On this day in auto history - January 13th

Wed 13th Jan 2021

It was on this day in 1988 that celebrated English car designer Donald Healey passed away at the age of 89.

The Cornishman had been one of the giants of British motoring having made a name for himself in rally driving before finding worldwide due to the creation of the Austin-Healey sports car marque in a joint-venture with Austin Motors.

Helped by the phenomenal success of the Austin-Healey 100 - one of first ‘affordable, high-performance sports cars - Austin-Healey became a giant brand in the 1950’s and enjoyed plenty of success on the race track along the way.

Donald Healey was to later form his own design consultancy and, after his association with Austin’s parent company (BMC) ended in 1967, he was to enjoy a lengthy chairmanship of Jensen Motors during which time he received a CBE.

The tax values are provided by a third-party supplier and while every effort is made to ensure their accuracy please double check with your advisor. If the car was registered after 31/03/2017 then it is subject to new tax rules. All prices we display are for the cars second tax payment onwards. You can find out information on the cars first tax payment here

Cars registered on or after 1 April 2017

Rates for second tax payment onwards

Fuel type	Single 12 month payment	Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit	Total of 12 monthly payments by Direct Debit	Single 6 month payment	Single 6 month payment by Direct Debit
Petrol or diesel	£180	£180	£189	£99	£94.50
Electric	£0	N/A	N/A	£0	N/A
Alternative	£170	£170	£178.50	£93.50	£89.25

Alternative fuel vehicles include hybrids, bioethanol and liquid petroleum gas.

Vehicles with a list price of more than £40,000

You have to pay an extra £390 a year if you have a car with a ‘list price’ (the published price before any discounts) of more than £40,000. You do not have to pay this if you have a zero emission vehicle.

You only have to pay this rate for 5 years (from the second time the vehicle is taxed).

Check the list price with your dealer so you know how much vehicle tax you’ll have to pay.

Fuel type	Single 12 month payment	Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit	Total of 12 monthly payments by Direct Debit	Single 6 month payment	Single 6 month payment by Direct Debit
Petrol or diesel	£570	£570	£598.50	£313.50	£299.25
Alternative	£560	£560	£588	£308	£294