Dear Customer,
Thank you for contacting DVLA, following our conversation please find details below as discussed for your enquiry to change the tax class of your vehicle.
Vehicles that are not able to claim the historic tax exemption
You cannot tax your vehicle in the historic tax class if:
the vehicle is used for hire or reward
the vehicle is used commercially in connection with a trade or business
It may help if I explain, the taxation class Historic Vehicle applies to any vehicle manufactured before 1st January 1981.
As this isn't recorded on the V5C Registration Certificate but the vehicle was manufactured prior to this date,
you will need to produce dating evidence and submit the application to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BF.
The following documentation will need to be submitted:
-V5C Registration Certificate
-V10 Tax Application form
-valid MOT Certificate (if applicable) or V112 ‘Exemption from MOT testing’ form
-valid insurance certificate or cover note for vehicles registered with a Northern Ireland address (downloaded or faxed copies are acceptable, however photocopies are not)
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Dating evidenceYou should write ‘Historic’ in the change to taxation class field in the change my vehicle details section of the V5C and sign section 8 where applicable.
Acceptable dating evidence can be obtained from:
-An extract from the manufacturer/factory record - these will have the chassis number of the vehicle against the month and year of production*
-An extract from the Glass Check Book. This is a guide to production dates which includes chassis numbers; these were only available to the motor trade via a subscription. Information from them can be obtained from most vehicle specialist clubs.
*A certified copy of the factory record (with the embedded stamp) will be acceptable only from the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (BMIHT).Vehicles over the age of 40 years that have not been radically altered are exempt from MOT testing.
Paper applications are likely to take between 6-8 weeks to process, but there may be additional delays in processing more complex transactions. There is no need to phone to chase up your application during this time as we are dealing with all paper applications as quickly as possible and in the order in which they are received.
You can use the Vehicle Enquiry Service to check details about a vehicle including the date of the last log book (V5C) was issued. You can do this online at
http://www.gov.uk/get-vehicle-information-from-dvla.
Please be aware that it is the keeper or driver of the vehicle’s responsibility for ensuring the vehicle is in a road worthy condition and safe to be driven on the road.
DVLA will automatically issue a refund for any complete remaining months of your vehicle tax by post (if applicable).
If you pay your tax via Direct Debit it will be cancelled automatically and future payments will be stopped when we receive notification that you have changed your vehicle tax class.
Please also note that there is a 10% surcharge on 6 monthly vehicle tax renewals (5% for 6 monthly Direct Debit) that is not refundable.
More information on the Historic vehicle tax class can be found on information leaflet INF34 Taxing Historic Vehicles.
Form V10 can be downloaded from [www.gov.uk/car-tax-disc-vehicle-licence-using-form-v10]www.gov.uk/car-tax-disc-vehicle-licence-using-form-v10 or obtained from a Post Office® that deals with vehicle tax.
Form V112 can be downloaded from [www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/vehicles-exempt-from-mot]www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/vehicles-exempt-from-mot
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Best Regards
DVLA
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2021 6:03 pm