I did post a question on this a while back but think i asked the question a bit wrong so here goes again.

I have been offered a cat C writeoff that i might be considering as a donor car. given that i wont be repairing it before it dismantle it, therefor wont have a V5 to present to DVLA or IVA i won't be getting an age related plate. I am quite happy with a Q plate.

BUT....

do i need any form of paperwork at all to register the car once it is completed? does the DVLA need to see any profe that the care has ever been rigistered in the UK? could i use an imported donor that has never been officially imported (ie driven here from somewhere else in europe crashed and just left in a mates shed because it turns out it wasn't insured properly)?

The car isn't listed as cat C in the uk but has been listed in its home country before the insurance investigation was undertaken

[Edited on 8/1/10 by skinned knuckles]

When I got my donor car I stripped it down and then scrapped the car, I had the paperwork proving that I scrapped it and come SVA and DVLA they were happy with the scrappage form. I got an age related plate.

Regards

Bob

Are you just buying the parts to use, or the whole car in which case surely you will get the V5??

If you are able to buy the car with the V5 then put it on a SORN declaration and then get you can go for an age related plate if you have the required number of parts.

the only identification the DVLA will know about is the engine number. so long as the engine number isnt on there database as being stolen, i cant see there been a problem.

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Originally posted by Steve G
Are you just buying the parts to use, or the whole car in which case surely you will get the V5??

If you are able to buy the car with the V5 then put it on a SORN declaration and then get you can go for an age related plate if you have the required number of parts.

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Ah i'm with you now. Never bought a cat C myself but know they need an engineers report doing so that the DVLA can then issue the new V5. Makes me wonder if the IVA test would be sufficient "engineers report" for the DVLA to give you an age related plate if you preferred one.

Otherwise, as you dont really need an age related plate then simply make sure you get a receipt for the parts you buy, and ensure the engine number is included on that receipt. You'll need the receipt come registration time to send off with your paperwork. The DVLA can then be informed the donor car has been scrapped.

I'd be a little more wary on parts from abroad myself but shouldnt be a problem from within the EU

[Edited on 8/1/10 by Steve G]

You only need the v5 if you are intending to re register the vehicle - which you are not!
You're going to use a donor to build a 7, which means that the 7 will be iva'd and road registered, if you have the v5 you will be given an age related plate, but it will not be the same as the donors reg.
If you can't show that the majority of parts used in your build are from a certain age, you will get a Q plate!

If you want to have the reg on your 7 the same as the one from the donor, you'll have to get an age related plate for the 7, hold the plate on retention from the donor and then swap it across once you're road registered!

The only thing you really need to "prove" for the IVA is the engine age (as this will determine the level of emissions that are applied to your car)

For registration with the DVLA you will have to declare the origin of your parts (V627/1) and then provide satisfactory documentary proof - receipts will do (as would a V5 if you had one). The receipts don't necessarily have to be anything fancy ("one diff bought from J Smith for £45" may be enough ) but this is the DVLA's pi$$ poor attempt to prevent the use of stolen parts being used .

If in doubt I would speak to your local DVLA - I always found it best to attend in person, speak to the bod who actually deals with Kit Car registration - and put aside a good half day for the queuing.

Ask them what proof would be acceptable etc