I believe this will leave you with the greatest options, including an age related number plate.
Im nearly at the stage of scrapping my donor chassis. how do you need to go about it?
Is there anything I need to do to help me later on?
Just thought i better check on here before i end up doing something stupid.
Cheers
Cut off the ViN plates and remove the number plates. Keep the log book (V5).
Do not declare it as scrapped.
Get the scrap man to take away the shell.
SORN it if nessesary.
Produce the paperwork (V5)at the DVLA inspection, let them process it as scrapped when they are happy your shiny new kit car is made from it.
right so what your saying is scrap the shell but dont declare it?
Then i can stil show that my parts came from that car etc?
Then declare it scrapped once the kit car is registered and on the road?
Yep
I believe this will leave you with the greatest options, including an age related number plate.
how much of the donor car do i need to use to be able to get an age related plate?
This may help
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=79786
I cut the vin plate off the front and chopped the number out of the floor taking plenty of pictures in the process. Kept all the plates V5 and ID then
sorned it. Changed the engine number on the book to my new zetec motor as well.
I then advertised the shell in the local yellow paper for spares and it went within a day with no ID to a guy racing stock cars.
Donor parts and EVERYTHING off the car bar the shell and trim cost me £16 in the end
She was a bit too good to break with MOT and tax but, what the hell!
Steve
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Basically you need an active V5 to get an age related plate. By active i mean not scrapped off and to get around the tax problem you declare it
sorn.
Dont fall into the trap some others have - make sure you get the paperwork back proving it is sorned and then you will get the annual reminder. I
didnt get a reminder at 12 months and when i enquired it hadnt actually been sorned - i was lucky not to be fined.
I wasnt askd for VIN tags etc but kept them anyway.
Oh one other thing - once you get kit car registered DVLA are supposed to finish off the old V5 etc. Keep copies of paperwork for the donor - i
recieved a sorn reminder for the donor several months after the kit was put on the road. Yep - you guessed it - another DVLA oversight!
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Originally posted by coozer
I cut the vin plate off the front and chopped the number out of the floor taking plenty of pictures in the process. Kept all the plates V5 and ID then sorned it. Changed the engine number on the book to my new zetec motor as well.
I then advertised the shell in the local yellow paper for spares and it went within a day with no ID to a guy racing stock cars.
Donor parts and EVERYTHING off the car bar the shell and trim cost me £16 in the end
She was a bit too good to break with MOT and tax but, what the hell!
Steve
Yep, sent the tax back for a refund. I've got the sorn ticket but haven't had a reminder..... however I change the engine number and cc on
the V5 and that came back OK.
Will check with dvla today...
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Basically you need an active V5 to get an age related plate. By active i mean not scrapped off and to get around the tax problem you declare it sorn.
If selling the shell on make sure that ALL id is removed from it.I sold an escort shell for scrap but left a number plate in the boot , the new owner
tried to take ownership and caused a lot of problems with DVLA.
Paul.