For people who mod their cars........

[simonl]

Saw this on another forum and thought i'd pass it along. Probably won't apply to most people but if you want to change the pulley on your supercharger or are lucky enough to let brabus/carlsson/etc "play" with your car you could get caught out by this........

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/public/consult/veh_inspec/vi_summary.htm

PLEASE everybody interested in being able to continue to engine swap, tube frame or significantly visually alter motor vehicles in the UK go to the DVLA web site and go through the nausea of completing thier online submission - also please request a copy of the consultation paper. Doesn't matter if you don't read it - they judge strength of public feeling on the number of them that the send out.

basically they are trying to screw anyone moddifying a car, and particularly those of us moddifying older cars (not allowing fitting of more modern components without having to re-register on a Q plate, having to go the SVA for your mods every time, etc.)

BTW kit means kit car built to original kit car spec not fitting a body kit.

Deadline is 19th July, they're sneaking this f*cker on us without any anouncement.

ALSO: please copy the link and post it on any other suitable web sites. The consultation list they have for this excercise includes such bodies as Transport 2000 and RoSPA and the Vehicle Scrap Dismantlers Association, and not anyone to do with modifying cars or the moddified vehicle industry - need as much support for this as possible.

 

[guydewdney]

im not good at dvla stuff - but anyone care to summarise the issue if i want to chuck a 1976 engine /gearbox in my 1972 W114?

 

[Shude]

im not good at dvla stuff - but anyone care to summarise the issue if i want to chuck a 1976 engine /gearbox in my 1972 W114?

Then according to that document you'd be fine:

41. Although their appearance is different from the original they may still qualify to retain their original registration marks. The vehicle components used from the original vehicle are allocated a numeric value and provided the vehicle scores eight points or more it will retain its original mark.

42. The point system is weighted as follows; the original or new (direct replacement from the manufacturer) unmodified chassis/monocoque bodyshell has a value of 5, the suspension (front and back) 2, axles (both) 2, transmission 2, steering assembly 2, engine 1.

The car would have 11 points out of a total of 14, and it has to have 8 points or more to keep it's identity.

I don't know what all the fuss is about!