Pike
27-04-13, 01:16 AM
Dating of reconstructed classics and the V55/5 form There is a recent and on-going case where a particular DVLA Local Office has rejected a dating letter for a reconstructed classic, and the DVLA staff member verbally indicated that the owner should obtain a letter from a manufacturer. This should not have occurred, because the DVLA leaflet INF26, with the wordy title of Guidelines on how you can register kitcars and rebuilt or radically altered vehicles, indicates that the vehicle should be dated by ‘the appropriate vehicle enthusiasts club for the marque (make)’.
The clubs’ V765 scheme signatory had quite sensibly completed the relevant parts of the rather complicated V55/5 form, leaving the owner to add his date of birth, and sign and date the form. Unfortunately in this case the club official had used a felt tip pen so the carbon copy was practically unreadable; had omitted that it should have a tax class of historic; had populated the manufacturer box; which should be left blank; and most significantly had omitted to indicate the year of manufacture. A lack of a year of manufacture can lead to a Q plate.
The sample V55/5 form shows what needs to be completed for an age-related number for a car. With a goods vehicle that is over 3500kg Gross Vehicle Weight, one of the weight boxes would also need to be populated. Chassis numbers should include any leading, trailing or embedded letters to reflect what is actually stamped on the chassis plate. The reverse of the form is included to cover the answer to the question on type approval.
With a claim for an original number, the registration number would be added. If an old style logbook or certified copy of the original registration register is part of the supplied evidence, then the Date of Original/UK Registration boxes should also be populated.
There is a Federation produced dating letter template for use by V765 scheme signatories. This is on the www.fbhvc.co.uk under Legislation & Fuels, then Useful Documents.
The clubs’ V765 scheme signatory had quite sensibly completed the relevant parts of the rather complicated V55/5 form, leaving the owner to add his date of birth, and sign and date the form. Unfortunately in this case the club official had used a felt tip pen so the carbon copy was practically unreadable; had omitted that it should have a tax class of historic; had populated the manufacturer box; which should be left blank; and most significantly had omitted to indicate the year of manufacture. A lack of a year of manufacture can lead to a Q plate.
The sample V55/5 form shows what needs to be completed for an age-related number for a car. With a goods vehicle that is over 3500kg Gross Vehicle Weight, one of the weight boxes would also need to be populated. Chassis numbers should include any leading, trailing or embedded letters to reflect what is actually stamped on the chassis plate. The reverse of the form is included to cover the answer to the question on type approval.
With a claim for an original number, the registration number would be added. If an old style logbook or certified copy of the original registration register is part of the supplied evidence, then the Date of Original/UK Registration boxes should also be populated.
There is a Federation produced dating letter template for use by V765 scheme signatories. This is on the www.fbhvc.co.uk under Legislation & Fuels, then Useful Documents.