It's a question of which 'Boat' you want to be in though...suffolkpete wrote:That's all very well if you're already in the boatmaph2 wrote:stop whinging and stop rocking the boat........
The fixed date we have now, With a 'Historic' vehicle for taxation purposes simply defined by the date of manufacture and no other restrictions on what you can and cannot do to it or subject to the relevant laws and testing, and where and when you can use it, or a 'Rolling' date with a Historic' vehicle for legislation purpoeses based on something like the FIVA definition which states...
"FIVA defines a historic vehicle as a mechanically propelled road vehicle:
Which is at least 30 years old;
Which is preserved and maintained in a historically correct condition;
Which is not used as a means of daily transport;
And which is therefore a part of our technical and cultural heritage"
This is what FIVA are recommending should be the 'Europe Wide' definition of a Historic Vehicle for legislation purposes.
As The FBHVC have said:
"For example, the EU Commission have given indications that while they are happy to consider legislative exemptions for a reasonably small number of vehicles, used for relatively low mileages, they would become concerned if the number of vehicles or the mileage they covered grew too large. It is hoped that by lifting the defined age to 30 and excluding vehicles used for daily transport, this will be avoided."
So, this would mean that anyone who uses a vehicle over 30 years old as a daily, or has modified it in a way that is not 'Historically Correct' would not, in the eyes of FIVA or FBHVC be driving a ‘Historic Vehicle’ and would, potentially, be liable to meet any legislation applied to ‘Non-Historic’ vehicles.
I know which scenario I prefer.