MOT and tax exempt date

[fray-bentos-uk]

My Escort was built in June 1983 according to the VIN number, and first registered on 1st August 1983 according to the log book. With this 40 year rule, when do I have to tax it to, also the MOT runs out 18th July, will I have to MOT it again? Some people say I will have to tax beyond its birthday, DVLA site is not too clear.

[kevins]

Mot is 40 years after it was registered (assuming it hasn't been substantialy modified) , tax is the following April.

[slater]

Yeh it becomes exempt from MOT on the 1st Aug so technically you should MOT it to cover the few days its not exempt for but in reality I wouldn't bother.

It will become tax exempt 1st April 2024 so little bit longe to wait.

[dragon]

Total MOT and Tax exemption are attained on the 1st of April following the 40th anniversary of registration. Mot exemption is at the age of 40.

[Morris63]

Interesting topic, and I never thought about it before, but I guess that makes my MG Metro (Registered August 1982 according to the DVLA site) MOT exempt now and tax exempt from April this year? Wow!

Presumably this .Gov page should be updated each year if the 40 year thing on tax is a rolling exemption?
www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles

[kevins]

Jan 12, 2023 20:12:08 GMT dragon said:

Total MOT and Tax exemption are attained on the 1st of April following the 40th anniversary of registration. Mot exemption is at the age of 40.

I seem to remember there is a caveat to this  for tax,  its the April of the year after it's 40 years since it's build date (not registration)  So built December 2022 and it will be exempt in April 2023, built Jan 2023 and it will be April 2024, there is also something about those being registered in the first week of the year  are automatically considered as built in the previous year.