It’s about to become a whole lot easier to own a classic car in the U.K., their Department of Transport decided that cars made before 1977 do not need to pass the annual inspection and road-worthiness test known as the “”MOT.”

Previously, the only cars that were MOT exempt were vehicles registered before 1960.

Under the new regulation, beginning next May. all cars made in 1978 and before, will be free from the MOT’s inspection and tax. This 40-year requirement is a rolling law, so, every year in the future the year of exemption will also advance one year

http://www.automobilemag.com/news/classic-cars-40-years-older-no-longer-pass-mot-u-k
http://www.classicandsportscar.com/news/general-classic-car-news/classic-cars-over-40-years-old-to-gain-mot-exemption-from-2018