MOT exemption

[mosstrooper]

I have a 1975 Ossa's . I have recently renewed the vehicle tax from 1st. April 2018.

It has a (daylight) MOT which expires mid-April.

I understand it will be MOT exempt from June 2018.

Even if I'm not going to be using it on the road between April and June does it still need a new MOT ?.

[curlie467]

You have to check a box for MOT exemption when you renew the tax.

[mosstrooper]

Blast ! I re-taxed it last week......

However, I didn't see such a box. Would it have been there as it's not yet June ?

[curlie467]

I presume it will appear after 20th may.
Just cancel then retax it.

[Rubin215]

Starts on 20th May.

Cancel your tax on the last day of April, renew it on the 20th (as long as the system doesn't crash...).

[dc2rr07]

https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles/vehicles-exem...

You should be able to claim it back though

[Biker's Nemesis]

Get in, thats my Fizzy Tax and Mot exempt.

[mosstrooper]

dc2rr07 said:

https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles/vehicles-exem...

You should be able to claim it back though

Claim what back ? - I don't pay anything.......

[Rubin215]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Get in, thats my Fizzy Tax and Mot exempt.

And my CB500T!

I've only had it running once in the 8 years since I bought it back again, but that's not the point surely...?

[Biker's Nemesis]

Rubin215 said:

And my CB500T!

I've only had it running once in the 8 years since I bought it back again, but that's not the point surely...?

My fizzy was tax exempt form last year. If my memory serves me well I'm sure it has only done around 100 miles each year between MOT's.

[dc2rr07]

mosstrooper said:

dc2rr07 said:

https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles/vehicles-exem...

You should be able to claim it back though

Claim what back ? - I don't pay anything.......

I thought you must have paid, sorry.

[mosstrooper]

dc2rr07 said:

I thought you must have paid, sorry.

Bike is 1975 so already tax exempt.

Still no definitive reply regarding the MOT.....

[catso]

Cut off date for exemption is first registration before 8 January - just my luck as my Moto Guzzi was registered on 9 January (1979) so could miss out for next year by one day.

It was obviously manufactured in 1978 though and my MOT chap reckons I might be able to use this to get exemption from next year rather than 2020?...

[Biker's Nemesis]

Mine is April 1977 so I'm in.

[dc2rr07]

mosstrooper said:

dc2rr07 said:

I thought you must have paid, sorry.

Bike is 1975 so already tax exempt.

Still no definitive reply regarding the MOT.....

Legally I would say yes, but if you are not going to use it on the road between them dates personally I wouldn’t bother.

[gareth_r]

mosstrooper said:

I have a 1975 Ossa. I have recently renewed the vehicle tax from 1st April 2018.

It has a (daylight) MOT which expires mid-April. I understand it will be MOT exempt from June 2018.

Even if I'm not going to be using it on the road between April and June does it still need a new MOT?

The MOT status doesn't matter unless it's ridden on the road.

[curlie467]

mosstrooper said:

Bike is 1975 so already tax exempt.

Still no definitive reply regarding the MOT.....

Yes there is, you don't have to MOT it if you aren't going to use it but it is entirely up to you.
If you want to then do it, if you don't then don't.

If you do then it has a fresh mot until the next time you tax it and then tick the vhi (vehicles of historic interest) box and away you go.

[srob]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Mine is April 1977 so I'm in.

5/6/63 for mine so I’m well in

That’s none of my bikes need MoT’ing now, or paying tax. So just the £82 a year to insure