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Re: Classic car status

Postby DMC1983 » Fri Mar 27, 2020 8:59 pm

Thats where it gets a little confusing. Yes it should but why then does the dvla revert to registering the car as a jan 81 (in my case) even after seeing proof of the VIN showing its an oct 81?

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If you know when it was built then you have to wait (in my case) till the 1st of october but if i dont know and it was registered 1st jan like on my V5 then thats the date. And as i said, they only seem to want the V5 and the admin fee. If they want a pic of the VIN then the dash one should suffice?

This is my understanding anyway
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Re: Classic car status

Postby eric » Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:51 am

Makes you want to work in the civil service doesn't it...… Paid to just make shit up and as overly complex as possible.
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Re: Classic car status

Postby mec » Sat Mar 28, 2020 2:13 pm

Not sure my vin plate is Oct 81 but my V5 is 31/12/81 ???
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Re: Classic car status

Postby Spudmurphy » Mon Mar 30, 2020 12:18 pm

eric wrote:Makes you want to work in the civil service doesn't it...… Paid to just make shit up and as overly complex as possible.


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Re: Classic car status

Postby DMC1983 » Tue Apr 07, 2020 12:41 pm

The date has been updated so it appears that anyone who has a V5 with the registration date of Jan 01 1981 will be able to apply for classic status from the start of next year.

Thanks to ryan w for bringing it to my attention. We both think that the website gets an update around the start of a new tax year... or could just be a coincidence.

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Also, what with this extra 6 month allowance for MOTs its looking like my car wont officially have to go through another MOT. Which leads me to my next point. Will people still put their cars through one? Personally i think i probably would. Its always good to have another set of eyes go over the car. The problem is, if it fails it will still get logged and would then need to be corrected and pass through another MOT.
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Re: Classic car status

Postby TristanC » Tue Apr 07, 2020 12:56 pm

Mines a Jan’82 - so an extra years wait for me
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Re: Classic car status

Postby jamesrguk » Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:14 pm

DMC1983 wrote:... Which leads me to my next point. Will people still put their cars through one? Personally i think i probably would. Its always good to have another set of eyes go over the car. The problem is, if it fails it will still get logged and would then need to be corrected and pass through another MOT.


I'll still take mine to my MOT chap but probably won't have an official MOT. As much as anything it's nice to have a 2and set of eyes take s look over it once a year.

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Re: Classic car status

Postby DMC1983 » Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:27 pm

So im guessing that a classic car friendly garage will do a full MOT but off the books as it were for most likely the cost of an MOT
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Re: Classic car status

Postby bandit » Wed Apr 08, 2020 7:06 am

Well the thing to do is ask him to mot it but not put it on the system until it gets a pass. If you have an ‘official’ mot & it fails, you can’t drive it.
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Re: Classic car status

Postby TristanC » Wed Apr 08, 2020 8:10 am

I’ll be continuing to bring mine even after being exempt - just for a second eye over it same as James mentioned.

For me it’s also a great time to see the car from underneath properly while on the ramp.

The zero tax will be a welcome bonus though! :D
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