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Age Related plates
The Doc - 20/9/07 at 06:30 PM

Looking at the criteria to qualify for age related plates I'm struggling to see how I can identify 8 original parts without including the front and rear suspension which is clearly new. How close do they look?

Ideas please!

Mike

paulf - 20/9/07 at 06:40 PM

My dvla inspector just wanted to see the engine number and took my word for where the other parts came from.
I think that you only actually need two major parts for age related such as the engine and gearbox, or axle etc.
Paul.

oliwb - 20/9/07 at 06:45 PM

My one thought he was looking at MK1 cortina parts when in actual fact it was a single donor (sierra) kit with a pinto engine. I think you'd be unlucky to be caught out.....Oli.

DavidM - 20/9/07 at 07:18 PM

This taken from DVLA website:

If a new monocoque bodyshell or chassis from a specialist kit manufacturer is used (or an altered chassis or 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 ESVA, SVA or MSVA test will be required to register the vehicle.

See here:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/BuyingAndSellingAVehicle/RegisteringAVehicle/DG_10014246

David

BenB - 20/9/07 at 09:18 PM

My DVLA examiner was a nut-job who tried saying I'd definately get an age-related plate and because it had a bike engine in it I'd be paying motorbike road tax......

I think they'll mostly believe what you tell them!!!!

iank - 20/9/07 at 09:27 PM

quote:
Originally posted by The Doc
Looking at the criteria to qualify for age related plates I'm struggling to see how I can identify 8 original parts without including the front and rear suspension which is clearly new. How close do they look?

Ideas please!

Mike


I think you're looking in the radically altered section.
The 8 points rule is for that and as you say without a the original chassis is going to be a pain getting an age related plate legitimately. To be honest they really don't seem to check too closely from all reports.

I believe most people use the kit conversion route and put your own name down as the manufacturer.
No points nonsense, but you will need a receipt for the steel - if you bought the chassis even easier.

Personally I'd just take the Q though

nitram38 - 21/9/07 at 04:49 AM

I was given a form by my local vro requiring 8 points. Each major component was 1 point each.
The V5 of the donor will give you the year, but you will get 5 points for a manufacturers chassis.
I named myself as the manufacturer and they just wanted a receipt for "new" metal, not secondhand.

speedyxjs - 21/9/07 at 01:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by BenB
I think they'll mostly believe what you tell them!!!!


Unless you find a locostbuilder examiner