heyzee
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| posted on 25/1/03 at 08:48 PM |
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q-plates
what do you have to dso to stop your car getting a q-plate and to get a age related one .just some simple pointers in the right direction would be
nice
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 26/1/03 at 10:45 AM |
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As a matter of interest - why bother?
What's so bad about a 'Q' plate? As far as I'm concerned I'll be happy to get my car on the road, no matter what the registration!
As a matter of interest, this month's Which Kit says that you'll be able to get personalised 'Q' plates soon...
cheers (and don't take me too seriously  )
David
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rayward
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| posted on 26/1/03 at 05:02 PM |
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from what i've heard you need three major components from your donor car (engine,gearbox and axle perhaps) to get the donor cars reg no but i don't
know if this is guaranteed!!!!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 26/1/03 at 11:38 PM |
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you need to show that many parts are from one car and need the log book. You also need to be able to prove the chassis was 'new' ie keep the
receipts from your steel and alu purchases.
To me, before I was an enlightened builder, a "Q' plate was some kinda lesser form of life. This stigma is also held by others and I suspect your
car will command a better price when you sell it if its not Q.
Also, if you want to pretend its summat different, not a kit car, then Q blows that pretence away.
atb
steve
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Highcost builder
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| posted on 26/1/03 at 11:45 PM |
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quote:
you need to show that many parts are from one car and need the log book.
Had the chap around from the mot last week didnt want the log book and said an age related plate looked a possibility
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Mark H
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| posted on 27/1/03 at 11:02 AM |
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An age related plate may well be a possiblity, with even the SVA man saying the car is "age related" enough, and you've used the pre-requisit
amount of parts, AND you've got the V5 to back it up.
The problem can be when you go to the local friendly VRO, and a cardigan wearing rubber stamper (their job, not rhyming slang) choses to issue a Q coz
its not a ford or vauxhall, whatever it says on your SVA pass form.
This has been asked about loads (including myself) - look in the search.
My opinion has changed from when i first thought about the Q plate, and similar to Steve and David, who cares?
In fact, I think a Q means that more "normal" people will know you built it yourself, and its not a £25k Caterham (but this picks up another
thread!).
I saw the article about Q plates too. Even though its hard to justify (c. £400 buys a lot of shiny trick bits) it would look cool to have the plate
Q1 ###, don't you think?
I'm in the final throws of finishing a locost, and the Q plate issue is the furthest thing from my mind, and as someone said to me when i asked this
q, you can't see it when you're in it!
Mark Harrison and
Q986 KCP back from the dead...
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kingr
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| posted on 27/1/03 at 03:13 PM |
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I was originally hoping not to have a Q plate, but having heard that personallised q plates are coming in, I quite want one because I've thought of
the coolest number plate which looks like my name with one letter missing!!
Kingr
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 27/1/03 at 08:03 PM |
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hicost builder - i wonder how you are going to get an age realted plate if you dont have proof (v5) of the age of the major donor.....you have some
other way?
I would prefer not to have a Q. However, if I had a button I could press that would have the car finished today on a Q plate, id press it!!!!!
atb
steve
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mdc124
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| posted on 20/2/03 at 07:17 PM |
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I really really didn't want a Q plate - ask MK & PTM, An age related one would be great, but I'm just so looking forward to driving it that it
doesn't really matter.
As they say - you can't see it from the drivers seat - and if you can its either fallen off or you've messed up BIG
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Spyderman
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| posted on 21/2/03 at 11:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by kingr
I was originally hoping not to have a Q plate, but having heard that personallised q plates are coming in, I quite want one because I've thought of
the coolest number plate which looks like my name with one letter missing!!
Kingr
Q11EEN with the fixing screw between the ones?
Gotta be better than ending with an "R".
Just kidding!
Can't think of any name using a "Q" other than Quentin. Then it could be Q113NTN?
Terry
Spyderman
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robinbastd
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| posted on 21/2/03 at 11:48 PM |
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My poor brother is called Quintin. Nuff said!
Ian
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Viper
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| posted on 22/2/03 at 12:03 PM |
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How about Q11cky
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