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

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]

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

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