How to get around Q plate?

[Ross14]

Hi
is it possible to get around being issued a Q plate?

I am building a MG midget (with quite a few mods)- it will be 90%+ new parts and was lucky to have a personal number plate bought for my birthday.

As i understand it is possible to go through SVA and get it registered as a new car - but i would get a Q plate and would not be able to transfer the 55 plate.

I thought is used to be possbele to go through SVA and pay the additional taxes and get a conventional plate - is this still the case?

The other option I have heard of is to go the Northern Ireland (my folks live there) register the car as new there - getting a NI plate, THEN do a personal tranfer.

Does anyone know if either of above is possible, or of any other alternatives??

thanks

[Ross14]

Thanks
- I have read that - but it indicates when regisered it would be offered a Q plate. And as i understand you cannot do a tranfser to a Q plated car

[Ross14]

I'm soooo vain :-)
i have RO55 --- personal plate i'd like to use on the car

[Ross14]

The midget will be a new heritage shell with new suspension brakes etc etc; vast majority supplied by Frontline midget: the engine + box is a recon Honda S2000 unit (yep this baby's gon'a fly) so i will have all the reciepts.

it really will be a new car - hence the orginal thought of a new plate - then with been given the RO55 --- plate for my b'day, it started me thinking.

ceratainly i will take the advice and speak with the SVA people

does anyone have experinece of the register it in NI and then change plates whizz??

[Ross14]

Folks
thanks for the help and advice
I will get in contact with my local DVLA office and get an appointment to sort out whet they need etc

Ross