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Historic Vehicle rolling 40 year exemption..
billy192:
hi,
is this 40 years an automatic thing? or do i have to apply? i have a 1974 Kawasaki triple date of reg 01/01/74.
do i need to apply or will this happen seamlessly :-)
Thanks
Billy
Chris400F:
You need to do it. See 2nd post from csd4t earlier in this topic.
csd4t:
V5 returned now, insurance and mot separately
Chris400F:
I will add an update to this old thread.
I had previously tried Honda for a Dating Letter and failed, as noted earlier in the thread.
But with comments from other members in the back of my mind I thought I would have another go.
As Oddjob suggested maybe they could come up with something close even if they couldn't identify the exact bike.
So I sent off another letter and a cheque, and lo and behold nearly 4 weeks later I have today received an answer.
My bike was apparently built on 16th March 1977, which is what I wanted to know.
Don't know why they couldn't have told me that the first time I asked! I suppose at least they returned the cheque.
Also don't know why the bike wasn't registered until March 1981, but that will probably remain a mystery.
Chris400F:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on July 29, 2015, 04:16:48 PM ---... date of manufacture and date of registration on those bikes must have been quite a few years apart I'd imagine.
--- End quote ---
That was the starting point for my quest to find the information. Date of manufacture and date of registration were both shown as 1981.
Date of manufacture is now recorded with DVLA as 1977 so should qualify for tax exemption at the 'right' time.
Interestingly it is quite common to see 400/4's shown as 1978 or even 1979, I didn't think they were manufactured after 1977 so maybe
the registration date is being assumed as the year of manufacture. It would be interesting to see what a DVLA Vehicle Enquiry shows as the
year of manufacture in such cases (it's not on the V5), I think it is that date which determines when road tax becomes free.
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