The Dept for Transport have issued the below documents for consultation with a closing date for comment of 2nd November. MGOC was in receipt of a notification of this on 26th September and unfortunately this means that there will not be time to publish this in Enjoying MG and allow members any time to respond.
Firstly the consultation documents are to be found at this web address https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/roadworthiness-testing-for-vehicles-of-historic-interest and the Government is requesting comment from any interested party, individual through motor Clubs and other organisations and MGOC suggests that anyone wanting to comment does so through the various options listed at this website. MGOC is preparing a response but would like as many members as possible to notify their preferences in the below survey.
The subject created by EU legislation is to extend the exemption currently afforded to pre 1960 historic vehicles that no longer have to be submitted for an annual roadworthiness test (commonly known as the MOT), to a whole range of younger vehicles.
There are five options being considered by the Government, these are listed below…
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Option 1 |
Remove the current exemption for pre-1960 vehicles and in doing so make all vehicles that are currently exempt subject to full annual roadworthiness testing. |
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Option 2 |
Introduce a basic ‘VHI’ roadworthiness ‘safety’ test – (either annual or biennial) for 40 year old vehicles. |
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Option 3 |
Exempt 40 year old ‘VHIs’ from annual testing and introduce a ‘VHI’ certification process to ensure a vehicle has not been substantially changed (could be based on self-certification or independent inspection or a combination). This is the UK Governments preferred option. |
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Option 4 |
Introduce a biennial ‘VHI’ roadworthiness test for 40 year old vehicles. ‘VHIs which are Heavy Goods Vehicles, buses and coaches would need to be certified that they have not been substantially altered. |
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Option 5 |
Exempt 30 year old VHIs from annual testing and introduce a VHI certification process to ensure a vehicle has not been substantially altered (could be based on self-certification or independent inspection or a combination). |
Note VHI means Vehicles of Historic Interest.
We would appreciate you providing us with your preferred option and a short explanation of that choice.
Closing date for this survey 24th October 2016