Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[fordf350camper]

Can you tax a mot exempt truck at your local post office were you can tax cars.With it having no mot do you have to go to your local dvla office,

[SV8Predator]

[fordf350camper]

I have that form so can i use my local post office.

[fordf350camper]

Thanks i no i can now thank you for your help merry christmas

[ukdave2002]

Just be carefull with MOT exempt, its the use of the vehicle that makes it MOT exempt, not the age or anything else.

For example a breakdown truck can be classed as MOT exampt providing you only use traveling to and returning from a recovery, use it to nip down to the shops and you are breaking the law.

Any vehicle used as a "classic" hobby or pleasure (with the exeption of tractors) can not possibly qualify for MOT exempt, no matter what its previous MOT status was.

Dave

[dalbuie]

On the V112/G (vehicles over 3500kgs) form it states

"Motor vehicles first used before 1st January 1960, used unladen and not drawing a laden trailer, and trailers manufactured before 1st January 1960 and used unladen."

This I think covers 'pleasure' and show use for most trucks as long as you don't load the truck.

[ukdave2002]

Thats interesting, the reason for my post was that I know someone who was prosecucted for no mot in his 1950 Morris LC lorry (having got the RFL with V112), he was on the way back from a show, so it may have had soemthing in the back? hence the prosecution?

Dave

[fordf350camper]

Well when i went to the Dvla local office to uk reg my ford fire truck for the first time .I took my insurance,Import papers,£40 reg fee i think it was i even took a photo of my truck no mot he said i needed just fill in the form.And hey presto i came out with a tax disc and Uk reg.

[ukdave2002]

This may sound OTT.,its not meant to be but..get it MOT'd , there is only one reason why folk don't .......

[fordf350camper]

Well i will but i can say i dont cut corners if you look at my rebuild you will see that i have just about had everthing new.New shoes,cylinders,brake pipes,the lot.I have a children who will go in my truck and then theres jo public.I want them to be safe.I would never cut corners.

[buzzy bee]

Hi

I don't know much on the mot exemption front, other than tractors old and new are, and so are engines, they have to have a boiler test though.

With tractors, they still have to be safe, ie brakes work etc,

Cheers

Dave

[fordf350camper]

I would make sure my truck safe when you spent 1000s rebuilding it.You dont want it to crash.

[buzzy bee]

Quite agree with you. Not just the cost, but what could happen too

[Roger-hatchy]

You don't even have to be in the vehicle, or the vehicle on the move, in an accident for it to be checked if it is safe for the road.

My Lorry was parked at the side of the road when another car sideswiped someone and knocked them under the front of my lorry.

All documents, MOT, TAX Tacho etc. had to be produced for check and analysis, I even had to have a Tacho check report, and as I said the vehicle was parked at the side of the road with no parking restrictions on said road.

So it is worth getting an MOT even if the vehicle is MOT and TAX exempt.

[dalbuie]

I definitely agree with getting an MOT - just for your own piece of mind to make sure it's all safe once a year, and you can then use it fully laden without any worries. I have heard of users being fined by the police when carrying luggage on the rear of a flatbed - they said this was not unladen...

The only reason I can think of would be the availability of a station to test an old vehicle.