MOT Consultation - 40 Year exemption.

[Chris Bird]

We special builders should be ok, as the chassis will not have been modified and we do not have a monocoque Body shell....

It will not be considered to be a VHI if it;
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  has been issued with a registration number with a ‘Q’ pre-fix,
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  is a kit car assembled from components from different makes and model of vehicle or,
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  is a kit conversion where a kit of new parts is added to an existing vehicle, or old parts are added to
a kit of a manufactured body, chassis or monocoque bodyshell changing the general appearance of
the vehicle.

But if the engine had been increased in bhp by 15% ( that is about 2bhp) or the total weight reduced by 15% - not difficult with a Ruby conversion - or both, after Jan 1988 then it will not qualify for VHI with these proposals.