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Registering a car as an existing make?
Slimy38 - 6/8/16 at 04:46 PM

As title, can you use an existing manufacturer name to register your car? The most obvious for a locost would be to register it as a Lotus, but I'm guessing it's not allowed?

I've seen a locost that has 'Ford' on the tax disc. To me that suggests it's still registered as it's donor car, but the ad suggests it's correctly registered (late 90's). Could he have gone through SVA and called it a Ford Locost?

owelly - 6/8/16 at 07:05 PM

Put the VRM into one of the many webbies that tell you the make and model.

gremlin1234 - 6/8/16 at 07:42 PM

quote:
I've seen a locost that has 'Ford' on the tax disc. To me that suggests it's still registered as it's donor car, but the ad suggests it's correctly registered (late 90's). Could he have gone through SVA and called it a Ford Locost?
entirely possible.
also possible that its pre sva, so just had to pass an mot.
used to quite lax back then, I know of one kit car, a moke alike, which they registered as a panel van.

really is down to looking at the document, and checking its not listed as ford escort/Sierra/Granada/Anglia, -virtually anything different from original doner would be good.

Slimy38 - 6/8/16 at 09:41 PM

quote:
Originally posted by owelly
Put the VRM into one of the many webbies that tell you the make and model.


Nothing comes up...

owelly - 6/8/16 at 10:08 PM

What's the VRM and I'll do a Miss Marple......

Slimy38 - 7/8/16 at 01:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by owelly
What's the VRM and I'll do a Miss Marple......


WAR970W

gremlin1234 - 7/8/16 at 02:07 PM

try
ford terrier
sports
black
1980

edit: details
Vehicle details

Vehicle make FORD TERRIER
Date of first registration 26 September 1980
Year of manufacture 1980
Cylinder capacity (cc) 1298cc
CO₂Emissions Not available
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN in place
Vehicle colour BLACK
Vehicle type approval Not available
Wheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Revenue weight Not available



[Edited on 7/8/16 by gremlin1234]

Slimy38 - 7/8/16 at 04:26 PM

I guess some of the information lines up;

locost kit car

Although I have no idea what a Ford Terrier is!

britishtrident - 7/8/16 at 06:56 PM

I know what a Terrier was and it is very highly unlikely to be one.

Terrier was the name given to Len Terry's sports and racing cars.

owelly - 7/8/16 at 08:19 PM

As suspected, the car is incorrectly registered. It never left any Ford plant so shouldn't be a Ford.