MOT Consultation - 40 Year exemption.

[Timothy P]

Sorry Stuart, I modified my post as Peter said much the same in fewer words.

Interestingly the document you linked to also references using the 8 point system, which points to this part of the system not being finalised. 

There is an admin cost to VHI owners since they must now certify that their vehicle has not been substantially altered. To be considered as a VHI a number of components of the vehicle need to be of a design of which would have been fitted to that vehicle at the time of its manufacture. For example the vehicle must have the original unmodified chassis, suspension and steering assembly. The vehicle owner must consult the 8 point rule and verify that their vehicle meets these conditions. They must then inform DVSA that they are exempt from testing. The exact details of this process have not yet been determined. Vehicles that are currently exempt from MOT testing must fill out a V112 form to declare that they are exempt and must produce this form when they taxing a vehicle. Vehicles that are exempt from tax must annually declare this online. It is likely that the self-certification process will follow a similar process. The length of time that the self-certification process will take is uncertain and it is likely to vary by individual. It has been conservatively assumed that the process will take around 60 minutes. Due to the uncertainty a range is taken around this value, from 45 to 75mins. This is likely to be an overestimate but the conservative approach of not understating any costs has been taken due to lack of details on the self-certification process at the time of this analysis. Non-business time is valued at £4.89 per hour