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Post by monstermash on Mar 24, 2021 9:13:20 GMT 1
My RD was 1st registered June 1980 so by my reckoning is 40 years + 9 months old so technically does it need a MOT? morally and perhaps for insurance sake i think it would be prudent to have one. Am i right in saying that if i don't need a MOT i have to register the bike as a classic/vintage and do it the old way at the post office which is a ball ache but if i'm reading it correct no more road tax so thats a bonus right?
I have another bike that's 40 later this year and another that's 43 but not road worthy nor will it be till maybe next year - is it worth registering them all and perhaps mot them to satisfy insurance?
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Post by dusty350 on Mar 24, 2021 9:28:57 GMT 1
Both mine are over 40, and registered as historic vehicles. I would get an Mot before riding them on the road. I wouldn't give the insurance peeps any chances of declining a claim due to no Mot, even though its ,technically, not required.
Dusty
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Post by monstermash on Mar 24, 2021 9:41:53 GMT 1
So my thinking isn't to far out, do you still have to pay road tax?
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Mar 24, 2021 9:53:19 GMT 1
You need to change the vehicle class to Historic
You still have to tax it each year or declare sorn on it but it is free
You don't need an MOT to tax it and you don't need an MOT to ride it legally but as Dusty says if you have an accident and they find a fault on the bike then insurance may have a problem
Steve
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Post by monstermash on Mar 24, 2021 9:58:09 GMT 1
Understood, thanks for your comments Dusty and Steve
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Post by zed1015 on Mar 24, 2021 10:37:56 GMT 1
It is MOT exempt once you have registered it as historic which you can do from April 1st this year and it will then be tax exempt too with no fees to pay for either. Send off the V5C next month with the change of tax class and a V112 for mot exempt declaration. MOT exemption won't affect an insurance claim unless the vehicle is found faulty which was always the case if you don't keep the bike maintained. The only reason to have you bike MOT'd at a garage is if you are mechanically inept or not confident of what constitutes a safe vehicle. Having a valid MOT cert only proves the bike was legal and road worthy on the day of the test anyway.
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Post by abar121 on Mar 24, 2021 10:39:41 GMT 1
You are also ultra low emissions zone compliant, at least in London. Email TFL for London and they will add you to the list. I'll be smoking around doing my bit for the environment on my RD400. Got to play my part
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