purposes, the driver should exchange the licence for a British  one.  MOT. Cars and motorcycles MUST normally pass an MOT test three  years from the date of the first registration and every year after  that. You MUST NOT drive a motor vehicle without an MOT  certificate when it should have one. Exceptionally, you may drive to  a pre-arranged test appointment or to a garage for repairs required  for the test. Driving an unroadworthy motor vehicle may invalidate  your insurance.  From 20 May 2018, cars, vans, motorcycles and other light  passenger vehicles manufactured or first registered over 40 years  ago, will be exempt from the MOT test, unless the vehicle has been  substantially changed within the previous 30 years. Guidance on  what counts as a substantial change can be found at  www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles.  If a vehicle that’s currently exempt from the MOT test is  substantially changed, the vehicle keeper cannot continue to claim  an exemption from the MOT test.  Law RTA 1988 sects 45, 47, 49 & 53 Insurance.   To use a motor vehicle on the road, you MUST   have a valid insurance policy. This MUST   at least cover you for injury or  damage to a third party while using that motor vehicle. Before  driving any motor vehicle, make sure that it has this cover for your  highwaycodeuk.co.uk 164 