old sandrail kit car restoration
Discussion
about 10 years ago I bought an old 'kit car' based on a VW 1303 Super Beetle. Technically it isn't a kit, as it retains enough original parts to be over the 8 points required to class as a radically modified vehicle. This means it does not require an SVA, instead the DVLA just needs notifying of the changes.
As I was filling in the form, I started to think about MOT and road tax exemption.
The first line of the MOT exception requirements is
[i]Eligibility
You do not need to get an MOT if the vehicle was first registered more than 40 years ago and no ‘substantial changes’ have been made to the vehicle in the last 30 years.[/i]
I haven't made any changes to the car, they were done buy the previous owner. I have simply 'restored' it. E.g. repainting, replacing worn parts with new originals etc.
Looking at the parts used, chassis is 1976, engine is 1990, some of the other bits like brakes and hubs are from a 924, so 1976–1988. The car is over 40, and the parts are all over 30.
As far as I can tall it probably was modified 30+ years ago. there is no electronic MOT history and the V5 says 1303 super Beetle.
Does this mean I can register it as MOT exempt?
As I was filling in the form, I started to think about MOT and road tax exemption.
The first line of the MOT exception requirements is
[i]Eligibility
You do not need to get an MOT if the vehicle was first registered more than 40 years ago and no ‘substantial changes’ have been made to the vehicle in the last 30 years.[/i]
I haven't made any changes to the car, they were done buy the previous owner. I have simply 'restored' it. E.g. repainting, replacing worn parts with new originals etc.
Looking at the parts used, chassis is 1976, engine is 1990, some of the other bits like brakes and hubs are from a 924, so 1976–1988. The car is over 40, and the parts are all over 30.
As far as I can tall it probably was modified 30+ years ago. there is no electronic MOT history and the V5 says 1303 super Beetle.
Does this mean I can register it as MOT exempt?
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