Is the ruling or general concenus for this?

do you mean on ebay or non-ebay?

i would love to know the definition, my engine and gearbox have only done 500 miles from new, so even though they came out of a salvage car, 500 miles could be classed as new as its not even run in, everything else on the car is brand new.

If it's for IVA, I beleive that you have to show a receipt from the person who did the reconditioning. 500 miles old is not actually new and if it hasn't been reconditioned (even on paper...) then it wouldn't be "as new" in their eyes AFAIK!. Having said that, presumably it could easily be "reconditioned" (what would need to be done?) by a friendly mechanic and he could give you a ceritifcate saying so?

SUre for a g/Box with 500miles a re-con would be change the oil.....

then the paperwork would show "new"

You have to convince the inspector that it is "as new". That's pretty much the definition.

Brake callipers are blasted and replated then built up with new seals. With something like an engine, I'd assume that the basic castings are reused but anything with any sign of wear, no matter how slight, is replaced. All shells and seals are new.

I'm guessing they expect to see an elderly Rover V8 rebored for oversized pistons with an unleaded head, all shiney and new looking. And a letter from the enineering company who built it.

Technically an engine is new for the first owner, sell it second hand and its, well, second hand.

What you need for IVA is a receipt to show its been reconned

It's not so much the IVA that is the issue, it's the DVLA if you want a new (Current) reg number.

Maidstone DVLA accepted my engine (and gearbox as its one unit) as being new.

I had a statement on the receipt for the engine that the mileage was correct at something like 1382 if I remember correctly.

The DVLA seemed happy that with this low milage it was effectively new, and was not required to be reconditioned.

Would have thought if you can show that 500 miles is genuine, and it looks like it is new you should be ok.

Guess if you get a jobs worth then you will need to prove it has been fully refurbed. In my case common sense prevailed. (don't hear that often about the dvla)

Cheers

Mike

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Originally posted by Mike S
It's not so much the IVA that is the issue, it's the DVLA if you want a new (Current) reg number.

Maidstone DVLA accepted my engine (and gearbox as its one unit) as being new.

I had a statement on the receipt for the engine that the mileage was correct at something like 1382 if I remember correctly.

The DVLA seemed happy that with this low milage it was effectively new, and was not required to be reconditioned.

Would have thought if you can show that 500 miles is genuine, and it looks like it is new you should be ok.

Guess if you get a jobs worth then you will need to prove it has been fully refurbed. In my case common sense prevailed. (don't hear that often about the dvla)

Cheers

Mike

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Well of the items I need, I (will) have:

Chassis/shell - new
Engine - New
Suspension - New
Axles and steering - All coming in the 'new kit' which will be receipted as such.

This just leaves Transmission - I will get a Recon gearbox (with receipt) and then the question is does the diff fall under that section (or axles?)?
Will reconing the diff myself with new seals/fresh paint to look 'new' do?
do i need to pay for someone to recon this also?
I dont want to spend out all this money only to have the DVLA say no and try to 'Q' it.
I'd rather have an age related if i cant have new.