Designation as a Historic Vehicle After February 1, 2021

A historic motor vehicle must have an authentic appearance, not be used for everyday purposes, have been manufactured more than 30 years ago, and be of a specific model or type that has not been mass-produced for at least 15 years.

The requirements and evaluation of historic motor vehicles are set forth in Procedure 2BE-315. During the technical inspection, additional checks are performed in accordance with Chapter 14 of the Technical Requirements.

The requirements for historic vehicles can be found here.

The documents listed below must be submitted in advance to the email address via the email address provided in the pre-registration window:

1. Application – Declaration;

2. Completed vehicle information form;

(A properly completed sample document)

3. Transporto vehicles, 1 .pdf file;

(Example of a properly completed document) 

4. Documents confirming that the vehicle complies with the historical requirements for the vehicle.

(Examples of documents ))

The documents listed above must be submitted prior to each technical inspection of a historic motor vehicle.

The file size of each document must not exceed 40 MB (megabytes).

Documents must be printed on A4 paper, and each page must be signed by the operator of the motor vehicle, with the date of signature indicated. The photographs submitted must be in color and must be taken and submitted in such a way that the objects depicted in them can be identified and the relevant information can be read.

Historic vehicles from non-EU countries are not subject to conformity assessments; they must conform to their authentic appearance and design as intended by the manufacturer. A wheel alignment report is also not required.

Technical inspections of historic motor vehicles are conducted at the following inspection stations:

– Vilnius (7A Lentvario St.) (for historic vehicles no need to wait in the general line) 

e-mail ekspertai@tuv-nord.lt

– Avižieniai (16 Senasis Ukmergės Kel., Avižieniai Parish, Užubaliai Village)

e-mail ekspertai.avizieniai@tuv-nord.lt

– Ukmergė (33A Deltuvos St.)

e-mail experts.ukmerge@tuv-nord.lt

The frequency of technical inspections for historic motor vehicles is every 5 years.

The cost of the technical inspection depends on the vehicle's category and class and is listed on the website, plus €108.80 for the inspection of a historic vehicle to ensure it meets additional requirements.

Our experts provide a document preparation service to help you obtain historic vehicle status; however, in some cases, you will need to submit documents proving the vehicle’s authenticity (owner’s manuals, service manuals, brochures, and any other available documents).