Morris Minor Owners Club

hI All,

I,ve just bought a 1968 Morris 1000, I have no v5 with the car and I need to give the dvla proof of when it was manufactured as it does not show up on their site, because the car has been off the road since 1984, which is before this law came in.

Does anyone know how I can prove my cars date of birth, so I can have it tax free.

Thanks

John

I have all the details, chassis number, engine number etc

Does anyone know how I can prove my cars date of birth, so I can have it tax free.

You shouldnt have to as all Morris Minors were made before the cut of date, but if you contact Rob Thomasson the clubs technical advisor he can help with things like this including what the original reg was.

There's also the British Motor Heritage Trust from which you can buy a certificate of birth sort of!

Hi cheers for the replies,
but I have noticed something on the dvla site when I put in the registration number that It still comes up with having to pay tax at the bottomof the details page, where most other classic cars I have put in don,t. Is this due to the fact that it has been off the road since 1984 and is still registered under the old tax law ?.
When I send off for a v5 won,t the v5 document proof that the car fits into the tax exemption class{due to the cars registration number} at the post office when I come to tax it, as I,m unsure.

John

my bonnie log book came back like that from dvla. when i went to tax it they said £60 please ,so i laughed at em, lady said take the log book to local dvla office. manager of post office said no i can do it here , he did something on the computer and i got my historic tax

Yes, if a car has been off the road since '84 (or well before the tax exemption came in) it will still be classed as 'private light goods' and have to pay tax in theory. The post office can't change the taxation class (which is really inconvenient) so you have to go to your local DVLA office, show them your V5, MOT and insurance and they will keep the V5 and send it off so you'll get another one with 'historic' taxation class, and give you a new tax disc there and then.
Easy really, just a pain if your local DVLA office is 25miles away.... Just done this procedure with a '61 saloon that had been garaged since '81 when the lady owner gave up driving.
What you can't do (I think) is to change the taxation class, without actually taxing the car, ie: you have to go and show MOT and insurance and actually want a tax disc at that time, you cant do it ready for when you get the car on the road. Not critical, as it dosn't matter anyway til you're ready to tax it.

If for some reason, your V5 certificate dosen't show the date of manufacture, or the date of first use is after '73 which sometimes happens if a car has been abroad in its early days, you may need the heritage certificate to prove the build date.