Historic Vehicle rolling 40 year exemption..

[florence]

Very pleased to discover that my bike now qualifies.  I need to renew the MOT then I can apply for a refund.

Just getting a puncture repaired and thinking about starting up after a winter rest.  Nervous.

[hairygit]

No need to be nervous about it starting as long as you have fresh fuel in it:))

[Johnwebley]

Very pleased to discover that my bike now qualifies.  I need to renew the MOT then I can apply for a refund.

Just getting a puncture repaired and thinking about starting up after a winter rest.  Nervous.

 I sent my details to DVLA just before easter,,not heard from them yet ,

mine is registered march '74,manufactured late '73.,age verified by Honda,certificate enclosed

[Chris400F]

This is the link to the document describing the rolling 40 year exemption for anyone interested:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/293910/TIIN_2507_8011_40_year_rolling_exemption_for_classic_vehicles_.pdf

I went through the process with my 400/4 earlier this year. For reasons unknown it wasn't registered until 1981, year of manufacture
(not on the V5C but shown on a GOV.UK Vehicle Enquiry, https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/) was also shown as 1981. I got a
Dating Letter from VJMC showing year of manufacture as 1977, DVLA took about 5 weeks to send me a new V5C with a new age-related
registration number.

Not sure how you can get a refund, only way I can see would be to SORN the bike (which I think would qualify you for a refund) then re-tax.

[csd4t]

Just checked with DVLA website, mine is now taxed for £00.00 although I don't have my V5 back yet (from 1st April)

[Woodside]

Does anyone know if the dvla will sort this out automatically or do we need to apply to them when the bike comes of age

[csd4t]

You apply, change your tax class to historic on your v5, fill in tax renewal form (v50)? Send with a print of insurance cert and your mot.

[Lobo]

..... and frustratingly you'll still have to apply for 'tax' annually... despite the MOT, insurance being current.

Ya would have thought... if no SORN, tax & MOT / insurance current that'd imply the bike was on the road, and with £0 to pay tax-wise no further action would be be necessary.
Am I missing something here folks?

Simon

[petersy]

You apply, change your tax class to historic on your v5, fill in tax renewal form (v50)? Send with a print of insurance cert and your mot.

My bike has come into the 'tax exempt' bracket this year, but the Post Office wanted £38 on two occassions, even though I explained the situation to them.

I eventually had to phone the DVLA who told me - if the PO refused to tax for free again, I was to tell them to ring the Post Office help line at the DVLA.

The next time, the PO made the call and taxed my bike (for free).

They keep one half of the V5 (to be updated as historic and returned to you later).

[florence]

My bike has wrong date on registration document.  If the DVLA issue a new number should one then have to get a another MOT done?

[Bryanj]

Nope, you send in the old MOT cert with the registration document and DVLA officialy "amend" it, I.E write the new number in biro and put a stamp on it

[Spitfire]

Nice to know, mine comes up next year.

Cheers

Dennis

[Bryanj]

If you reg stays the same, which it will if the V5 has the correct year the only thing that changes is the Taxation Class on the V5 and the cost

[mike the bike]

Mine is 40 years old in August but, unless I'm mistaken, I've got to wait until August before I get free road tax.  Typical shabby government trick !

[royhall]

Not sure how that's a trick? Your bike has to be 40 years old and it reaches that in August. If you want your tax free at that point, in August you will have to SORN it until they send your tax back then re-tax it for free. I would just live with it and then get it free at renewal. Got another 5 years to wait on my 750F2 as its a 1980 reg. Must have sat unloved in the showroom for 3 years.