A DVLA Dating Question

[yantosh]

https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-registration/radically-altered-vehicles

 

frame - 5 points

suspension - 2 points 

axles- 2 points

transmission - 2 points

engine - 1 point 

 

so even if if I ignore the transmission as that's  prob a car thing, I have 10 points 

Edited June 14, 2018 by yantosh
I'm a dumbass

[370steve]

5 points is for an original, un altered frame

 

  

Keep a vehicle’s original registration number

A rebuilt vehicle can keep its original registration number if you can prove you’ve used:

• the original unmodified chassis or bodyshell (car or light van)
• a new chassis or monocoque bodyshell of the same specification as the original (car or light van)
• the original unmodified frame (motorbike)
• a new frame of the same specification as the original (motorbike)

[370steve]

Yan, good luck to you if you can get too keep the reg, but it is a bit of a lottery with them nobs at DVLA, fingers crossed for you mate

[Swiss Toni]

The bastards please themselves, and make it up as they go along. I can see us going to be lumbered with something akin to TUV.

Our days are numbered! 

[Swirl]

I have been aware of this for a good few years, maybe 10 or so, I have built various trikes and chops along the way, the way I have always read it, is a unaltered original frame to get 5 points out of the 8, if you don't get the 5 for the unaltered frame you can't retain the plate even if you get 8 from elsewhere, that's my take and has been for a lot of years

 

So unaltered meaning if it's twinshock you can't monoshock it, you cant do away with a swingarm and hardtail it

Edited June 14, 2018 by Swirl

[yantosh]

so if I have to get a Q, or some other new number, would that leave my original number tied to the old frame? which then becomes worth money 

[370steve]

27 minutes ago, yantosh said:

so if I have to get a Q, or some other new number, would that leave my original number tied to the old frame? which then becomes worth money 

yes mate, old reg stays with old frame.

[yantosh]

every cloud has a silver lining 

[Swirl]

What is the old frame 

[yantosh]

1 hour ago, Swirl said:

What is the old frame 

14yr old Suzuki, not old enough for here shhhhhhhhh  

[Dezza]

On 6/14/2018 at 10:38 PM, Swiss Toni said:

The bastards please themselves, and make it up as they go along. I can see us going to be lumbered with something akin to TUV.

Our days are numbered! 

We were saying the same 25 years ago and beyond with the impending inevitability of compulsory leg protectors and power restrictions

[Dezza]

On 6/15/2018 at 10:45 AM, 370steve said:

yes mate, old reg stays with old frame.

Yep, so we can all go back to the 80s. Breakers selling frame WLB, then someone goes out and knicks same model bike and rings it with a 'legit' frame.