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heli_madken:
Hi All,

Need a little help with this as I am confused by the .gov.uk website which isnt clear.

According to the VIN plate my CBX it was built in June 1981 but the American title document simply states it is a 1982 vehicle.

So Tax exemption looks ok as the site currently says - 'You can apply to stop paying for vehicle tax from 1 April 2021 if your vehicle was built before 1 January 1981.'  it hasnt been updated yet so I can assume as my bike was built before 1 January 1982 I will be able to apply for exemption from this April.

Now the MOT guidance site https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles starts out well - 'the vehicle was built or first registered more than 40 years ago' but then when you follow the link to look at the full guidance the statement changes to - 'You do not need to get an MOT if the vehicle was first registered more than 40 years ago'. The 'built' element seems to disappear.

Does anyone know the definitive answer?

I live in a remote location so getting the bike to an MOT station in order to register it for the first time will be a challenge so hopefully the 'built' clause will get me out of this if I wait until April

Nurse Julie:
It is MOT exempt from its 40th birthday of registration. It is entitled to Historic registration on or after April 1st of its 41st year after manufacture or registration if you cannot prove the date of manufacture.

heli_madken:
Thanks Julie,

I am assuming the June 1981 manufacture is shown on the VIN plate ? -
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I will use the VJMC dating service to get it qualified, assuming this is the case I should be ok

Nurse Julie:
Yes, manufactured 6/81 and its a 1982 model year bike.

Bryanj:
Believe it r not DVLA wont accept the vin plate only the dating letter, as its 6/81 it wont be Historic thill April 22 and its easier to say its mot exempt when historic, it confuses plod less! I registered a 500 historic last october and the new v5 saying so arrived last week

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