(16-09-2017, 07:10 PM)Alan Wrote: Yon lion's et Albert
"What a nasty mis'ap"
.. especially as "we'd paid to come in"
My internet machine's been up the creek for a few weeks,very cathartic,recommended,only to return to this poorly worded piece of legislation.. without exception every car forum i visit is awash with various interpretations ... most twisting the facts to suit.
Is it fair to say that the point system has been with us for sometime but people have chosen to ignore it? As a consequence we now have this mandatory system on its way to becoming law...so in a nutshell :
"You need to check whether the vehicle has been substantially altered since 1988, checking against the criteria . If it has been altered substantially a valid MOT certificate will continue to be required.”
As I read it, a valid MOT certificate will be required, because as soon as you know how many points you have under the VHI rules, you also know how many points you have under the “Radically altered vehicles” rules (which they have pointed out explicitly).
If your check reveals a full house of 14 points (everything on the DVLA 8 point list) you are VHI.No MOT no tax.
If your check reveals 8 or more, but less than 14, you are still Historic (if over 40 years old) but need an MOT.
If your check reveals less than 8 points, you need to tell the DVLA you have a ‘radically altered vehicle’.
At which point you lose your current registration and need to pass BIVA to get a new Q plate. "
The majority of us have no issue with an annual road worthiness check,nor paying road tax... what does grate mindyou is the lack of consideration given to many out there who since the inception of the motor car have spent energy and time constructing fine quality specials or replicas with no intention of avoiding legal process or payment of tax are now lumped into conforming to a BIVA test.
The FBHVC are not looking out for our corner,never have.