I wrote to them about the "no results" and got this reply:
Dear Mr Miles
Thank you for your email enquiry dated 1 August 2018, concerning the above.
Under new legislation that came into effect on 20 May 2018, certain vehicles constructed or first registered more than 40 years ago are now exempt from MOT testing, unless they have been substantially changed.
As long as the DVLA have a date of manufacture/first use on the vehicle record which shows the vehicle is over 40 years old, the on-line tax renewal system and other enforcement systems should automatically pick up that the vehicle is MOT exempt.
If, for some reason, the system is still not allowing a vehicle to be taxed, there is also a V112 (self-declaration from MOT) application form that can be completed and taken to a Post Office.
The V112 can be found
here and was updated to show the above exemption on 20 May 2018.
I hope this information has assisted you with your enquiry, but if you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us again.
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Kind regards
Louise Kiernan|
Customer Service Centre
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency | The Ellipse, Padley Road, Swansea, SA1 8AN
Phone: 0300 123 9000 |
Of course it didn't answer my question which was, "is "no results" the same as "MOT exempt""? to which it seems the answer is "yes" but you have to work that out as the DVLA won't tell you.