Top 10: Tax-free and MoT-exempt cars for 2018
May 2018 sees all cars more than 40 years of age becoming not just VED-free (as in previous years) but also MoT exempt for the first time thanks to a change in regulations. That means any classic built before 1 January, 1978 is included.
If you already own a 1977 car, you'll need to contact DVLA to change its VED class to 'historic' to take advantage of the tax break. And if you don't, what are you waiting for? Here are ten cars launched into the UK in 1977 that will soon be tax and MoT-exempt in their earliest guise.
Porsche 928
Unveiled in March 1977 and subsequently crowned European Car of the Year, Porsche’s all-new flagship went on to enjoy an 18-year career and worldwide sales of more than 61,000. With a new water-cooled 4.5-litre V8 engine mounted up front, the 928 wasn’t in the classic Porsche tradition; but with at least 240bhp on tap, plus excellent handling (thanks to its near 50/50 weight distribution), it was a seriously capable grand tourer. Not surprisingly, a survivor from the first year of production won’t be an easy find all these years later...
on 16 March 2018
There are only around 14 on the road and around 7 on SORN. These cars are dead!!beryl gillingham on 18 March 2018
fdif you can afford a rolls why not buy a new one. dont expect you need it tobe mot and tax free at the mpg they do and the huge amount of things that go wrong with them and thats from knowing someone who had one a long time ago. and again i ask why have you not included triumphs in your top ten????Peter McGuire on 18 March 2018
Yes, the only place you might one of those daily drivers is in a scrapyard (if you are lucky).
Most were probably crushed in the last millenium.
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