40 Year tax/ MOT advice

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I am guessing this has been done to death on here, but here goes. Would a 1966 series 2A on a defender chassis be mot exempt, or would it be considered modified?
Many thanks in advance...........
 
Depends on whether it is registered as a 1966 2A and whether you are willing to not declare the modification points tally correctly if the mods were carried out recently.
from your post I am thinking V8 as well as chassis mods and when were they done?
 
About 1979 cars changed dramatically from what we would class as traditional simple low performance vehicles to things like XR3's and other performance cars.
Few folk drive vehicles that are anything but collector/enthusiast cars these days younger than about 1970's.
I own 4 exempt vehicles and my maintenance is higher than the MOT standard, I would not be out in them unless I thought they were top notch condition. Anybody that goes out in a vehicle in dangerous condition is both breaking the law and risking their necks, and others.
Do I agree with the exemption?, maybe in certain circumstances but not as a rolling exemption for ever, I think it should have stopped about mid 70's and stayed there even though I have others that will be exempt soon if it keeps rolling over.
 
It is a vehicle i am interested in. I have not seen the V5. I agree, would still get it tested every year, just trying to understand the rules. It appears to have had the chassis for some time. I would be fitting the V8.
 
If your fitting a V8 and gearbox, and suspension parts and its a different chassis then I would say legally its not MOT exempt as it would be a modified vehicle
 
V8 Money pit said:
It is a vehicle i am interested in. I have not seen the V5. I agree, would still get it tested every year, just trying to understand the rules. It appears to have had the chassis for some time. I would be fitting the V8.
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If it says " Historic Vehicle" in the section for taxation class on the V5, it has been registered as a Historic Vehicle, and you can get Zero tax, and don't need an MOT.
How that would stand up if pulled over by the police, or in an insurance claim, I cannot comment.

If it says something other than Historic Vehicle in the taxation class, then the vehicle would need to be registered as a Historic vehicle in order to qualify for the exemptions.

And in the case of a heavily modified vehicle, that is probably going to be difficult unless you want to lie on the form.

So my suggestion would be to have a look at the document before making any decisions.
 
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The thing is to know exactly what you're buying and check what you're told matches what you see and what's on the current paperwork.
If someone says it's easy to change the papers, why haven't they done it etc
 
I think you will find in simple terms on the old Land Rover the chassis is the vehicle so regardless of what the advert says if it’s a defender chassis it is a defender.
Don’t forget they stopped making the 2A in approx 1972 so a 66 is over 50 years old
 
Thanks for all your replies. Definately food for thought. How about a mid 80s Defender which has had a replacement chassis? If the vin plate matches the V5, is that all I can check?
 
I am restoring a 72 classic family runaround, which will be MOT exempt as well as RFL exempt. I'm still going to get her MOTd, simply because that way I have a piece of paper showing me that at the time of the MOT, it was safe, particularly where things like brake efficiency and balance are concerned.
I can't see why people are so keen to avoid the MOT, as it's a safety critical part of motoring IMO.
 
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