The challenge I had was that there are Post Offices and there are Post Offices!
I can't recall now why, but I found out I had to tax the bike first, but I could then get that refunded, so I tried it. Then I set about changing to Historic Vehicle at my local Post Office(s)...
Hunsdon village - shut on the day I tried.
Much Hadham village - never heard of that, mate.
Buntingford ( a small town) - never heard of it / we don't do it.
Hertford ( a county town) - we aren't that sort of post office / never heard of it / you need a proper post office ?!...there used to be a real post office, it moved, now it's some sort of modern-multi-purpose-shop/office/space/post office. ( for snowflakes?)
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I want to go to Stevenage /Harlow/ Welwyn and be rejected again - no.
I gave up and posted it...
.....and the inevitable letter came....you need to tax it. IT IS TAXED!!!! I checked the govt. website...it shows as taxed... I sent the letter back, wrote over their letter that perhaps they could check their own website. And I even gave them the URL to help.
So they kindly sent the V5 Historic, but did they refund my full years tax? ( which I shouldn't have to pay?). No. They deducted a chunk, but I really can't be bothered to argue. ... because that's how governments work, by grinding you down.
I have a frame in the garage that needs to be classed as historic, so I'm just building my strength up to start that process too!