File oldtimers: the book can still close

Posted on 27-09-2013 at 8:45 by Wouter – 55 Comments”

The past few months, there is much to do about the MRB exemption for vintage cars. After the latest proposal seemed in the book (for now) final close, but think the stakeholders differently. They find that the Second Room is incorrectly informed.

Before we that matter to dive into, just a recap of the rules:

The age limit for tax-free petrol cars is raised to 40 years (not 30 years). For petrol cars between 26 and 40 years old, there comes a kwarttarief (up to 120 euro, also for commercial vehicles and engines), provided that there is from december to February is not driven. The old schorsingsregels remain in force.

The older ones run on diesel and LPG will also go to a border of 40 years, however, for these vehicles, no transitional arrangements.

Personally I find this a nice arrangement for those two reasons:

A LPG installation in a “oldtimer” is rape of the car. Arguments about fuel consumption are baloney, a lot of miles, you would not have to make in a hobbyauto. That the car is original would also be much heavier to weigh, especially if we have the argument of “cultural heritage” of the shed.

As a city dweller, see/I saw the daily hordes of older diesels, especially mercedes benz cars. They were not as hobbyauto. That group allowed me the full mep to MRB to pay.

Of course, I also understand that there is a group is that between ship and shore. There are lovers to find after a long search, a perfect W124 300D. Provided that they are in the correct state, that indeed liefhebbersauto. However, the exceptions in this category of cars.

Well Wouter, if you do, the “automotive guru laureate,” that calls (never modest his he ;-)), then are we ready yet? Not at all, my call (with underlying research) to the maximum speed to 160 to withdraw there is also still not through. In short: they are obstinate in The Hague.

Also influences the foundation VrijstellingOldtimer, and they have very thoroughly researched the whole playing field. And as I write thoroughly, I mean thoroughly, because at the base is a 36-page report. The executive summary can be found below.

Heart of the matter is, of course, the Mercedes-Benz 190D or at least, that is the prime example of a car that everyone will find that it is not of MRB exempt classic car should be. Who came “flocking” into the country, driven. The reasons that a substantial importtoename was:

In the first place, this is the ‘legacy’ of Cramer. It was Cramer who at the end of 2008, the classic car exemption froze on the year 1986. Model years 1987 and later would never be the MRB-free. This led to a massive increase in the import of the youngest old-timers. Ergo, the importtoename is the result of the policy of the government.

In Germany were Umweltzonen set. As a result, older cars (under 30 years) in Germany is less interesting and were there a lot of to the Netherlands. Cars 30 years and older remained in Germany because on a H-plate OR the Umweltzonen in may.

From 1985, there are high quality diesels made in large numbers. A good example of this is the MB 190D, which are quite easily a half a million miles. This car is very well suitable for daily use and because of the exemption and the low fuel cost, financially very interesting.

This combination of factors have led to a considerable increase of in particular, youngtimer or classic car diesels. However, that problem is not new, and was therefore past 4 years the law already 2 times changed for the old-timers. Three times is a charm and in spite of our image of the not always reliable government that is unusual. As is also prof. dr. Essers (First Room).

The foundation VrijstellingOldtimer is also of the opinion that the room is incorrectly informed, and contributes among other things these arguments:

1. The statement of the secretary of state that the number of old-timers has increased significantly, it turns out to not be true. Every year the number and percentage of oldtimers. After all: every year there is an additional year built in. Nevertheless, the number of cars on 1 January 2011 and 1 January 2012 equal and took the percentage of old-timers t.o.v. all cars even minimally (from 3,87% in 2011 to 3,86% in 2012).

2. Mr weekers, which states that ‘the number of old-timers, structurally increased,” and illustrates that with a importgrafiek. That, of course, can not. The import is only of small impact on the total population. The rise or fall of the import says nothing about the total number of old-timers.

3. The displayed graph of the import is incomplete. He would also the figures of 2012 in the graph (that on 15 april 2013, of course, already long known were), then there would be a completely different picture emerged, after all, there was a spectacular decline used of import. This decrease is the result of the measure of Vliet, which at January 1, 2012 scenery. Just to be clear, this decrease was not a result of the coalition agreement, because the announced measure came as a thunderclap in a clear sky only on 29-10-2012 to the outside. MinFin defends this by stating that on 15 april 2013 the data for 2012 were not known, but that is not true.

4. The total estimated amount that the old-timers of 30 years and older would yield, according to the secretary of state is in this letter is a lot higher than in the coalition agreement, namely € 176 million instead of € 153 million. In fact this difference is even greater because the coalition agreement all the vehicles using the public road would pay, and in the calculation in this letter is only speaking about the old-timers of 30 years of age and older. In this letter, are missing so even the old-timers, as of January 1, 2014 26 to 30 years old, this concerns 91.000 vehicles (source: CBS). Would this 91.000 vehicles, however, are taken into account than would the amount of € 176 million is still 40% higher, and amount to € 250 million. This is a difference of € 100 million, with the estimate in the coalition agreement! To finish it off, it actually the amount is much higher to that in the category of vintage cars from 26 to 30 years the share of diesels is much higher and for that category is the increase in taxation is much higher than for cars on petrol.

5. According to mr weekers would be all the old-timer-dieselaars, the MRB just going to pay and continue driving. That is weird, and the explosion of export of the 190D agrees that this simply isn’t true. The foundation VrijstellingOldtimer also did a survey showing that only 7% of the owners of a vintage car on diesel, the new motor vehicle tax goes to pay the other 93% takes action to the MRB, to avoid, such as sales, export, suspend, etc. In the LPG-riders is that image not otherwise.

It is a large piece of text with valid arguments, but whether it will be enough to make it right remains to be seen. The crisis and the will of the government(about need, it’s not me) the burdens weighing it down are obvious. And again: personally, I think the current scheme is not that bad. “Victims” of any scheme are always there and for those who are acting in good faith is the acid, but such is life. Amen.