Evening gents,
I'm now the proud owner of a 1961 TDS Scottish recently purchased from a fellow club member. My intention is to use it for both trials and green lane-ing so getting it road legal is a priority. I know this issue keeps cropping up, but I'm thoroughly confused about what I need to do. DVLA website is no use at all, so I nipped down to my local MOT test centre for a chat.
I was told an electric horn is required ( apparently small battery operated ones that can be fitted to bicycles are fine) but a bulb horn is no longer acceptable I find this hard to believe when a bulb horn was likely to be fitted originally.
A speedo isn't required - I thought that was an absolute necessity?
Tyres (even if marked 'not for road use' ) are fine as long as the tread block is larger than the gap between the blocks.
I believe that as of April next year, changes in policy mean an MOT won't be needed for the bike, but....
Also, regarding tax exemption, do I need to inform DVLA ? there seems to be no facility to do his on their website.
Finally, if anyone in the Yorkshire / Derbyshire area can recommend good clubs or trials I'd be grateful
Paul
I'm now the proud owner of a 1961 TDS Scottish recently purchased from a fellow club member. My intention is to use it for both trials and green lane-ing so getting it road legal is a priority. I know this issue keeps cropping up, but I'm thoroughly confused about what I need to do. DVLA website is no use at all, so I nipped down to my local MOT test centre for a chat.
I was told an electric horn is required ( apparently small battery operated ones that can be fitted to bicycles are fine) but a bulb horn is no longer acceptable I find this hard to believe when a bulb horn was likely to be fitted originally.
A speedo isn't required - I thought that was an absolute necessity?
Tyres (even if marked 'not for road use' ) are fine as long as the tread block is larger than the gap between the blocks.
I believe that as of April next year, changes in policy mean an MOT won't be needed for the bike, but....
Also, regarding tax exemption, do I need to inform DVLA ? there seems to be no facility to do his on their website.
Finally, if anyone in the Yorkshire / Derbyshire area can recommend good clubs or trials I'd be grateful
Paul
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