Years ago when a secondhand vehicle was shipped to UK and registered, it had the letter of the year it was reistered here and was not put on age related plate.

 

IE- a 1957 vehicle bought in from USA in 1981 would go on an X reg, but in the log book it would state in a seperate section ''previously reistered and/or used overseas, but declared manufactured 1957''.

 

What I need to know is, would the, seat belts and all the stuff a 57 vehicle would be exempt from on an MOT still apply to those vehicles? or would the declared date have to be proved first, then put on an age related plate before getting the early vehicle exempt privileges?

Years ago when a secondhand vehicle was shipped to UK and registered, it had the letter of the year it was reistered here and was not put on age related plate.

 

IE- a 1957 vehicle bought in from USA in 1981 would go on an X reg, but in the log book it would state in a seperate section ''previously reistered and/or used overseas, but declared manufactured 1957''.

 

What I need to know is, would the, seat belts and all the stuff a 57 vehicle would be exempt from on an MOT still apply to those vehicles? or would the declared date have to be proved first, then put on an age related plate before getting the early vehicle exempt privileges?

hmmm... good question. though my v5 for my imported z has the date of manufacture on it

as far as im aware. for mot in the uk, if a car was factory made with such items then it had to have them, if not, then it doesnt.

hmmm... good question. though my v5 for my imported z has the date of manufacture on it

 

Yeh, they do this now, but years ago, before the days that you had to get a permit to wipe ya ass, they didn't :confused: so, you get a copper who don't know his cars trying to nick ya for ''no seat belts'' in an X reg car that is actually a 57 :headvswal

im sure its still goes down on mot as year of manufacturer, hence maybe why you now have to take log book for mot. could be wrong though. at the end of the day its a 57, not an 81. they cant really change that.

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'before the days that you had to get a permit to wipe ya ass'

 

 

 

:rofl: :rofl:

 

How true.....