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Historic Vehicle Tax renewal

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Woodside:
Sounds about right. .
All I had to do was sign and date the registered keeper section

Nurse Julie:
Having moved since I tried at my old PO in Kent, this is one of my local sub PO's in Lincolnshire, it's in a ladies front room, I don't think I will bother trying here !!!

royhall:
I think he means his bike is already registered as historic vehicle, and wondering if the tax still has to be applied for. Did you move back to 1946 Julie?

kent400:
I too thought the bike was registered as historic given that it's a 1971 machine and therefore Roy's first post is correct. As there's no duty payable you can re-licence it if has a current MOT. If it does not SORN it. If you don't do either you get a fixed penalty from the DVLA and if that's not paid a  court summons follows. Probably ends up with a court fine of £300.

To change the taxation class is simple if it's eligible but this can only be done when it's re-licenced. You need to fill in the section on the V5C entitled 'changes to current vehicle' the last section in blue marked 'tax class'. Write historic in there and sign the declaration.

Take the V5C to a Post Office that deals with vehicle taxation, most do now and usually have a notice stating they do. The Post Office will separate the V5C removing the front page and that goes to the DVLA. The other part of the V5C is given to you. The Post Office will issue a receipt showing nil VED (vehicle excise duty). The receipt will also show that the V5C has been retained and sent to the DVLA. The MOT certificate is no longer required as it's checked electronically, if it's not valid it can't be re-licenced. A new V5C will come from the DVLA with the taxation class changed to historic.

If you look at the small print at the bottom of the changes section of the V5C it states that the taxation class can only changed when taxing and please apply at the Post Office. So if there's a problem at a Post Office that does deal with vehicle taxation the small print needs to be pointed out to them if a 'sharp intake of breath' is heard from the Post Office clerk.     
 

Nurse Julie:
That all makes sense. The one I did was  1) Taxing the vehicle from SORN, 2) Change of owner and 3) Change of taxation class to Historic. It must have all been too much in one go for the old girl at the PO, hence why I did it on tinternet.

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