also urgent, because many people slim of the rules were to use an old stinkdiesel for an apple and an egg as a daily driver. This was a lot of wasted money that cannot be morally justified. That is precisely my problem in the whole brouhaha: we are by the new rules beautiful of all the old 190 D’s, but the discussion is hijacked by a much smaller group that the benefits of the new rules in the interest of their own agenda wegmoffelt.
The problem (or the force, ‘t is but how you look at it) in the Netherlands is that everything is for discussion is open. If you disagree, then you come in the gun, which, of course, you and passers-by from the sidelines to let you know how the rules themselves are much better shape had given. And in this case, there is something to be said for that, but as a legislator you can impossible any individual please.
Through Foundation Autobelangen to the tax authorities of 8,000 appeals a 17 page long received, and these are apparently not with a standard answer. In place of this huge work provision is there, both parties are currently in negotiations on a test trial around the oldtimerbelasting: a ruling in a precedent acheppen, which is many times more efficient than an individual handling.
Photo: MG B V8, 1976, autojunk.nl