Mike - I wonder if Costain ever got a personalised Blackwood Hodge advert like this Lovatt one?
I had my first driving 'lesson' in this on the West bound carriageway of what is now the M4 at Cippenham, Slough, 1962
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certainly gave you lots of confidence, except when the Euclids were buzzing around
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cheers
Mike
My mates and I used to cycle along that when it was being built.
steve
Vehicles over 40 years old can be registered as “Historic”, and no longer need an MOT, but they do need to be “Taxed” as that prompts the DVLA to check they’re insured. The Tax is zero, but you still have to do it, as Mike, who now has my old Landy discovered to his cost.Aren't vehicles first registered more than 40 years ago exempt from MoT testing?
So presumably DVLA records just continue to show the last year for which it was required.
I'm sure others are far more knowledgeable in this area than me....
Andy
Why not give yourself permission to drive a car without MOT? The water companies self certify all the time. See Raw sewage 'cover-up' at Windermere World Heritage SiteHaving owned years ago a 1964 mini that was tax exempt but not MOT exempt under the old scheme. I'm slightly puzzled as to why DaFT decided it's okay not to test 40 year old cars. If they claim the idea is they don't do much mileage, then it only takes one mile to have your steering rack mounts do a BMC rust job just as you pass a school at 3.15pm.
Tony