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Q-plate question
Toprivetguns - 9/8/13 at 01:09 PM

Afternoon,

I'm planning to buy a MK from a friend who has given up building it. It has a Bike engine and sierra donor parts. Unfortunately he has no V5 and only receipts for all the parts, hence the car will be a Q plate. I have an old sierra from a family member that is ready for the scrapyard. Can I use this V5 (car is SORN) in an effort to obtain an age related plate for my car? I know the dates won't match up correctly on the receipts & V5, however I cannot be the only person who has done this.

Just curious if anyone else has encountered a similar situation?

loggyboy - 9/8/13 at 01:13 PM

Technically you shouldnt, but if you want an age related plate, then you can be inventive. Would be best to show some pictures of you stripping the donor to show the DVLA come registration time.

Slimy38 - 9/8/13 at 01:40 PM

Are there enough donor parts to satisfy the minimum requirements to get an age related plate? Engine and gearbox are two components that 'usually' come from the donor, but you're not using them. I think it's axles, drivetrain, a few other things?

From another thread;


quote:

A vehicle will retain its donor registration mark if either the original unmodified chassis or unaltered monocoque bodyshell and two other major components are used. If a new monocoque bodyshell or chassis from a specialist kit manufacturer is used (or an altered chassis/bodyshell from an existing vehicle) together with two major components from a donor vehicle, an age related mark will be assigned. The mark will be based on the age of the donor vehicle. An IVA/SVA/MSVA test will be required to register the vehicle.


[Edited on 9/8/13 by Slimy38]

Toprivetguns - 9/8/13 at 01:54 PM

Ok, very interesting. Brakes, diff, propshaft and steering column are all being used.
Thanks for all the info Gents

jps - 9/8/13 at 02:29 PM

quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
Technically you shouldnt, but if you want an age related plate, then you can be inventive. Would be best to show some pictures of you stripping the donor to show the DVLA come registration time.


Realistically, if it already has Sierra hubs on the part build you've got, as long as you've got a pic of you taking apart a Sierra that could have yielded those hubs, how would anyone know that the Sierra you have the V5 for wasn't the actual Sierra that gave up it's parts...?

But I am not sure that you will have 'enough Sierra' with Brakes, diff, propshaft and steering column. I bought a rolling chassis with a similar amount of parts from a donor (no propshaft though) - and the relevant V5 was handed over too - but I still got another Sierra to take engine and gearbox from direct - as I felt I needed those components to justify age-related.

Maybe I was overcautious though?

loggyboy - 9/8/13 at 02:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Toprivetguns
Ok, very interesting. Brakes, diff, propshaft and steering column are all being used.
Thanks for all the info Gents


You will need 2 of the following:

suspension (front and back)
steering assembly (arguably Rack AND Column)
axles (both)
transmission
engine

So you would likely end up with a q plate anyway.

James - 9/8/13 at 02:37 PM

I think it's a fairly safe bet that you could use the parts from a Mercedes Unimog and 99% of DVLA 'inspectors' wouldn't know it wasn't a pile of Sierra parts!

Toprivetguns - 10/8/13 at 08:45 AM

Cheers Gents !