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C s elebrating 30 Year The Newsletter of the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs Issue 3 • 2018 Inside Legislation & Fuels Latest news on MOT Exempt Vehicles 1000 Mile Challenge 6 days. 5 cars. What could possibly go wrong? Drive it Day 2018 Your vehicles make it a success www.fbhvc.co.uk The UK Member of FIVA FBHVC Insurance The Newsletter of the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs www.fbhvc.co.uk President: Lord Steel of Aikwood Scheme Chairman: David Whale Editorial Secretary: Emma Balaam for member When I travel round the country meeting in preserving the culture enshrined within Federation of British Historic club members at events, politicians wanting historic vehicles. They will bring value to the Vehicle Clubs Ltd briefings and journalists following the Federation through their financial support PO Box 295, Upminster, clubs... historic vehicle scene they are often surprised but also to all our clubs and associates Essex, RM14 9DG at the amount and scope of the work we through exclusive ‘members only’ offers. Email: [email protected] do given the relatively modest resources It is with great pleasure that we can Phone: 01708 223111 available to us. We have one paid person, announce the appointment of our first four Emma, our tireless secretary. Our other The Federation of British Historic Commercial Partners. Stewart Miller and officials are all volunteers. Our income to Vehicle Clubs exists to uphold the Peter James Insurance are our insurance fund our political campaigns, DVLA liaison, freedom to use historic vehicles on the partner, Duckhams is our lubrication our various communications channels, the road. It does this by representing the partner, King Dick is our tools partner, and When it comes to securing the Heritage Engineering Academy at Bicester interests of owners of such vehicles Bicester Heritage becomes our Commercial and much more, comes almost entirely from to politicians, government officials, right insurance for your club, we Partner by dint of its hosting of the Heritage club subscriptions to the Federation. We and legislators both in the UK and can help. Engineering Academy and its tremendous increase these annually but only at the rate (through membership of Fédération support for the Heritage Engineering of inflation. So for the forthcoming year Internationale des Véhicules Anciens) With a product endorsed by the Apprenticeship from its inception. You can each member club will contribute 46p pence check them all out now on our website, and in Europe. FBHVC and only available to for each qualifying member. I sincerely hope keep an eye out for the club and member There are over 500 subscriber member clubs, you can be you feel it is worthwhile your club making offers. organisations representing a total confident that we have the this contribution on your behalf to an membership of over 250,000 in product you need at a price that organisation dedicated to protecting your Drive It Day - NB addition to individual and trade right to use the public highway. supporters. Details can be found is competitive. I know clubs like to organise their events I say, ‘almost entirely’ because we also have diaries well in advance, especially when at www.fbhvc.co.uk or sent on We specialise in helping clubs Trade Supporters, and Museum members venue bookings are involved, so here’s some application to the secretary. who contribute to the funds and even FBHVC is a company limited by and classic motor traders, so why important news about Drive It Day 2019… Individual Supporters who feel strongly Next year because of the Easter date clash guarantee, registered number not put us to the test? about our work and make private donations. DiD will be a week later on the 28th April. 3842316 and was founded in 1988. However it is becoming increasingly Geoff Lancaster challenging to balance the books given the Creative & design by Fire Creative (07795 030885). ever expanding agenda, so we are delighted Printed by the ABC Print Group (01432 760700). to be able to announce a new category of Subscriber clubs and organisations can reproduce supporter… Commercial Partner. Commercial Email: Yvonne Bates the text of items from this publication in their Partners are to be significant businesses own publications provided that FBHVC is credited. [email protected] involved with the historic vehicle movement Images may be reproduced only with specific or who recognise the value in supporting the permission. All articles are available via email, work of the Federation. Their alignment John Castle for more information please contact with us is recognition not only of the [email protected] [email protected] commercial value this brings them but also it demonstrates their shared values with us Cover photo: MG Midget at Bicester Heritage Call us now on 01252 377546 Contents 4-5 Legislation & Fuels 14-15 Heritage Culture & Museums or visit 6 DVLA 16-17 Duckhams News 8 Technical & Events astonscott.com 18-19 Secretarial News 10-13 Research & Trade 21-23 Club News Aston Scott Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN No. 308048) Issue 3, 2018 FBHVCnews 3 Legislation & Fuels Bob Owen SPECIALIST VEHICLES & TRAILERS There will be a few among our readers who will have vehicles outside the normal MOT Exempt Vehicles range of motorcycles, cars, vans, lorries, buses and coaches. Generally, these are what are referred to as ‘specialist vehicles’ which would for instance include mobile By the time you read this the roll out of by the organisations listed to be put on what a substantial change is, using words I had not been able to view the actual cranes, some breakdown vehicles and heavy tractor units. There are also some who the new procedure will have commenced. the list. So it makes no pretence at being from the Guidance. I think they are self- way the requirement for declaration will will make use of trailers. Certainly these will not have been subject to testing prior exhaustive. Indeed, just because your own explanatory. be presented online, but must assume it to 20 May, but they may now be subject to roadworthiness testing. Just a brief basic reminder: Keepers marque club has not decided to be shown will closely mirror what is in Forms V112 or of pre-1960 vehicles which have been One point I should clarify, though I If you are one of those people you will need to make yourself familiar with changes on the published list doesn’t mean it will V112G as the case may be. automatically exempt will not remain hope most members who are directly to the regulations which decide whether they need to have your vehicle undertake not be able to advise you. DVLA is not exempt after their next date for licensing affected are now aware of it, is that As explained before, the exemption is roadworthiness testing. going to be checking who, if anyone, you unless you can and do make a declaration. while there is a general exemption for actually created by Regulations, which To deal with trailers first. Heavy trailers, whether or not historic in their own right consulted before declaring your vehicle steam powered vehicles in Form V112G, are based upon the actual build date and whatever their age will, if they are used to carry loads, from now on have to be Next, a word on experts: The Department MOT exempt. it applies only to vehicles which weigh and condition of the vehicle. Nor do tested. for Transport (DfT) Guidance we over 3.5 tonnes. There is no other general they formally require the vehicle to be published in the addendum to Edition A problem arising as a result of the Secondly a number of specialist vehicles, of types not previously tested, may now, as steam exemption. We are working with entered into the ‘historic’ taxation class. 1, and which you can also find on the difference between the time I write this a result of changes to the law on Plating and Testing be within the categories which the organisations in our membership But Government has to find a workable DfT website, makes reference to the piece and when you see it , is that while do require testing, even if they were built more than forty years ago and are not who are nationally involved with steam way not least for enforcement purposes of substantially changed. use of experts. However, their use is not I know what the Forms will say, they are to ascertain whether or not this creates logging exempt vehicles. The consonance compulsory. You may know perfectly well not of course yet in force. The Forms V112 In the case both of these specialist vehicles, and of trailers which are to be used any actual problems when compared with of the exemption date and the date for yourself whether or not your vehicle has and V112G which follow this subject, say laden, they may not have previously been tested and thus may never have been the position in previous years and I will, if qualification for the ‘historic’ class has been substantially changed during the DRAFT, but you should now be able to plated. There is a significant lack of clarity as to how these are to be treated, as necessary, report back on this. caused DVLA to combine the two. For past thirty years. But if you think there ignore that. Be aware that there may be there may well be issues of the availability of facilities to undertake any plating administrative reasons the declaration may be some doubt, we have posted on some slight revisions from September, of It is quite clear now that it will only be a required.

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