dragon
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Feb 28, 2021 19:42:07 GMT
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Hi, when vehicles reach the 40 year point when can you apply for the MOT and Tax exemption? So say 40 in August. Is it straight away or the January after? Senior moment and I've struggled to find an answer unless someone can point me in the right direction please.
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zeberdee
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Feb 28, 2021 19:56:44 GMT
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From memory , so maybe not that reliable !!
The tax will be from the following January , the MoT is from the date it turns 40 .
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No, the tax exemption cut-off date changes on the following April 1st, not January.
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cjhillman
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Just want to check does everyones MOT DVLA Check come back with this post registering it as Tax Exempt? Mine came back last year saying all ok for MOT & Tax check but looking online says..  |
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for my 1980 TR7 which had it's last MOT in April 2019 I get this.  Need to apply for change of tax status to historic at the end of the month as well. |
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dragon
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Just want to check does everyones MOT DVLA Check come back with this post registering it as Tax Exempt? Mine came back last year saying all ok for MOT & Tax check but looking online says.. I think this is because it has been MOTd since they were computerised and has expired and then been registered as MOT exempt. It also does say it may be mot exempt in the red box. On the other hand if its never been on the system it does say MOT not known. I knew that if you wanted to take a cherished registration off it has to have an MOT. I also learned that if you want to assign a cherished number to an MOT exempt vehicle it will need to have a voluntary MOT. |
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This is the summary from the government website, the date for historic classification always gets updated a few weeks after the budget so April 2020 should become April 2021 in the next few weeks.  |
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This is the summary from the government website, the date for historic classification always gets updated a few weeks after the budget so April 2020 should become April 2021 in the next few weeks. I've always thought that the DVLA web site only shows the current state of affairs. So on April 1st it will show the new exemption cut-off date, but up to that point it won't refer to it as "coming soon". I guess this is to prevent any problems in case the rules were to change between now and then. Of course, this is "the next few weeks" as you said. As for the "MOT expired" banner, I read somewhere (but not an official place) that the red background suggests that the vehicle should have an MOT but does not, but the green background suggests that it's OK to not have an MOT because it is eligible for MOT exemption. Both of my classics have a green background. I presume cjhillman that you're asking whether that shows MOT exempt, not Tax exempt? |
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zeberdee
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Mine is mot exempt & shows the Red background on the mot check site , but a Green background on the tax check site .
Both gov.uk sites
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Last Edit: Mar 5, 2021 16:07:14 GMT by zeberdee
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cjhillman
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This is the summary from the government website, the date for historic classification always gets updated a few weeks after the budget so April 2020 should become April 2021 in the next few weeks. I've always thought that the DVLA web site only shows the current state of affairs. So on April 1st it will show the new exemption cut-off date, but up to that point it won't refer to it as "coming soon". I guess this is to prevent any problems in case the rules were to change between now and then. Of course, this is "the next few weeks" as you said. As for the "MOT expired" banner, I read somewhere (but not an official place) that the red background suggests that the vehicle should have an MOT but does not, but the green background suggests that it's OK to not have an MOT because it is eligible for MOT exemption. Both of my classics have a green background. I presume cjhillman that you're asking whether that shows MOT exempt, not Tax exempt? Just checked out the tax checker .gov site and it comes back saying No Results Returned for this. All looks green. I just don't want to get a £1000 fine  . I spent a lot of time last year sorting it out to Historic Tax as it didnt have an MOT before ( i let it run out as it was in bits) but, once it was ready for the road I had to go through the whole V11? form was it. Anyway I got a log book back with Historic Tax or Vehicle so I was pleased all is well... the red banner just looks the same as someone who I do know that hasnt got an MOT on a Modern Car. I don't want to be in that camp.  |
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^ That's the page I'm talking about, where I have read that a red background to the MOT results suggests a problem, and a green background suggests exemption.
To clarify, if I go onto the MOT history page for one of my classics, I get the same red box as you showed earlier. It seems that this page doesn't apply the same rule. I am not worried about getting a fine - I know my car is MOT exempt (and it does say in the box "This vehicle may be MOT exempt"), and I can't see how they could apply a fine. I imagine you're in the same position.
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My colt is tax and mot exempt from April. It currently has no tax or mot but if I apply for the exemption will I legally be allowed to drive it from April 1st while it's being processed or do I have to wait until the details are updated and logbook returned.
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dragon
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You'll have to complete the MoT exemption form and apply for tax at the Post Office and making sure you've insured it. You will be able to drive it as you should receive a receipt from the Post Office so there begins your paper trail.
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I've never filled in the MOT exemption form - I just get asked when I renew the VED online to confirm that it's not been substantially altered in the last 30 years.
When mine became exempt (and was on SORN over winter), I went to the PO on April 1st to tax it. The lady there did the change of taxation class, sent off the V5 and issued me with 12 months free VED within the space of a minute. There was no need to do anything in advance.
I have heard that some Post Office staff will say that you need to apply for the taxation class change in advance, and if that happens, try a different PO.
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Mines currently taxed (paid monthly)insured and mot exempt (first registered august 1980) I assume I just go to the post office to change to historic, but what do I do about the monthly payments?
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Last Edit: Mar 10, 2021 14:31:14 GMT by kevins
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dragon
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Mines currently taxed (paid monthly)insured and mot exenpt (first registered august 1980) I assume I just go to the post office to change to historic, but what do I do about the monthly payments? Mine is the same. I assume its a case of filling in the MoT exemption form and therefore get it registered as Historic. According to the blurb tax payments will continue until the end of March the next year. Someone please correct this if its wrong. |
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. I spent a lot of time last year sorting it out to Historic Tax as it didnt have an MOT before ( i let it run out as it was in bits) but, once it was ready for the road I had to go through the whole V11? form was it. Anyway I got a log book back with Historic Tax or Vehicle so I was pleased all is well... the red banner just looks the same as someone who I do know that hasnt got an MOT on a Modern Car. I don't want to be in that camp.