bilbo
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 06:12 PM |
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Buying engine off ebay - SVA implications
If I were to buy an engine on it's own off ebay or indeed off a private seller elsewhere, what would the SVA implications be? Do I need some
sort of record of the car the engine came from or would just a print out of the ebay transaction be enough?
Thanks,
Bill
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piddy
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 06:22 PM |
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With ford engines you can write a letter to ford with the engine number and they will send you a headed letter with the engine age.
This is all the proof that the SVA inspector requires.
[Edited on 24/1/06 by piddy]
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bilbo
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 06:27 PM |
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Thanks for quick reply. I'm probably going to go down the ford route so that's exactly what I need to know.
Thanks again,
Bill
[Edited on 24/1/06 by bilbo]
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Dusty
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 06:31 PM |
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If you are going for an age related/single donor car don't declare the donor scrapped but keep it on sorn. You can then fit the engine to it,
inform DVLA of the engine change and get an ammended logbook. Stays a single donor car!
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bilbo
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 06:35 PM |
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Cunning plan Dusty I like that idea.
Thanks.
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smart51
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| posted on 25/1/06 at 08:19 AM |
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Proof of engine age is only needed for SVA if you have a pre 95 engine and don't want to do a cat test. Otherwise they will assume that a cat
test is needed.
For registration, a copy of the engine number and a printout of the eBay transaction would help.
I had not got an eBay printout or engine number and the DVLA didn't like it. A lot of persistance persuaded them to give me a registration
number eventually.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 25/1/06 at 09:49 AM |
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Iwrote to ford and they confirmed the date the engine was fitted into a car.
Dusty - i was going to that but didnt get round to it. DVLA did a home inspection for me, i told the inspector exactly what i'd done (ie didnt
use actual donor engine but did use another similar engine from similar aged Sierra) and they were Ok with that and accepted log book as the receipt.
They commented that engine numbers often dont tie up on old donor cars. Of course my local office seems to be one of the most helpful in the country
so others might be more jobsworth.
Also worth noting that DVLA wont issue a Q if they can help it. It causes them and the police trouble in the future if car gets stolen etc
(allegedly).
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