.GOV and other website link discussion

[Robsey]

This is a discussion thread for the
"Useful .GOV And Other Website Links" Topic

Found here:-

viewtopic.php?f=80&t=16806

Please use this thread to discuss the links, or suggest others of use to other club members.

I suspect sites like the VOSA, DVLA or whatever.

[Robsey]

I have added quite a few already.

It is good to have a centralised location online for all the useful information or to access the various forms etc.

Not as fragmented as it used to be when there used to be DVLA, VOSA and Direct.gov all on different sites.

[Robsey]

So as not to clutter / create another thread,
I thought that I would post up info about classic status and tax exemption.

Below is an exerpt from the ".gov" website on 28/12/2019.

https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles

Eligibility

The date your vehicle was built or first registered affects whether you need to:
get an MOT
pay vehicle tax

Vehicles that do not need an MOT

You do not need to get an MOT if: 

The vehicle was built or first registered more than 40 years ago

No ‘substantial changes’ have been made to the vehicle in the last 30 years, 
for example replacing the chassis, body, axles or engine to change the way the vehicle works.

If you’re not sure if there have been any substantial changes you can:

1 - read the full guidance on MOT exemptions for historic vehicles.
2 - speak to a historic vehicle expert.

Vehicles exempt from vehicle tax

You do not need to pay vehicle tax if your vehicle was built before 1 January 1979.

If you do not know when your vehicle was built, but it was first registered between 1 and 7 January 1979, you do not have to pay vehicle tax.

What you have to do

You must apply for a vehicle tax exemption to stop paying vehicle tax. 
This is sometimes called putting a vehicle into the ‘historic tax class’.

You do not have to apply to stop getting an MOT for your vehicle each year. However, you must still keep it in a roadworthy condition.

You can be fined up to £2,500 and get 3 penalty points for using a vehicle in a dangerous condition.

[James McGrath]

Good stuff Robsey.

I'm surprised that all my Cavs don't have any safety recalls.
I know there was a recall on airbag clips of something at some point.

[Robsey]

Cavs did have recalls about 20 years ago.

I recall ours going back into the dealership twice.

But I am sure that these have all expired now, with the newest Cavaliers approaching 25 years old.

[James McGrath]

I didn't think that they did expire. I thought they had to do the work regardless of age. Could be wrong

[Robsey]

Maybe they don't expire, but I suspect that any failures 20 years or more after leaving the factory are probably due to wear and tear rather than a production recall.

I will be starting a thread this weekend to list all 30-ish Field "Technical Safety Bulletins" listed on TIS for the Cavalier / Vectra-A and Calibra.