MOT exempt question

[george123]

Apologies if this is going over old ground. My Alfa was over 40 years old last year is now registered as historic meaning no need to MOT from this year.

Does anyone have experience of what I need to do on what would be the MOT renewal date next month? Nothing at all or do I need to update details on line in some way ?

[woodytype S]

The safes thing to do is MOT it on the normal date.

[magpie215]

Mot is a really cheap vehicle inspection.....it will flag up things you need to fix and also things to keep an eye on/repair later.

Id prob continue to get it tested.

[george123]

thanks, yes was planning to still MOT but I'm not going to be able to get it done until it goes in for a service in a couple of months.

In the meantime, the MOT expires on 23rd March. If use the car after this date then could I get pulled over for having no MOT?

I have heard that in my situation (historic vehicle) when the MOT expires, the gov.uk MOT checker website shows you as having an expired MOT. Would this be the info police would have access to as a basis to pulling me over? All rather confusing.....

[droopsnoot]

There's a copy of a letter floating around (from the DVLA, I think) that you could print off and carry with you, that confirms MOT exemption based on age. I think it was "Practical Classics" who had shared it on Facebook.

In theory you'd think that the Police traffic officers would be up to date on stuff like this.

When mine expired in October I just let it lapse and won't be worried about driving the car around. That said, I am planning to get either an MOT, or an MOT-like inspection, done before it goes back on the road for summer. I won't miss the emissions test that the car always struggles with, but it'd be nice to go on the brake rollers and have a second eye check things over for me, even if it does cost a few quid.

[ruhall]

It's all done with the usual govt clarity. The car doesn't have to be classed as historic to be exempt, it's exempt if it's over 40-years old UNLESS it doesn't meet the criteria re changes. See the website.

You'd think they'd work in a joined-up fashion but as taxation and mot are dealt with by different depts, they don't. IMHO. I dont see why members of the public should have to carry letters pointing out the obvious to enforcement agencies.

A marker on the database that flagged up something like 'exempt from mot' (rather than mot expired) might seem like a sensible idea.

But then so would sorting out Brexit

[stevie_a]

This is interesting to me, my car will be 40 years next year, I was thinking just keep getting m.o.t as normal, but the question i was wondering,.
If you got the car m.o.t'd and for some reason it failed, i take it the car would need to stay off the road.

I am answering my one question here by saying YES IT SHOULD BE OFF THE ROAD IF DEFECTIVE

But would it not have been better to have an mot inspection but not a test, by having this more people would continue getting inspections done rather than a threat of there car off the road.

I think this is a lot harder to think about that just do i get it mot;d or not.

[Ed Moses]

My classic car insurance has a requirement that the car has an annual safety check, and the cheapest way to do this is to use my local MoT tester. £45 for piece of mind seems like a good idea.

[DailyHack]

Yup my Beetle '66 is now exempt, just business as usual for me, no need to do anything else, it will be recorded as "expired in gov website", but you will see a caveat on here saying "vehicle may be exempt"...

I will continue to get it MOT'd just for peace of mind, and it's always good to get someone else to look over it, just means it won't be recorded as an MOT as such.

In terms of insurance, they are notified but don't require anything, but I don't trust them so that's another reason to get at least a "safety check" annually.