400/4 build. Paused due to other commitments. But starting up again

[Matt_Harrington]

Yes, Tax Class. Just take it to post office, no MOT or V112 or insurance needed, done instantly on the spot, just remember to SORN it as soon as you get V5 back as its taxed for 12 months as part of the process and if its taxed, it must be insured, SORN it and it doesn't need to be insured (unless of course you're going to ride it on the road straight away)

My post office is blinking useless and threw their hands up when I asked them to do it! (something to do with the computer  ) So resorted to snail mail.....
And yes, SORN straight away or you get a warning letter from the DVLA ......

[Matt_Harrington]

Ah - right - so thats the first stage then....so i have to wait for the V5 to come back to get the "no MOT" and "no need for tax" status...?

I'd bung 'Historic' in the tax class anyway....

[Nurse Julie]

Ah - right - so thats the first stage then....so i have to wait for the V5 to come back to get the "no MOT" and "no need for tax" status...?

No, the Post Office will give you a receipt for £zero paid and it's legally MOT exempt and registeted as Historic from that moment onwards.

[ComfySofa]

Right so it gains the "it doesnt need an mot" status at that point....weve got a Toyota IQ which is tax free but every year i get a car tax renewal but theres no value on there....does it work that way for the Honda?

[Nurse Julie]

Right so it gains the "it doesnt need an mot" status at that point....weve got a Toyota IQ which is tax free but every year i get a car tax renewal but theres no value on there....does it work that way for the Honda?

Yes, it needs taxing every year but at £0. Owners think it's tax exempt, it's not, it's just £0 annually for the tax.

[ComfySofa]

All done...just been down the post office. Got my receipt.....this begs more questions!.....youve all watched and seen whats been done to it....whats a fair price for the value (the insurers will ask) but these days you can get an old nail for 1500 quid of a fully restored one for 8-9k!.... the only saving grace ive got is the mileage on mine is very low... about 6200 i think...

I think all of you would be best place to give it a value...do your worst!!

[Nurse Julie]

'All done...just been down the post office. Got my receipt'
There, it's that simple.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Ah - right - so thats the first stage then....so i have to wait for the V5 to come back to get the "no MOT" and "no need for tax" status...?

I do not know if it's our local post office or poorly trained staff at the DVLA but until I sent my V5 with a V10 & Insurance the DVLA twice returned mine with a new V5 but they ignored the section where I had filled in the change of taxation to Historic - I just received a new V5 showing the old taxation class.

Before the regional LVLO's were closed Post Offices did not administer changes of taxation class it had to go to DVLA or a LVLO - my Post Office stamped the V5 & sent it to DVLA but they just ignored the changes.

Be interesting to see if it works for you at the Post Office- best of luck.

[ComfySofa]

Cheers...i did watch him write "Historic" in the box....he did scan the v5 with a barcode scanner first then said "yeah thats fine" so i guess theres a quick check first to see if it can have that status...

[Nurse Julie]

Cheers...i did watch him write "Historic" in the box....he did scan the v5 with a barcode scanner first then said "yeah thats fine" so i guess theres a quick check first to see if it can have that status...

DVLA do say on their website take it to the Post Office. DVLA really don't want you to contact them these days, or send anything to them, unless you really have to. 99% of anything to do with motoring is now done either online by yourself or by the Post Office. Even with change of ownership, you now do it on line in less than a minute.

[ComfySofa]

Yeah - and to be honest im happy with that....love the fact i can do road tax online....! i hate going to post offices....but my office is smack bang in the centre of Bristol so i can walk to the central post office in 10 mins...and i can nip out mid morning when its quiet....

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

This is an interesting read on changing Taxation Class - this is a partial quote "Important: Do not send the V70 form to the Post Office. You can only apply to change your vehicle's tax class with the DVLA".
The outcome appears to be dependent on what action DVLA take when they get the sack of V5's from the Post Office.

https://www.theukrules.co.uk/rules/driving/vehicle-tax/change-tax-class.html#how_to_change

[Nurse Julie]

That's a different scenario Ted.

[ComfySofa]

Would anyone be able to comment on what they think the value of it would be (for insurance purposes) theyre bound to ask..!

[taysidedragon]

Would anyone be able to comment on what they think the value of it would be (for insurance purposes) theyre bound to ask..!

£50 and a packet of Jaffa cakes?