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MOT exemption: vehicle built or first registered more than

40 years ago (rolling), with no substantial changes

2026-27, from 2026-04-01 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source · next expected change 2027-04-01

You do not need to get an MOT if: the vehicle was built or first registered more than 40 years ago; no ‘substantial changes’ have been made to the vehicle - for example, replacing the chassis, body, axles or engine to change the way the vehicle works

key

uk/historic/mot-exemption-age

value

40 years ago (rolling), with no substantial changes

period

2026-27

effective

2026-04-01 to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-04-01)

next expected change

2027-04-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

previous

40 years ago (rolling), with no substantial changes (2025-26) from 2025-04-01

hash

sha256:ad3970de466f31620ccf2a80b66d83a78c71043abe2fcc80178772e264cde247

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/historic/mot-exemption-age?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/historic/mot-exemption-age

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  "key": "uk/historic/mot-exemption-age",
  "label": "MOT exemption: vehicle built or first registered more than",
  "value": 40,
  "unit": "years ago (rolling), with no substantial changes",
  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles",
  "quote": "You do not need to get an MOT if: the vehicle was built or first registered more than 40 years ago; no ‘substantial changes’ have been made to the vehicle - for example, replacing the chassis, body, axles or engine to change the way the vehicle works",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-01",
  "changeCadence": "annual",
  "nextExpectedChange": "2027-04-01",
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "previous": {
    "value": 40,
    "period": "2025-26",
    "effectiveFrom": "2025-04-01",
    "source": "https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250530154919/https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles"
  },
  "hash": "sha256:ad3970de466f31620ccf2a80b66d83a78c71043abe2fcc80178772e264cde247",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
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    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/historic/mot-exemption-age",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles"
  }
}