stuart_g
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| posted on 30/6/08 at 03:38 PM |
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DVLA inspection
Following my DVLA woes with the Ipswich office. I took my paperwork to Chelmsford DVLA today and they accepted everything straight away, I have even
come away with an inspection date of this Wednesday although I'm going to have to rearrange now as I can't get the time off work .
Hopefully get inspection for Monday next week.
What do they look at, is it just to check the engine/VIN numbers?
You never know I might even get it on the road next week .
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donut
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| posted on 30/6/08 at 03:45 PM |
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With both of mine they just looked over the car very generally. They just want to make sure it is what you say it is and get the description correct
on the V5. The will probably insist on the chassis number being stamped on the chassis, however when mine was inspected the chassis was not stamped so
i asked what he wanted me to do and he said stamp the chassis, i said ok and then had a plate made and riveted it on!!!!
[Edited on 30/6/08 by donut]
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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scoop
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| posted on 30/6/08 at 03:47 PM |
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Is this pre or post SVA inspection?
Ive just been to the local office today at Norwich and they very calmly took all paperwork off of me and said "Dont worry about anything. We
will write to you soon giving you a chassis number etc"
I wa sjust expecting grief but didnt get any.
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stuart_g
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| posted on 30/6/08 at 04:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scoop
Is this pre or post SVA inspection?
This is a post SVA inspection.
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joetait
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| posted on 30/6/08 at 05:49 PM |
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Steve,
Was that you in there at ~2.45pm on desk 7 or 8 talking to the bloke about your issues with the VIN number? I think I was just behind you waiting to
register my Dax Rush. (I had the queue ticket# 428)
Jon
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BenB
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| posted on 30/6/08 at 05:55 PM |
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The DVLA inspection is a waste of space. My inspector just looked at the chassis number, the engine number is only visable from under the car and
"ooh, that floor looks a bit cold" then when I asked how much road tax I need to send with my paperwork said "guess if it's a
motorbike engine you'll pay motorbike road tax"
IE haven't got a clue. Glad I didn't have to trailer the car over to them for that!!!
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stuart_g
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| posted on 30/6/08 at 07:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by joetait
Steve,
Was that you in there at ~2.45pm on desk 7 or 8 talking to the bloke about your issues with the VIN number? I think I was just behind you waiting to
register my Dax Rush. (I had the queue ticket# 428)
Jon
Hi Jon,
Yes it was me  I was just explaining that I didn't really want to stamp my powder coated tubular chassis. I don't know what it will do
to it, probably come off in big flakes. The inspector seemed to know what I was on about and was trying to find a solution. I'll have a look
over the next few days and see what I can do.
When I got in there at 13:15 I had ticket 386 they were on 352 and as you saw I was still there at 14:45 I only drove there from Ipswich in my
dinner hour.
Did you get your car sorted? what time did you escape?
Cheers
Stu.
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mackei23b
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| posted on 30/6/08 at 07:46 PM |
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At my inspection the DVLA checked the chassis and engine number and recorded the location of the chassis VIN, all done in 5 minutes.
Cheers
Ian
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richardh
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| posted on 30/6/08 at 08:20 PM |
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yep, just an engine no and chassis no inspection
well done................
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zetec
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| posted on 30/6/08 at 08:23 PM |
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I know it's no help now but this is a good reason for getting the inspection done before the SVA. I managed to get it all registered on the same
say as day as the SVA.
" I only registered to look at the pictures, now I'm stuck with this username for the rest of my life!"
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 07:44 AM |
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Amazed you are having trouble with the Ipswich office!
They could not have been better or more efficient for me!
I went in waited about 5 mins then handed over all my paperwork to the woman on the desk. She asked for MOT and I explained it didn't need one
so she phoned the woman who does the inspections and she confirmed it.
had a phone call 2 hours later asking if she could 2 days later. inspection took 10 mins and she then said she would try to get me on the road for the
weekend. true to her word the docs were ready for collection the following lunchtime. she did say however that if i had let her know about the SVA
date she would have travelled to Norwich and inspected it then!
Like I say - I can't praise the Ipswich office enough!
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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alant
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 01:41 PM |
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My car is a buggy so I was not concerned about receiving a Q plate.
Visited my local DVLA office following the SVA.
It was intimated that if I wanted an age related plate my car would need an inspection but if I was ok with a Q the paperwork could be completed in
about 10 minutes.
Less than 40 minutes after walking in I walked out with a tax disc and number plate authority form, on the road that night.
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stuart_g
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 06:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
Amazed you are having trouble with the Ipswich office!
They could not have been better or more efficient for me!
I went in waited about 5 mins then handed over all my paperwork to the woman on the desk. She asked for MOT and I explained it didn't need one
so she phoned the woman who does the inspections and she confirmed it.
had a phone call 2 hours later asking if she could 2 days later. inspection took 10 mins and she then said she would try to get me on the road for the
weekend. true to her word the docs were ready for collection the following lunchtime. she did say however that if i had let her know about the SVA
date she would have travelled to Norwich and inspected it then!
Like I say - I can't praise the Ipswich office enough!
Did you have your own chassis number? if not then that is probably why it went so smooth because they could do it their way. If you have a
manufacturers chassis number then they are stuck, they don't know what to do and they will want to give you one of their's which is
complete nonsense. I guess you kept the same engine size, because that throws them aswell. If it aint all straight forward they don't know what
to do.
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alant
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 06:59 PM |
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Arrived in waiting area where a lady asked if anyone needed any help with their forms before being called to a window.
I explained that I wanted to first register a kit car and couldn't even find the right form.
She went and got one and then proceeded to fill it in for me.
Called to a window where the young lady said that she had not dealt with this before and would go and ask an inspector.
She then returned and said, wait at the back of the room and the inspector will come and speak to you.
The inspector then asked me what reg plate I was hoping for to which I replied that I was not bothered.
He advised me that if a Q was ok he could start the paperwork straight away.
I said how long, thinking in days, he said 10 minutes.
In under 10 minutes he returned, asked me how long I wanted to tax it for, and said don't queue again go back to the same window, I have told
her you are coming, and she will complete the paperwork.
Left in under 40 minutes with everything sorted, and my chassis number is the one provided by the manufacturer and is a 9 digit number
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alant
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 07:03 PM |
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Forgot to add, along with the paperwork I took photo's showing the location of the number on the chassis, and on a seperate plate that I have
riveted in place in the passenger compartment. These were both close ups showing the number and from a distance showing location on the car.
I also did the same for the engine number.
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stuart_g
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| posted on 3/7/08 at 05:36 PM |
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I had the inspection done today at Chelmsford, no problems at all. Tax and reg number will be with me in 3 - 5 days . I may be able to go for a
blast one night next week, woohooo!
[Edited on 3/7/08 by stuart_g]
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Johneturbo
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| posted on 3/7/08 at 09:52 PM |
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Woohoo indeed
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 07:23 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stuart_g
quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
Amazed you are having trouble with the Ipswich office!
They could not have been better or more efficient for me!
I went in waited about 5 mins then handed over all my paperwork to the woman on the desk. She asked for MOT and I explained it didn't need one
so she phoned the woman who does the inspections and she confirmed it.
had a phone call 2 hours later asking if she could 2 days later. inspection took 10 mins and she then said she would try to get me on the road for the
weekend. true to her word the docs were ready for collection the following lunchtime. she did say however that if i had let her know about the SVA
date she would have travelled to Norwich and inspected it then!
Like I say - I can't praise the Ipswich office enough!
Did you have your own chassis number? if not then that is probably why it went so smooth because they could do it their way. If you have a
manufacturers chassis number then they are stuck, they don't know what to do and they will want to give you one of their's which is
complete nonsense. I guess you kept the same engine size, because that throws them aswell. If it aint all straight forward they don't know what
to do.
Nope and Nope
engine was bored out to 2.1 and chassis number supplied by Tiger.. they didn't bat an eyelid!
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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