Registering Land rover for agricultural use

My 92 defender recently failed its MOT. I have decided not worth spending the money on getting it through the MOT and wish just to use it on my farm and travelling less than 1.5km on public roads between the land I own. How do I notify the authorities - I understand a V112 form is required next time I would normally tax the vehicle (presently it is taxed ). But is there a form I need to fill in now - or in the very unlikely situation I get stopped by plod do I just tell them the vehicle is for agri use? It would also be good if I am able to claim back rest of tax???

Jake777 said:

My 92 defender recently failed its MOT. I have decided not worth spending the money on getting it through the MOT and wish just to use it on my farm and travelling less than 1.5km on public roads between the land I own. How do I notify the authorities - I understand a V112 form is required next time I would normally tax the vehicle (presently it is taxed ). But is there a form I need to fill in now - or in the very unlikely situation I get stopped by plod do I just tell them the vehicle is for agri use? It would also be good if I am able to claim back rest of tax???

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I don't think it is going to be as easy as that, although you need to look it up on the Government website, or phone DVLA.

The main issue I can see is that an Agricultural Vehicle, such as a tractor, does not need an MOT, but should still be roadworthy to be used on the roads.
And a vehicle that has failed an MOT cannot be considered roadworthy, unless the faults have been rectified.

Agreed, now its in the system as unroadworthy it won't be allowed on public roads. What you do on the farm is up to you. Many years ago this problem caught up with us at Heathrow. There's a lot of vehicles at Heathrow and a lot were not taxed or MOTed.but they did have to cross a couple of public roads to get to and from the hangers. This is at the time of the first highjacking and suddenly there are Police everywhere. They checked vehicle docs and are horrified. Next thing all our vans are stuck one side or the other and not allowed on the road (it was under a mile).
It seems a shame to use it as a farm banger until it falls apart, if you cant' afford to run it better to sell it now. You may get yourself into trouble if there's an accident on the farm. I used to be an HSE Inspector and worked alongside the Agricultural Inspectors, I've also done some expert witness work on farm vehicle accidents.. HSE take a very dim view of unsafe vehicles on farms as it nearly always ended badly and while its being used on the farm its "at work"..

Well, I believe it is pretty simple to do. I had an agricultural registered Defender. And wanted to use it on the road.
Got the mot and went to the post office and told my local helpful friendly post office man what I wanted.
He ticked some boxes on his terminal, I paid him the money. He took my V5 and the job was done.
I don’t see why it would be any different going the other way.
Of course if you do get pulled on the 1 mile road journey, the vehicle will need to be in a state acceptable for that journey. But the change in taxation class appears to be simple.

V8bob said:

Well, I believe it is pretty simple to do. I had an agricultural registered Defender. And wanted to use it on the road.
Got the mot and went to the post office and told my local helpful friendly post office man what I wanted.
He ticked some boxes on his terminal, I paid him the money. He took my V5 and the job was done.
I don’t see why it would be any different going the other way.
Of course if you do get pulled on the 1 mile road journey, the vehicle will need to be in a state acceptable for that journey. But the change in taxation class appears to be simple.

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Perhaps because the government are always going to be keen to take more tax than take nothing.
And also, you had a valid MOT when you went to the Post Office, and OP doesn't.

I think that's the key. With a valid MOT its mostly an admin task for the DVLA, but I'm less sure there's much saving. It opens up a bit of a can of worms. Time was when you used to see quite a few "registered as agricultural" Defenders for sale on e-bay but the Police were clamping down on it and enforcing the distance limit and journey requirements (ie between fields). Now they have ANPR they can see what the tax class is and give you a tug. Its not a big saving to keep a vehicle MOTed and insured but be stuck to driving round a field. It makes more sense to get a quad bike.

The price of fenders means its probably likely to be worth fixing even if its just to sell on

I don’t get why you’d use something that’s failed on safety issues for farm work. I’d assume it will work harder on a farm than on the road?

I agree, it doesn't make sense. It has to be fixed to be used for work or for the tax change and if the OP can't afford to run it, sell it as it has a decent value, don't trash it on a farm, and use the money to get a quad bike or cheap pick up.

A chap near me has an agri series 3. He has a legitimate need for it as a crop sprayer in small fields. DVLA insisted that the pump was permanently fitted and driven from the power takeoff. It is now registered as an agricultural vehicle and insured as such.
So not only can Plod get you for tax and mot.....its also driving without insurance unless used in accordance with its taxation class.