19-09-2017, 09:19 PM
It would appear that this has been on the cards for some time as it comes from a EU Diarective 2014/45, this is were the substantial change comes from which our Government is now trying to define, any one know how other EU countries have defined "substantial change"
- vehicle of historical interest’ means any vehicle which is considered to be historical by the Member State of registration or one of its appointed authorising bodies and which fulfils all the following conditions:
— it was manufactured or registered for the first time at least 30 years ago;
— its specific type, as defined in the relevant Union or national law, is no longer in production;
— it is historically preserved and maintained in its original state and has not undergone substantial changes in the technical characteristics of its main components;