Smooth Torquer
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| posted on 19/4/04 at 12:11 PM |
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Motorbike engine/gearbox
Hi,
My understanding is that to get an age related regestration plate, your car must have 2 major components from the donor e.g. engine and gearbox.
I was wondering if this counts for a motorbike engine/gearbox (as they are sort of one unit)?
Thanks
Sam 
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Peteff
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| posted on 19/4/04 at 12:48 PM |
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My van has an Irish registration number and the man I bought it from wanted to transfer it to his bike but couldn't as the DVLA don't
allow it. I don't know if they allow bike reg to be transferred to a car though. It might be worth finding out.
Edit:- found out you can. They wouldn't allow his as it was under 600cc.
http://www.elitereg.co.uk/Frequently%20asked%20questions/faqs_recipient.htm
[Edited on 19/4/04 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Smooth Torquer
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| posted on 19/4/04 at 04:34 PM |
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Thanks for the link
Well my engine is going to be over 600cc so im hoping to get an age related plate.
I'll looking into it futher...
Sam
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 29/4/04 at 04:35 PM |
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Im pretty certain you can't transfer a bike reg to a car or visca versa, nor use the bike's age as a basis for an age related plate on a
car, so regardless I don't think you'll be in luck.
However, if you are going for a brand new registration plate, the bike engine only counts as one item unlike a car engine/box, so you can put a used
bike engine/gearbox in a car (your one used item) and as long as everything else is new, you'll get a new plate. You might need to draw up a
"certificate of reconditioning" on the engine to satisfy a picky inspector but its nothing you can't rustle up at home 
Chris
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