Mike
Hi
Just had a call from local DVLA office after sending my build declaration.
They tell me that I must have a Q plate as the donor was registered as scrapped [the council took it away for free and this was one of their
conditions].
Does this sound right?
I'm not really bothered about whether I get a Q or not. As far as I know there aren't any disadvantages.
Cheers
Stu
I believe that is likely to be correct. If you want age related you need to keep the donor sorn'ed.
Can't see the reg when driving anyway so who cares. It's been suggested that it might reduce resale value a touch, but I've not seen
any evidence.
I think you also only need to pass the smoke test at MOT time on a Q plate... Rather good news I think..
Dan
hellfire cast the smoke test into doubt recently, saying emissions tests actually go by the sva readings printed in the v5.
My age related V5 has just a blank space next to the emissions part. Guess that's visible only?
Mike
Council condition was that I declared mine scrap too. I seem to have forgotten to do that though so it is still SORN
Barnet council insisted on me sending them the V5 so I couldn't escape!
They dont test the emissions on mine as it says visible smoke only. Q plate
Joel, I think what I actually stated was;
MOT Emissions Testing
The MOT tester will take the age of the vehicle from the registration plate and also assume that this is the date on which it was first used.
A - If your car has an AGE-RELATED plate he’ll assume that the engine is the same age as the plate and do the test accordingly. However, if your
age-related plate refers to pre-Aug 1998 (‘S’ Prefix) you will continue to get the visible smoke test for the life of the vehicle REGARDLESS of the
age of the engine. Remember though that this does NOT include PERSONALISED plates as in this case the vehicle will continue to be tested according to
its age and NOT the vehicle registration number.
B - If your vehicle has a CURRENT/NEW plate or one that is after 1st August 1998, you will get a ‘basic’ emissions test, which is a basic check
conducted to set limits carried out BEFORE the ‘CAT’ test. If you pass, GREAT. If you fail though you’ll be subject to a full ‘by-the-book’ CAT test,
plus remember that if you fail this you’ll also fail the MOT. Of course there are plenty of CURRENT/NEW registered kits running around with
reconditioned engines so in this instance you will have to prove the age of the engine to the MOT tester. Ideally you should have a copy of your SVA
MAC ‘pass’ certificate, which will be sufficient. Otherwise you will have to get a letter from the engines manufacturer stating clearly what year the
engine was made.
C - Cars with a ‘Q’ plate are regarded as being of uncertain age so therefore will continue to be subject to the visible smoke test.
Phil
[Edited on 25-8-06 by Hellfire]
DVLA Kept my MAC certificate when I registered. Should they have done this?.
Yep, they certainly do. You could have photocopied or scanned it if you wanted it as a keepsake.
Phil
I think you can get around it if you want.
I bought my car half finished, guy had already scrapped the donor and all he had was the Vin plate.
A letter and £18 got me a new V5 that I declared SORN until I registered the car.
The I sent the V5 off and scrapped it again.
quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Joel, I think what I actually stated was;
MOT Emissions Testing
The MOT tester will take the age of the vehicle from the registration plate and also assume that this is the date on which it was first used.
A - If your car has an AGE-RELATED plate he’ll assume that the engine is the same age as the plate and do the test accordingly. However, if your age-related plate refers to pre-Aug 1998 (‘S’ Prefix) you will continue to get the visible smoke test for the life of the vehicle REGARDLESS of the age of the engine. Remember though that this does NOT include PERSONALISED plates as in this case the vehicle will continue to be tested according to its age and NOT the vehicle registration number.
B - If your vehicle has a CURRENT/NEW plate or one that is after 1st August 1998, you will get a ‘basic’ emissions test, which is a basic check conducted to set limits carried out BEFORE the ‘CAT’ test. If you pass, GREAT. If you fail though you’ll be subject to a full ‘by-the-book’ CAT test, plus remember that if you fail this you’ll also fail the MOT. Of course there are plenty of CURRENT/NEW registered kits running around with reconditioned engines so in this instance you will have to prove the age of the engine to the MOT tester. Ideally you should have a copy of your SVA MAC ‘pass’ certificate, which will be sufficient. Otherwise you will have to get a letter from the engines manufacturer stating clearly what year the engine was made.
C - Cars with a ‘Q’ plate are regarded as being of uncertain age so therefore will continue to be subject to the visible smoke test.
Phil
[Edited on 25-8-06 by Hellfire]
quote:
Originally posted by pajsh
I think you can get around it if you want.
I bought my car half finished, guy had already scrapped the donor and all he had was the Vin plate.
A letter and £18 got me a new V5 that I declared SORN until I registered the car.
The I sent the V5 off and scrapped it again.