ludwig113 Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 ok people, this may be the most stupid question ever asked but...... my 72 gt6 is registered as a "historic vehicle" rather than a "vehicle of historic interest" VHI. is there any difference in the eyes of the DVLA or should i get it changed? cheers paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Nope same thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwig113 Posted July 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 13 hours ago, Anglefire said: Nope same thing. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Err, sorry Anglefire, that's not true. The two classifications are quite different. "Historic Vehicle" is a taxation class applicable to cars manufactured before 1st January 40 years back. It means you don't have to pay for your road tax. Your V5 should state this taxation class in the relevant box. "Vehicle of Historic Interest" is not related to tax and has slightly different rules - the date cut-off is April and there's an additional "not significantly modified" rule. This gets you exemption from MOT testing. It will not appear on the V5. An unmolested 1972 GT6 will qualify for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Being a pedant, the V5 will also show your car as Historic Vehicle or not. It won''t show it as a VHI as that has nothing to do with its registration. AFAIK and based on my V5 which I declared it as VHI when it became 40years old. But I get the difference based on your comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 And presumably VHI only lasts a year and has to be renewed annually? One reason it won't appear on a logbook. And what if you get an MOT on a VHI? Does it then revert to HV? Does it matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 MOT is optional once VHI - don't think it changes that status - why would it? Yes VHI is declared when taxing the vehicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwig113 Posted July 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 thanks for the clarification. paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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