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Has anyone managed to get a VIN out of Theale DVLA?
martyn_16v - 18/9/10 at 05:42 PM

...because I'm struggling.

So far I've been in there personally, and spoken to someone behind the desk that didn't have a clue (fair enough, can't expect everyone to know everything). He toddled off to find someone who did, who came back and gave me the V627/1 built up inspection form and (the wrong) V55/4 application for a first tax disk, and said they couldn't give me a vin until I'd filled those in, and they'd done the inspection.

I couldn't be arsed / bottled out of telling him he was wrong to his face, so nodded and smiled and left. I then wrote them a letter explaining that I was building a kit conversion with a new chassis and need a VIN to be able to IVA it before I can register.

Got a reply this morning, saying exactly the same as last time, that I need to return the forms that I can't complete yet for them to give me a VIN. On the plus side, at least they sent the right V55 this time.

I thought I'd be saving myself a bit of aggro by asking them for a VIN instead of trying my own, but apparently not. I'm not too sure what to do now. How do you word a letter saying 'you don't know what you're doing, give me a VIN'?. Or should I just make one up, get through IVA and then deal with it later?


fesycresy - 18/9/10 at 05:47 PM

I made up my own VIN.

Would trust those monkeys. Give them the least amount of work possible.


pewe - 18/9/10 at 06:38 PM

U2U sent. Rgds, Pewe.


snapper - 18/9/10 at 06:55 PM

Make up your own VIN, you know it makes sense


martyn_16v - 18/9/10 at 10:28 PM

I guess I'll make it up then. If they can make things up as they go along I don't see why I can't