How to declare MOT exempt?

[w824gb3]

My classic is from 1972. Its been taxed as a historic vehicle since I put it back on the road in 1999. I renewed the (free) tax online last month.

MOT expires this month.

From what I’ve read I needed to have filled in a form V112 and handed this in to a post office when I taxed my vehicle last month.
Is there no online way of declaring MOT exempt? Seems daft that it can only be done at tax renewal time.

Because I didn’t do this, must I get the car MOT tested?

[//j17]

If you haven't officially declaired your vehicle MOT exempt it's not MOT exempt and so requires an MOT - but unless it just sits in a museum or off road car collection why the hell WOULDN'T you get it MOTed? £50 to have someone check your car once a year to make sure everything's still safe sounds like a bit of a bargin to me - and I mean when was the last time any of us actually checked our steering rack gaitors for splits, or our dampers ween't leaking?

[brman]

//j17 said:

If you haven't officially declaired your vehicle MOT exempt it's not MOT exempt and so requires an MOT - but unless it just sits in a museum or off road car collection why the hell WOULDN'T you get it MOTed? £50 to have someone check your car once a year to make sure everything's still safe sounds like a bit of a bargin to me - and I mean when was the last time any of us actually checked our steering rack gaitors for splits, or our dampers ween't leaking?

You do understand that the MOT is a pretty poor way of getting a "safety check" on a car? They are not supposed to be an alternative to proper servicing and inspection.

Just because you neglect your car, doesn't mean everyone does....

[w824gb3]

Exactly. The car has never failed or even had an advisory in the last 15 years of tests.

I was enquiring about the process, not the opinion on whether or not to test it.

[thicksliced]

Have a look at Gov.UK on the historic vehicles section.

If your vehicle is over 40 years old and has not had substantial changes " You do not have to apply to stop getting an MOT for your vehicle each year"

That's good enough for me.

[richard sails]

If you re-tax on line and your MOT has expired, the system asks about major mods in last thirty years and gives you a yes or no box, pressing no gets you your tax without having an MOT.

[w824gb3]

So its 2:1 so far on basically doing nothing or having to declare it using V112 at next time of taxing.

I re taxed prior to my MOT expiring so there were no extra tick boxes asking about major mods etc.

I don't think there is a clear consensus yet.

[haddock]

My car is in the same position as yours. I rang the DVLA and they told me I didn’t have to do anything

[droopsnoot]

I have done nothing about mine, just renewed the VED online. As I read it, it's quite clear that an unmodified vehicle does not require a form V112 to be completed.

There is a letter doing the rounds from the DVSA / VOSA to the FBHVC, clarifying the point in case of police being unaware of the current rules and pulling your car up anyway, the advice being to print it off and keep it in the car "just in case". Someone uploaded onto the thread from last week about MOT exemption and online checks: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[//j17]

haddock said:

My car is in the same position as yours. I rang the DVLA and they told me I didn’t have to do anything

When it was first announced the advice was you had to fill out the form to be exempt, but not exactly unknown for the DVLA to change their minds - or even get their initial advice completely wrong.