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engine change /V5
Mikef - 31/10/13 at 02:14 PM

Hi All.

I am swapping engines on my Westfield, presume I need to let he DVLA know and get the V5 changed ? It is a like for like swap so no spec change.

Thanks for any help

Ben_Copeland - 31/10/13 at 03:31 PM

You should let them know of the engine number change but I'm sure many people wouldn't bother if it's just like for like

Mikef - 31/10/13 at 03:41 PM

Thats what I was thinking, but some one has told me that if there was an insurance claim , its likely that the insurance company would not pay up if the engine number did not match what was on the V5. Any body any thoughts or experience of this ?

pekwah1 - 31/10/13 at 03:50 PM

well why not just do it, it's not going to cost you anything!

Ben_Copeland - 31/10/13 at 03:54 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mikef
Thats what I was thinking, but some one has told me that if there was an insurance claim , its likely that the insurance company would not pay up if the engine number did not match what was on the V5. Any body any thoughts or experience of this ?



Unlikely tbh. As long as you told them what engine it is I doubt they'd care.

steve m - 31/10/13 at 06:27 PM

My 7 had had so many crossflow engines, they would do me for wasting there time, altering the paperwork on a monthly basis !

Now, all my engines have the same no

Jon Ison - 31/10/13 at 10:38 PM

When the the insurence assessor came to my kit one of the first things he checked was engine number. It's no hassle to change it do it.

Mikef - 1/11/13 at 07:48 AM

Thanks for the replies. Sounds like a good idea to get it done, I did not realise it was easy to do and no cost.

r1_pete - 1/11/13 at 08:04 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mikef
Thanks for the replies. Sounds like a good idea to get it done, I did not realise it was easy to do and no cost.


Dead simple, there's a section on the V5 for new detail, just fill it in and send it off, iirc you only need to send a section of the V5 off, not the whole doc.

owelly - 1/11/13 at 08:41 AM

My experience of changing engine numbers involved a bit of paperwork.

Engine number or cylinder capacity (cc)

You’ll need to provide either:a receipt for the replacement enginewritten evidence from the manufactureran inspection report provided for insurance purposeswritten confirmation on headed paper from a garage (if the change took place before you bought the vehicle)

Taken from: https://www.gov.uk/change-vehicle-details-registration-certificate/what-evidence-to-give

richardm6994 - 1/11/13 at 09:31 AM

have a read of this thread from when I asked the same question...through to getting my log book back from the dvla....

http://www.rhocar.org/index.php?showtopic=35590&hl=%2Blog+%2Bbook+%2Bengine+%2Bsize+%2Bchange