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<<< I suggest you both need to read some of the press reports being issued by the controlling Classic Car Club body. >>>

Actually we don't.

By Nov, most classic cars, including my own, will be wrapped up and put to bed for the winter, but still covered by their relevant off the road insurance policies.

By the time they come out again for next season's use, all the speculation and scaremongering will have been sorted out and we can base our insurance choices on fact.

This is all too airy fairy and speculative, even from the Federation of British Historic Vehicles Club, as to the nitty gritty of what is to be applied to which class of vehicle.
That body is even suggesting that there should be a differential between Private and Commercial Passenger carrying vehicles.

If Federation of British Historic Vehicles Club don't know what this new ruling will mean, I will wait until I am told what I need to do by my own car club.

For those that are worried that they may be involved in a smash with a none MOTed pre 60's car after November, just imagine how much worse it could be if you were hit by a none MOTed heavy goods lorry!

The following is taken from the Dept of Transport's webpage

The Government believes that the proposed exemption will reduce regulatory burden on owners of historic vehicles, meet its Reducing Regulation agenda and the desire to remove unnecessary burdens.  It will also bring the age of vehicles requiring the statutory MoT test in line with The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988, which already exempts unladen pre-1960 manufactured Heavy Goods Vehicles from the roadworthiness test.

Clearly these vehicles have been exempt for a few years now.

I have a 1957 Series One Land Rover. I rebuilt about 5 years ago. It has a new galvanised chassis, all new brake components (including new copper brake lines), except for the master cylinder which I had re-sleeved in stainless steel. All lights were new. It will become MOT exempt from November. I also have a 2 1/2 year old Land Rover Defender, which has a rusty chassis already! as well as looking like the steel brake lines are corroding!

I know which one will last the longest!

I should also add that, as an enthusiast, with a great deal of knowledge of the vehicle, as soon as I become aware of a fault, I attend to it. I know many owners of new cars who never ever even so much as check the fluid levels, so for most of them, the only time they ever get any sort of safety check is at MOT time. How often do you see newish cars during the dark periods of the year driving around with defective lights?