So, i passed my IVA last wednesday morning, rushed around to get insurance and found myself in the Northampton branch of DLVA that afternoon.
Forms filled, money taken and i was expecting them to tell me my new registration number there and then. But no, this is now a 'back office
task', so i leave with them holding onto my drivers license (which was proof of ID), a huge pile of receipts, my IVA pass and all my forms. The
nice lady told me to expect them all back along with my V5 in a couple of days in the post.
That was last wednesday and the wait is killing me - anyone had a similar experience of how long this process takes ?. They never mentioned anything
about re-inspecting the car (as per current new practice), and the lady was happy with my application of a new registration.
Cheers
Tris
I don't think you can do any harm by calling them and politely asking if they have done it yet.
If you expected to get a reg' number there and then, you were being optomistic. A few have walked out with one the same day but they're in a
minority. A week or two is more normal. You'll recieve all your ducuments back (except the IVApass), an authorisation to get plates made and a
tax disc. The V5 might arrive about a month later (from Swansea)... and it'll probably be incorrect in some way!
I had my application in before I passed my retest and the inspection done so it was just pending a MAC cert'. Passed SVA Tue, dropped off cert
Wed AM - got phone call Friday PM, "Do you want your tax dating today (30th) or should we do it for Sunday (1st). I went for Sun and I still
don't know how I restrained myself.
Yep Northampton take about a week for 'The Package' to come back to you. did with mine but now it might just depend on Royal Snail Mail.
worth a phone call. With mine they couldn't work out whether I was eligible for an age related plate (I wasn't) so instead of registering
it they sat on it for a couple of weeks before writing to me.
I found it difficult to get their number though, as I had to go via some central system.