I get what you were asking, even if some don’t !!! You’re not bothered about not paying or paying tax. You’re only asking if your car is “officially” a historic vehicle as it is “actually” 40 years old and you can then enter it in historic car...

I was seeing if the historic part was different to the tax part. It's clear that the tax needs another year but I wanted to know if I can register it as historic for other reasons. That part was not clear. It is clear to me now that the...

Sadly not, that too is April 2026 but hey, it's all for a good cause right?

OK, it seems that you cannot register a vehicle as historic until the April after the Jan it is 40, which is a shame, as it won't be in the historic class this year. As the gov site says, it's tax free then. (already knew that) So next April I...

It is odd, at the end of the day it does not matter that much, but I will send it off as it literally says when vehicle is 40. Aside from that it explains the tax thing. I'm doing a few historic runs this year and next, I assume I could...

Ok, so what do you think, if I take log book to the post office, can I send it off to register as historic?. That's what gov seems to say. I think you are confuse Ng yourself as you have highlighted the bit I clearly know. Read my post.

A new guy has started at my work and he’s turned out to be a nit picker. Always away googling things so he can correct people.

Yeah, I think I'm going to go to the post office tomorrow and send it off anyway as officially it's 40, see what happens. Just have to pay another tax year and ULEX (inaudible grumbles)

Been desperately trying to keep it original as I replace bits and get her tip top ready for some major trips. Endless list of jobs to do though.

Very nice! Always good to see a tidy early 90 or 110!😎

All very good points. Cheers

A good point, it would needs sides, although I have seen hammocks with meshes over them, that would work. Again, a faf and not as good as a roof box.

I would go with a lean to idea as you dont have the roof tent now. Park close and you can tie the other end of the hammock to the 90 ;). Mosi nets would be good addition. @dag019 will show pics hes done it:). J

So, as I mention in my first post, it's obvious about the tax. My question is about the registering it as an historic vehicle now or should I just wait until april 2026 when it's 41 years old.

Already read it, it states the tax will be free from next April 26, but mot free now. But can I register it as historic now or not. That is not so clear.

If it works, I would even consider not taking a roof rack at all as that will take away a few horses and we're doing around 3k miles in 11 days. (maybe hoick out the wobbly 2.25 petrol and stick in a V8)

What are you saying there! But yeah, that is a consideration, which is why I thought I'd ask about, maybe the frame is not up to it. If the frame that holds the tent up is fairly well designed, maybe. Bit of a faf though and I'm slowly going...

So tomorrow, Friday, she is 40 years old. Got excited and pulled my log book out in prep to take to the post office and register it as historic. Turns out Next april is when it becomes Tax free! Doh. It does say that it's MOT free now, but...

Building up to a morocco trip in my 1985 landrover and will be going with another in their 90. They have a roof tent and I thought I'd get one, then I stopped and thought for a bit. What if I have some kind of awning that connects to the rear...

To explain, it was showing 1/4 tank still when it ran out, probably a blockage, but at the time I thought the gauge failed and I was empty. A good service after revealed no issues. Suffice to say, we never let it get near 1/4 tank any...

only time I've done that is when I ran out of juice in my mercedes motorhome, was stuck in the middle of nowhere with a single can of diesel, so I sprayed brake cleaner directly into the intake as my wife cranked it. Man it revved high and...

Yes, probably try that first. Tentatively spray brake cleaner near the hot manifold stuff. Never done that before, I'm assuming a tiny amount and listen for lifts

Thought I'd come back to this chat. Planning a loooong trip for 2026, so between now and then I will need to solve this tickover issue, otherwise, I'm just gonna swap the engine out or do something radical like fit a V8 and be done with it...

yeah, it's not on my big list of things to do that's for sure, just a distraction. Everytime I do photos for insurance I think, 'wish I could fix that crack'. everything is original 1985 county, I'll probably live with it but never know, there...

I've heard of people repairing the crack with glue etc but not sure if that will work as the foam inside expands and the pressure is too great. That's why I was thinking of just covering that area with something hard, plastic, brass, I don't...

Like most I suppose, my 1985 LR has a crack on the dash. It was there when I got it and before I screwed a phone holder in place of the ash tray. I was thinking of making a tight fitting cover/plate/thing, to hide it. Not a big problem really...