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Published as a result of information being required from two recent emails (Martin & Mike – please check your email Junk / Spam if you did not receive my reply)
I often get asked about V112’s and what to do with them. It is important to fully understand what a V112 (MOT Exempt form) is and also about Tax Exempt requirements in this area, as well as if you SORN your Lambretta for a few months and then bring it back onto the road, after receiving your V5C, as a result of an import / UK barn find.
Questions and Answers
V112 – MOT Exempt Questions
Can I complete a V112 (MOT Excempt paperwork)?
- If your Lambretta was built or first registered more than 40 and has not been substantially altered within the last 30 years according to the Department of Transport Guidance (CLICK HERE) it will be exempt from MOT and a V112 form can be used. However, it is your responsibility to ensure it is kept fully roadworthy. Your V5C should also state that your Lambretta taxation class is “Historic” and if it does not, you may need to take further action in this area before completing a V112.
When to use and where to send your V112 form
- A V112 form needs to be filled out every year.
- V112’s are used at a Post Office and need to be completed and handed over to the post office worker when tax is due. They can not be sent via post to the DVLA. See Note 2 below for more information in this area.
- At the time of this news post, you only need to declare your vehicle as MOT exempt at the point of taxation.
- Note 1: If you have received a V5C as a result of an import / new UK registration, you may notice that it comes with 1 years tax, even though this may not be required as your Lambretta is over 40 years old (CLICK HERE). You should therefore not be required to complete a V112 until tax is due. To safe guard yourself in this area and in case the law / .GOV.UK requirements change at the time of you reading this news post, I would encourage you to take your completed V112 form, along with your V5C and insurance certificate to the post office for clarification that no further action is required until the first years tax is due.
- Note 2: When your first years tax is due, rather than visit the post office, you Tax your Lambretta online and follow the step by step instructions, which should also cover the V112 requirements: https://vehicletax.service.gov.uk/
- Note 3: As stated above, please remember that it is your responsibility to ensure your Lambretta is kept fully roadworthy. Even though your Lambretta is MOT exempt, you may still choose to get an MOT, rather than complete a V112.
TAX Exempt Questions
Is my Lambretta Tax Exempt?
- Evidence of you owning a historic Lambretta is shown on the V5C. The front page will say something like “Was registered and or used / declared manufactured 1962”. Note also, if you see “Non-transferable registration mark” on the front page as well, this means that you can not sell the number allocated to it!
- The V5C will also state a tax class of “Historic”.
Not so important:
- Inside the V5C, you may see (for example) Date of first registration 01/04/20 or you may see the date you added in the V55 application (example 01/01/57).
- You may also see the Date of registration in the UK as example 01/04/20.
- The tax class should state Historic and if it does not, you may want to send your V5C bask to the DVLA and ask them to update this, so that you may complete a V112.
- When using a V112, the post office should see the V5C states Taxation Class – Historic inside the V5C. The front will back this up with having something along the lines of “Was registered and or used / declared manufactured 1962”.
TAX Exemption
Normally, when you receive a V5C (after first registration in the UK), it comes with 1 years tax, even though tax may not be required if you own a historic vehicle.
- the log book (V5C in your name)
- a valid MOT certificate or a completed V112 MOT exemption form.
- your vehicle tax reminder letter if you have it.
Reminder: You do not have to pay vehicle tax if you have a historic vehicle, but you must still tax and insure it every year. (or SORN it if it’s not being used on the road at present)
Resources link
After the first year, or if you SORN your Lambretta for a few months and then bring it back onto the road, you may apply for tax online at: https://vehicletax.service.gov.uk/. This process should also cover your V112 requirements:
ask MID (Motor Insurance Database)
- If you receive a V5C and do not insure it promptly, you will receive a letter from askMID (Motor Insurance Database) asking you to insure it immediately, or SORN it. Do not ignore the letter and act promptly, otherwise you may receive a fine.
SORN information
- You need to make a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) when you take a vehicle ‘off the road’ and you want to stop taxing and insuring it.
- SORN link: https://www.gov.uk/sorn-statutory-off-road-notification
- If you receive your new V5C with 1 years tax and SORN it for a few months, no credit / monies will be received as a result of the SORN and having any months left on the tax that has been given for the first year. When you bring the Lambretta back onto the road, you will need to complete a V112 and apply for tax exemption following the process above. Alternatively, after bringing it back on the road, you may apply via https://vehicletax.service.gov.uk/, which should cover your V112 paperwork as well.