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 "key": "uk/historic/tax-exemption-registered-before",
 "label": "Vehicle tax exemption when the build date is unknown: first registered before",
 "value": "1986-01-08",
 "unit": "date (first registration)",
 "period": "2026-27",
 "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
 "effectiveTo": null,
 "source": "https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles/vehicles-exempt-from-vehicle-tax",
 "quote": "If you do not know when your vehicle was built, but it was first registered before 8 January 1986, you can still apply to stop paying vehicle tax.",
 "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
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 "status": "fresh",
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 "previous": {
  "value": "1985-01-08",
  "period": "2025-26",
  "effectiveFrom": "2025-04-01",
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 "cite": {
  "url": "https://databutler.dev/f/uk/historic/tax-exemption-registered-before",
  "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles/vehicles-exempt-from-vehicle-tax"
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