Impact assessment

Removing MOT requirements for historic vehicles

Reviews proposals allowing vehicles made before 1960 to be exempt from statutory MOT tests.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 3 November 2011

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Impact assessment

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Details

Impact assessment of the proposal to exempt vehicles of historic interest (vehicles manufactured prior to 1 January 1960) from statutory MOT test, as allowed under Article 4(2) of the EU Directive 2009/40/EC, and bring the age of vehicles requiring the statutory MOT test in line with the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988.

Related documents

• Consultation: historic vehicles MOT exemption review
• Press Release: cut red tape MOT for classic cars
• Statement by the Minister for Transport: historic vehicles MOT exemption review

Published 3 November 2011