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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News May 2013
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News April 2013
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  • Classic Vehicle News - Budget 2013
 

Extract from 2013 budget - Chapter 2 - Budget policy decisions (PDF 183KB)

2.148 'The government will extend the cut off date from which classic vehicles are exempt from VED by one year. From 1 April 2014 a vehicle manufactured before 1 January 1974 will be exempt from paying VED.'

2.151 'To reduce administration costs the Government will put off-the-road declarations onto an indefinite basis. There is no date here so I conclude it is from immediate effect.

   
  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News March 2013
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News February 2013
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News January 2013
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  • Children's Links - January 2013
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News December 2012
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  • Vehicles for Disposal
 

The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers' Museum of Technology is offering a number of military-associated objects to interested museums. These include uniform badges; metal collar dogs and a second world war RAF jerkin. Twelve vehicles are also on offer, including: Humber Super Snipe 4x2 staff car; a Rover 3.5 Saloon staff car; a Daimler Limousine 4.2 Staff Car, a Dodge Baggage Van (Royal Household), a Morris Minor 1000 traveller; a Green Archer radar unit; a military assault boat; and a two-seater half-track Skidoo. Full details on request; recipients to collect.

Contact: Jennifer Allison - email Jennifer.allison@rememuseum.org.uk (December 2012)

   
  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News November 2012
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  • DFT Press Release - Classic Vehicles (November 2012)
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News October 2012
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News September 2012
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News August 2012
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News July 2012
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News June 2012
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News May 2012
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News April 2012
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News March 2012
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News February 2012
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News January 2012
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News December 2011
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  • Leicester buses destroyed in a fire
 

Heartbreaking news is Leicester Leyland PD3/East Lancs no.16, owned by the Leicester Vintage Bus Society was tragically lost in a Leicestershire farm fire on the night of Saturday 22 October. Dennis Dominator no.102, owned by Andy Harris was also destroyed.  

According to local news websites, there have been thirteen serious farm fires in Leicestershire and Rutland since July of which at least half are believed to have been started deliberately. On this occasion, the farmer lost fodder, stores, machinery and buildings estimated at half-a-million pounds; ten fire appliances were in attendance.

For the owners of the vehicles concerned, it is not just a loss but a bereavement.

   
  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News November 2011
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News October 2011
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News August 2011
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  • Association of British Transport & Engineering Museums
  Fire Flood & Finance: Surviving In Difficult Times
   
  • NARTM Meeting March 2011
  Future of the MLA
   
  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News January 2011
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  • FBHVC Discuss Key Issues with Transport Minster - December 2010
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News November 2010
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  • Association of Independent Museum - AIM E-News October 2010
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  • MOT Exemptions
  Removal of  exemptions from MOT testing on a whole range of goods type vehicles which include educational and display vehicles, tower wagons, electrically propelled vehicles and recovery vehicles. http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/open/mottestingexemptions/
   
  This concerns the current exemptions for car licence holders (Class B) to drive historic commercial vehicles (e.g. buses over 30 years old, pre 1960 goods vehicles, traction engines) and the exemption which allows PCV licence holders to drive recovery vehicles to recover buses provided they are working for a bus operator.
   
  New sanctions come into force in October 2009
 
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