IAIN AYRE CLERKS TAKING OVER

There has been a creeping tendency in recent years for government clerks worldwide to take more control, of everything, all the time. That is why I am concerned that making cars over 40 years old exempt from needing an MoT test may be a well-meant gesture towards classic car enthusiasts, or it may be the beginning of separating classic cars into a different group that can be more easily controlled. In Australia, there is widespread use of concessional registration rates for classics that reduce the annual cost of running one,