Darrenre wrote:So are we all clear that cars are mot exempt the month they reach 40 years on the log book registration date, then they can get tax exemption the APRIL of the year after built unless it was in the first 7days of that year? IE car reg up to 8th jan 1981, is tax exempt in 2021. Car reg 9th of Jan 1981 is tax exempt APRIL 2022. Mot exemption however for both is Jan 2021.
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That seems to be the case. MOT just seems to fall into place in the month of registration, but in many cases, including mine, the V5 doesn't reflect the actual VIN plate month, but instead some other arbitrary month of the same year. In my case, December. Even though my car is a May '81 build. So if I get my car MOT'd next May, then that will be the last obligatory MOT the car will have to undergo unless i'm prepared to not drive it until May 2022 and skip the last MOT (due to the V5 saying December). But you are still obliged to make sure the vehicle is safe to drive on the road. Who would determine that without an MOT? It would be easy to miss something without an official MOT for many people. And again, i'd hesitate to suggest it may also affect your insurance if someone argues the vehicle was unsafe for any reason. Basically, it's a minefield.