parkiboy
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| posted on 15/8/12 at 08:17 PM |
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DVLA inspection tomorrow - Should i change my VIN?
Hi, quick question i have my DVLA inspection tomorrow and wondering if i should change my VIN beforehand.
MK issued me with a 17 digit vin starting with MKINDYR2012, which is whats stamped in but when i got my IVA cert it said MK1NDYR2012 as they
apparently cant use the letter I.
I do have chassis stamps so can change the I to a 1 however getting it exactly on top of the other may be a bit harder so dont want to make a mess of
it.
Also the Sticker they printed up says MKINDYR2012 (but i dont think this sticker is a requirement?)
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Davegtst
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| posted on 15/8/12 at 08:35 PM |
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The sticker is the chassis plate so it is needed. Unless you can get a new chasis plate made up and fitted before the inspection I think you are
probably best to leave it as it is and hope they don't notice. I changed the I that was stamped into the chasis into a 1 and had a new plate
made up to match. Personally I would have tried to sort this before the inspection just incase. You can get a plate made up quite quickly and
cheaply by a local trophy shop mine cost about £17.
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parkiboy
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| posted on 15/8/12 at 08:39 PM |
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I thought you had a plate welded in instead of a chassis stamp? Mine doesn't have a plate it is stamped into the chassis instead
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Davegtst
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| posted on 15/8/12 at 08:43 PM |
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On mine I have a strip of steel with the vin number stamped in then welded to the lower o/s chassis just infront of the brake master cylinder. I also
have the plate mounted on the scuttle panel. I got rid of the sticker and got the plate made up as the vin number was wrong.
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jrrsparky
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| posted on 15/8/12 at 08:45 PM |
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We had our MK IVAd at nottingham last year with the MK sticker on the bulkhead ( as required for IVA ) and an I stamped in the chassis plate with no
problems but the documents all have a 1 on insted of the I.
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parkiboy
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| posted on 15/8/12 at 08:49 PM |
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I'll just have to take my chances I was only told yesterday I might have an issue. I figured it would be fine as mk gave me it and I figure they
would know there stuff! Why do they insist on giving people MKINDY? Bein in the car building business Surely they should know that it is not allowed?
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parkiboy
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| posted on 15/8/12 at 08:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jrrsparky
We had our MK IVAd at nottingham last year with the MK sticker on the bulkhead ( as required for IVA ) and an I stamped in the chassis plate with no
problems but the documents all have a 1 on insted of the I.
They didn't question it on the iva but I can see dvla being arseholes about it
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paulf
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| posted on 15/8/12 at 09:52 PM |
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Stamp it on a bit of plate and then sika flex it over the top of the original and give it a coat of paint, it will look as if its a permanent
fixture.
Paul
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adithorp
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| posted on 16/8/12 at 07:25 AM |
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The chassis number on my Furyhas an "I" in it as given tome by the (then) supplier.
It was raised as a possible problem for me with DVLA by the SVA inspector but hadn't been mentioned by DVLA when they got the paper work. At
DVLA inspection it was spotted and I was passed but told, "but change that to an 1". Think it's still an "I" as I
can't remember ever getting around to it. Guess it'll just depend on your inspector.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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parkiboy
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| posted on 16/8/12 at 12:58 PM |
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I changed it to a 1 on the chassis but left it as an I on the sticker and nothing got said, went through fine.
The inspector was spot on to be fair, even shared my views on the inspection being a waste of time if you have he an iva, I was as unhappy with te
dvla wasting my time as I was!
The dvla are prats though, he said he will got it processed this afternoon and sent out today so I asked If I could pick it up this evening instead,
that's no longer allowed in order to try keep their queue times down!
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Davegtst
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| posted on 16/8/12 at 02:41 PM |
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Good news
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parkiboy
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| posted on 16/8/12 at 06:43 PM |
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It sure was! It's just a waiting game yet again now however he was confident I would have it tomorrow or Saturday!
Fingers crossed!
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