On this day in auto history - January 25th

Mon 25th Jan 2021

It was on this day in 2016 that – 68 years after it was launched - the final Land Rover Defender rolled off a production line at Jaguar Land Rover’s Solihull plant.

The classic steel and aluminium vehicle had transported everybody from royalty to Winston Churchill to James Bond over the decades.

However, following much soul-searching, it’s Indian owners Tata had decided that the Defender had become financially unviable due to changes in legislation.

Among a number of shocking examples put forward, it was revealed that - due to changes in safety and emission laws - it was taking 56 hours to build each vehicle compared to just 48 hours spent producing the far more complicated and profitable Discovery Sport.

CarSupermarket.com currently stocks a wide range of used Land Rover models, all of which can be purchased and delivered without you ever leaving your home.

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