If you're planning to get your car checked, why not continue with the annual MoT? Even if you're fairly handy with a set of spanners, we'd always prefer someone to double check our work. Plus, it's peace of mind for you - and any potential buyer if you're looking to sell. Currently, you need an MoT to legally drive your vehicle on the road - but you also need it to tax your vehicle. We're expecting the new MoT exemption system will have a few kinks that need ironing out, so we can't predict what will happen when the system changes - but an MoT exemption has already been in place for older cars so you should be able to renew your historic tax without too much trouble. Remember though, it's a condition of your insurance policy that you keep your vehicle in a roadworthy condition - if you need to make and a claim and it's decided that you didn't keep the car's condition at a satisfactory level, your insurance could be invalidated.