Mot and tax exemption

you mite need to wait until April if it turns 40 this year

It's was first registered in August 1982, would the mot exemption come on automatically once the current mot expires which is also in August this year

It is next year unless you can prove build date. If it’s a ford then easy Peezy. If not then good luck. I had to prove build date to dvla. Post office have not got a clue on the first attempt.

Hi, Yes strictly speaking it's not 'tax exempt'. It still needs to be taxed however it is zero rated. In your case to tax it you will need insurance.

Colin

I've never "applied" for MOT exemption on either of my classics, I just went to do the VED renewal online once they'd passed 40 years and it was no longer an issue. The next time (so for the second year of VED without MOT requirement) the web site made me tick a box to confirm that the vehicles met the requirements for being MOT exempt.

You need form V112. Fill it in and post to DVLA. It doesn't say of you need to post the V5c. It does also say that you can visit the Post Office. I would suggest taking the V5c as well. Until you are tax exempt you will still have to pay VED.
It would have been far simpler if it was actually MOT and Tax exempt at 40.

The v112 is what you would use to declare your vehicle conforms to MOT exemption rules when taxing at the post office. It's the same as ticking the declaration box when you tax an historic vehicle online. You should never have to send it to the DVLA unless you are trying to tax the vehicle.

The only time you have to declare MOT exemption is when you tax. The DVLA keeps no record of your vehicles MOT exemption status. Online you will only ever see 'MOT expired' never 'MOT Exempt' so don't worry about that.

Unfortunately theres a bit of a problem with the DVLA online system. It doesnt have a facility to allow you to tax an MOT exempt car that not registered as Historic. You will have to take it to a post office and fill in a v112 insted. I have come across this problem before with people using their 40+ year old vehicles for buisness purposes (hence needing to pay road tax) but still wishing to declare MOT exemption.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of car owners who only ever fix faults when they're forced to by an MOT failure. Many of them are incapable of doing the jobs properly, no matter how many times they attempt them. And a number of these are incapable of taking any sort of criticism, especially from someone with expertise. Anybody who has been around enthusiast cars will have met these people and seen their work. 

A disinterested inspection is a good thing, and doing away with the MOT requirement is truly stupid.

Nope. I don't need other sets of eyes on my vehicles, especially when it's some brain dead MOT mong scamming me out of 50+quid for the privilege. The time saved alone is worth its weight in gold.

If you're not able (or too lazy 😂) to keep check on your own vehicles yourself then by all means pay a professional to do it for you but you don't want an MOT you want a proper service and safety check where they arnt bound by silly MOT rules and you want it more than once a year if it's in daily service too.

The MOT has become a joke. Just another corrupt box ticking exercise where all you need to pass is a few £20 notes. I agree we should be enforcing people looking after their vehicles but that needs to be done by roadside spot checks by the government..