bilbo
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 09:49 AM |
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Visiting DVLA
I noticed quite a few people have popped into the DVLA on the way back from their IVA to sort the registration out.
Just wondering how this has been done? Do you just turn up unannounced with the forms filled in ready, or do you pre-arrange?
If it's the latter, how did you get to talk to you local office directly?
This would work well for me after my re-test at nottingham as the DVLA are only just down the road from the test centre.
Cheers,
Bill
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rallyingden
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 10:47 AM |
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I was told I could not make arranged visit so I just turned up on spec Small wait while I filled in the forms ( and tried to blag an age related plate
without a doner V5... Failed ) but after about 45 mins was walking out with tax disc in hand 
Still not got V5 through post yet but they did say 5 - 6 weeks and its only been 4
That was at Preston DVLA by the way.
Good Luck
RD 
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blakep82
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 10:51 AM |
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they don't like you driving to DVLA in your new car, maybe its ok if you can show you're on your way back from VOSA?
since you are allowed to drive to-from IVA.
were you going to drive? or trailer to iva?
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dunk3
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 11:22 AM |
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I had my IVA at Nottigham, then i went straight up to leeds dvla handed all my forms over the counter, 20 mins later all done. Never even asked to see
the car . happy days.
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coozer
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 12:08 PM |
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SVA at Beverly, dropped into Stockton on the off chance, plonked all the forms on the counter and said "Hello, I would like to register my car
please"
All sorted in about 25 minutes, they couldn't have been more helpful.
Steve
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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bilbo
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 12:52 PM |
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Thanks for the replies guys - sounds like this is a plan then
I'll be driving my car - the DVLA is pretty much on the way home from the test centre.
Cheers,
Bill
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blakep82
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 12:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bilbo
Thanks for the replies guys - sounds like this is a plan then
I'll be driving my car - the DVLA is pretty much on the way home from the test centre.
Cheers,
Bill
i'd maybe check with them anyway. i've heard of wardens outside waiting to ticket untaxed/unregistered cars if not on a trailer
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BenTyreman
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 02:02 PM |
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DVLA Stockton now does the inspection at the VOSA centre in Darlington. They don't have any paperwork available there so they take the receipts
back to Stockton and send the V5 in the post a few days later. The car has to be trailered to the inspection or you will risk being done for no tax.
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bilbo
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| posted on 27/4/11 at 05:17 PM |
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Hmmm. Starting to worry now. IVA re-test is on the 5th May.
Has anyone done this at Nottingham?
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ColinM
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| posted on 28/4/11 at 02:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
quote:
Originally posted by bilbo
Thanks for the replies guys - sounds like this is a plan then
I'll be driving my car - the DVLA is pretty much on the way home from the test centre.
Cheers,
Bill
i'd maybe check with them anyway. i've heard of wardens outside waiting to ticket untaxed/unregistered cars if not on a trailer
So how do they do that then? If the car's unattended and no reg no, how would they know which car they've nicked and where to send the
ticket?
Back on thread though, I trailered my car to DVLA after it had passed SVA 'cos they definitely wanted to see the car. Very helpful chap and he
registered it for me there and then and as others have said 20 mins later I walked out with a a tax disc. Got the plates made on the way home too -
you need either the V5 or a special little form, can't remeber what it's called, to get your plates made. Went to P'boro DVLA again
a month ago with all the paperwork for a personalised plate I'd bought off the DVLA website and again they couldn't have been more
helpful.
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blakep82
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| posted on 28/4/11 at 02:26 PM |
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^i don't know how, but it does happen
i guess the wardens will wait outside til you appear. they know people go to register cars, and they need to be inspected (some places vary i guess)
so any unregistered cars not on trailers they'll nick them and wait til you come out i guess
similar to this really lol
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=114754
[Edited on 28/4/11 by blakep82]
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rallyingden
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| posted on 28/4/11 at 02:51 PM |
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DVLA do not inspect cars now. They take VOSA IVA report as OK
RD
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bilbo
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| posted on 30/4/11 at 09:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rallyingden
DVLA do not inspect cars now. They take VOSA IVA report as OK
RD
Ah, superb 
What I think I'm going to do now is leave the car at VOSA after the re-test and nip down to the DVLA in SWMBOs car and see how far I get. If
they for any reason need to see the car, I'll ask them what's acceptable.
Thanks all for your replies.
Cheers,
Bill
[Edited on 30/4/11 by bilbo]
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