1977 vehicles now road tax exempt

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Alan H
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Re: 1977 vehicles now road tax exempt

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I'm tellin' my mate Podgy Martin on you for being a git. So there. He'll moderate yer curly noggin.
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Hi Paul,

keep them coming Paul. Anyway, he's been feeling a bit sick this week as he thought he owed DVLA duty on the 550. I'll let him tell you.

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I would suggest that you were to go forth and multiply, but fortunately, I'm a nice chap. So you'll just have to get on with it...... :roll: :lol:

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A Eboracum vir pauper plus quam crassus Merciorum faceta (Ish :lol: )
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canaletto5 wrote:A Eboracum vir pauper plus quam crassus Merciorum faceta (Ish :lol: )
York more than a poor fat humorous Marchmen :!:
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Not poor, but certainly smarter than a suvner from mercia.
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I went to the post office this morning and asked about my 550,s tax status(they had sent me a pay tax reminder) they taxed my bike FREE? :D and told me I would get a refund and a new revised v5 would be sent stating HISTORICAL vehicle,and the sun is finally out,so going out to do my bit for global warming ! ;)
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Alan H wrote: I might have it tested anyway next year, just to annoy 'the system'.
Come on, you lot would expect me to do it and bugger it all up if at all possible!!! :lol:
Not if it's gonna cost you £25 we wouldn't :lol: :lol: :lol:
ogri211 wrote:The only thing about the MOT is if you have an accident the insurance will use it as an excuse to hold back from paying out, I have heard several stories from boys with pre 1960's vehicles and the first thing the insurance asks is do you have a valid MOT even though it is not required by law, I now have 3 bikes that don't require an MOT shortly and due to the amount of money tied up in them I think it would be prudent to get them MOT ed as then there are no arguments about them being roadworthy , as you know insurance companies will do anything to avoid paying out, how many old rusty land rovers and ex farm vehicles that haven't been on the road for 15 years do you think are going to get pulled out and taxed, the insurance companies will not differentiate between these and a motor cycle that has been pampered. There is also the bike that has had a lot of money spent on it and looks good but has been put together by someone whose Engineering skills are maybe not as good as they think, think of the bikes you have bought that look good and when you look close they are death traps.
I'm afraid I can't go with any this, if you're not legally required to have an MOT then the Insurance Company will need to clearly state otherwise. MOT or not wouldn't prove if a vehicle was roadworthy or not at the time of an accident.
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The vehicle (of any type) has to be MOT'd when declaring MOT exemption, so it should be roadworthy at that time. Someone mentioned to me yesterday that Carol Nash insurance insured vehicles have to be MOT'd to claim for theft.
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Alan H wrote: Someone mentioned to me yesterday tgat Carol Nash insurance insured vehicles have to be MOT'd to claim for theft.

Not quite accurate, I believe they do a policy for insuring bikes that are just “projects” or shed bound. It is only fire & theft but that’s all you need.
They're rubbish them Jap bikes lad they won't last five minutes! you want to get yourself a nice Royal Enfield!
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