I am interested to hear from anyone who has registered or is currently going through the registration process with your local DVLA office within the last four months. Please post the following:

Name of Office

Date Registered

Time taken from presenting Registration documentation to completion

OR

How long have you waited from the date you presented the Registration documents if the process is not complete.

Its not in the last 4 months but I reckon it won't have changed much..

1. Stockton
2. July 2008
3. 40 minutes

Swansea
June 2009
2 weeks [inspection 1 week][plate notification 1 week]

Portsmouth/botley
March 2009
2 weeks

Ipswich, Suffolk.
April 2009
About a week for inspection appointement (Mondays only)
Registration documents arrived on the following Thursday morning.

cardiff,south wales
june 2009
in and out in 10 mins (no inspection required) that included getting the tax disc
cheers
colin



[Edited on 5/7/09 by cjtheman]

Just to put my question into context this is my own answer:

Carlisle
Documents in 6th April
Inspection 7th July
Completion said to be a further 2 weeks (I am not convinced!!)

SO any more replies would be gratufully received. I am currently in correspondence with the Head of Customer Service and Compliance at Swansea so as much information that I can get will be useful.

crikey someone at the local office didnt like your face

Maidstone DVLA

Date Registered 25th June.

Have to wait till 15th July for Inspection.

Then they'll want me to wait another 2 weeks for paperwork, if I don't badger them straight after inspection for it.

Flippin 'eck Mike I would have gone ballistic by now.

Nottingham
Documents 2nd March
Inspection 10th March
Tax disc arrived 12th March

Alan...

nottingham
may2009
i week from the day i booked my inspection
to getting everything through in the post

Leeds
November 2004
Inspected before SVA, registered and taxed with plate on the way home from SVA.

10 min job.

Just noticed you want recent registrations ... tough, I typed it now

i have spoken to you regarding carlisle once before. they are useless! they told me 6 weeks so i cancelled and went to leeds. 10 days later i was on the road!

Newcastle July 2006.

4 days from booking inpsection

5 min inspection to check engine/chassis no's
5 mins wait for tax disk and no plate authorisation letter.

Great service.

Andy

[Edited on 5/7/09 by lotusmadandy]

Bristol
May 09
2 weeks, inspected and registered on same day.

Portsmouth / Botley

Took papers in 30th June 09

Inspection booked for 8th July 09

Did advise if all OK after inspection, will issue paperwork within 3 days......will wait and see!

Dave, how are they stacked at Botley? Is there a long waiting list? Was looking at going into Pompey tomorrow with the intention of booking inspection for following day. Or am I dreaming???

Aberdeen
Paperwork 8th June
Inspection 2 July
Tax disc 1hr later with an apology about the delay to getting the inspection.

Oxford
Put paperwork in last Tuesday
Had inspection today (8days later)
Was told that I would get the paperwork back before the weekend.


RANT ON

As an aside WHAT A TOTAL WASTE OF SPACE IS THAT INSPECTION! Half a day off work for a 3minute check of a few numbers. Haven't they heard of the SVA.

STUPID, STUPID, STUPID.

And its my money that pays for it (from every direction).

RANT OFF, and breathe

Matt

Exeter
SVA completed 16 March 09
V55, MAC, etc to DVLA same day
Tax received 3 April