Consultation outcome

Roadworthiness testing for vehicles of historical interest

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 22 September 2016
• Last updated: 18 December 2017 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Exempting vehicles of historical interest from roadworthiness testing: government response to consultation

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Addendum to government response to consultation on exempting vehicles of historical interest from roadworthiness testing

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Impact assessment: review of vehicles of historical interest road-worthiness testing

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Vehicles of historical interest (VHI): substantial change guidance

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Detail of outcome

The outcome from the ‘Roadworthiness testing for vehicles of historic interest’ consultation was released on 14 September 2017.

We have decided that most vehicles over 40 years old (on a rolling basis) will be exempt from MOT testing from 20 May 2018.

Those that have been ‘substantially changed’ will still require yearly testing.

We have now published final guidance as to what constitutes ‘substantial change’ in the context of old vehicles.

The consultation received 2,217 responses, including from:

• owners
• car clubs
• trade bodies
• businesses
• public bodies

An addendum to the consultation response was added 15 December 2017.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking your views on an exemption from testing for vehicles older than 40 years and associated changes.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 22 September 2016 to 11:45pm on 2 November 2016

Consultation description

We are consulting on proposals to implement an exemption from testing for vehicles over 40 years old.

This includes options to:

• exempt all vehicles over 30 years old
• have alternative testing requirements
• remove the exemption

We are proposing that vehicles which have been ‘substantially altered’ will not be exempt from testing.

Documents

Vehicles of historic interest: consultation on exemptions from annual roadworthiness testing

Ref: DfT-2016-11

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Review of vehicles of historical interest (VHIs) roadworthiness testing: impact assessment

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Published 22 September 2016
Last updated 18 December 2017 + show all updates

1. 18 December 2017

   Final guidance including the altered definition of ‘substantially changed’ historical vehicles and addendum to the original government response correcting a factual error and stating only changes in the last 30 years (on a rolling basis) need be considered.

2. 14 September 2017

   Outcome for the 'Roadworthiness testing for vehicles of historic interest' consultation released.

3. 22 September 2016

   First published.