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Donor registration retention
loggyboy - 5/6/08 at 07:26 PM

Im sure is a subject thats been touched on a million times.

It was my understanding that the points system applied to kitcars (ie 5 for body, 2 for suspension etc etc.) but looking on direct.gov.uk its seems that this is for 'radically altered vehicles'

So i assume a typical locost would come under the 'Kit Conversions catagory'

Where i just require to keep two major components from a donor vehicle, to keep the age related reg.

What is classed as a major component?
engine?
transmission?
axels? (does that mean driveshafts or the hubs/suspension units?, if not can i assum i cant count them)

If I replace my donor engine with another make will i need to register it with the donor and swap it afterwards?

Cheers!

[Edited on 5/6/08 by loggyboy]

Shamrock GS - 5/6/08 at 07:38 PM

Thats what I did. Registered a new 2l engine in place of the knacvkered 1600 before sending the documentation to DVLA.

Averything went through fine and I got an age related plate

Gary

Hellfire - 5/6/08 at 07:40 PM

You can get an age related plate without using the engine from the donor vehicle. There are enough points in the major components to qualify.

Phil

Hellfire - 5/6/08 at 07:42 PM

Just for clarification, all you need to qualify for an age related plate is the donor V5 and two of the following major components from the donor;

Chassis/Body Shell
Axles
Transmission
Steering Assembly
Engine
Suspension (front and back)

These descriptions are rather vague and open to interpretation.

Say for example you use the diff, shafts, brakes, uprights, steering rack, steering column and propshaft from the donor vehicle, you should easily qualify for an age related plate because you have the following three major components;

Axles
Transmission
Steering Assembly

This leaves you free to fit whatever engine you like.

Phil

loggyboy - 5/6/08 at 07:47 PM

Cheers!

On a further note, what was the latest registered Sierra (thats no a one off, anomaly(sp), late dealer registration job).

Mr G - 5/6/08 at 07:50 PM

K plates were the last I know of.

loggyboy - 5/6/08 at 07:52 PM

lol, typical, no chance of getting my Lreg personal plate on then!

Can you use granadas as donors?

Delinquent - 5/6/08 at 07:56 PM

quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
lol, typical, no chance of getting my Lreg personal plate on then!

Can you use granadas as donors?


This reminds me of something I meant to ask here weeks ago... Was chatting about my planned build with a fellow nut, mentioned my plan to go age related then stick a private plate on - he told me that you can't get a private plate on a age related registration, the same as with Q plates - I may have muttered bovine excrement under my breath, but he was adamant that was the case - he is wrong.... isn't he?!

Hellfire - 5/6/08 at 07:57 PM

Yes he is wrong.

Phil

Hellfire - 5/6/08 at 07:59 PM

quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
lol, typical, no chance of getting my Lreg personal plate on then!

Can you use granadas as donors?


Yep, of course you can. I doubt that most inspectors would know the difference between Sierra and Granada parts anyway.

Phil

Delinquent - 5/6/08 at 08:01 PM

Thank God for that - Just wanted to be damn sure I'm going to get away without cats and crappy harsh emissions tests

chrisg - 5/6/08 at 08:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Delinquent
quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
lol, typical, no chance of getting my Lreg personal plate on then!

Can you use granadas as donors?


This reminds me of something I meant to ask here weeks ago... Was chatting about my planned build with a fellow nut, mentioned my plan to go age related then stick a private plate on - he told me that you can't get a private plate on a age related registration, the same as with Q plates - I may have muttered bovine excrement under my breath, but he was adamant that was the case - he is wrong.... isn't he?!


he is - with one proviso.

You can't make the car look newer than the donor with a private plate, this is true of any number plate transfer.

For example if your age related plate is a "D" reg you can't put a "G" plate on or a "51" or even an "08" your private plate must have been issued in the same registration period as your donor/age related plate, or before.

One exception to this are the Irish plates you can buy (They're usually full of Z's) and aren't date specific.

Cheers

Chris

Delinquent - 5/6/08 at 08:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by chrisg
quote:
Originally posted by Delinquent
quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
lol, typical, no chance of getting my Lreg personal plate on then!

Can you use granadas as donors?


This reminds me of something I meant to ask here weeks ago... Was chatting about my planned build with a fellow nut, mentioned my plan to go age related then stick a private plate on - he told me that you can't get a private plate on a age related registration, the same as with Q plates - I may have muttered bovine excrement under my breath, but he was adamant that was the case - he is wrong.... isn't he?!


he is - with one proviso.

You can't make the car look newer than the donor with a private plate, this is true of any number plate transfer.

For example if your age related plate is a "D" reg you can't put a "G" plate on or a "51" or even an "08" your private plate must have been issued in the same registration period as your donor/age related plate, or before.

One exception to this are the Irish plates you can buy (They're usually full of Z's) and aren't date specific.

Cheers

Chris


aye that's as I understood it for "normal" cars and had assumed to be the case - fortunately my plate would be a D reg and the donor considerably later.

loggyboy - 5/6/08 at 09:48 PM

quote:

One exception to this are the Irish plates you can buy (They're usually full of Z's) and aren't date specific.

Cheers

Chris


I wouldnt say full... they have to have at least one 'I' or one 'Z' in them