Re-Register a 'Scrapped' vehicle

[Cooperman]

I'm after a bit of advice.
I am a member of a gliding club and recently we were gifted a 4 x 4 vehicle which has been declared as scrapped some time ago as it was thought to be useful only for airfield work and informing DVLA that is was scrapped was simpler than trying to remember to SORN it every year. There was no intention of it ever going back on the road.

However, having looked at it closely it is really in good condition with the only issues being no drive (clutch failure I think), having a dashboard full of brightly coloured lights (a wiring loom fault I think), having very worn tyres and some broken lights and other minor faults. My thought is that it could become a club 'hack' vehicle for member's use in retrieving gliders, doing errands for the club, etc., but for that a V5 will be needed. It has also been run on 'red' diesel.

What are the issues for putting this vehicle back on the road. I don't want to talk to DVLA about it at this time for reasons you will all understand. I might add that the organisation who gave us the vehicle are in no way 'dodgy'. Quite the opposite in fact as they are a Gov't assisted and sponsored organisation.

[School boy]

Red diesel will only be an issue if it gets dipped or the lines are checked as the die stays in for ever virtually so either risk it, replace the lines or chuck a load of old engine oil through it and hope it works.
As for scrap issue, either contact the dvla as a one off explaining the problem, see what they say. Don't give them the specifics of the vehicle as once they decide they don't want you to do it, it may be recorded you asked them and they said no.
You could look into q plating it, you could register it in a foreign country and then re import or you could buy a smashed up or rotten as hell identical one that's written off or not recorded scrap and nick the vin off it.

BTW none of the above is 100% legal guv

[Cooperman]

Because of who we are and what we do it has to be entirely legal.

[School boy]

Just googled this and other forums people are saying contact DVLA, they will want it VIC checked (whatever that is) and then mot, It might come up as cat d or simular but who cares. Sounds easier than I thought.

[Lowtimer]

And, for info, as of last December you don't have to renew SORN annually, or indeed ever, so long as the vehicle remains in the same ownership.

[Utterpiffle]

It's definitely possible.
My current daily was a cat-b write off and declared scrapped.
I rebuilt it, then had to MOT it, VIC test it (not sure if you'll need this unless it has a cat marker against it), then send off for the v5. All fairly painless.

[DocJock]

School boy said:

Just googled this and other forums people are saying contact DVLA, they will want it VIC checked (whatever that is) and then mot, It might come up as cat d or simular but who cares. Sounds easier than I thought.

A Vehicle Identity Check (VIC) is simply a check that the numbers stamped on the vin plate, body and engine match those on record for that particular registration plate.

[Cooperman]

Presumably in an HPI check it would come back as 'scrapped & re-built' or something similar.
So it can be 'unscrapped' with DVLA or so it would appear.

[blueacid]

Cooperman said:

Presumably in an HPI check it would come back as 'scrapped & re-built' or something similar.
So it can be 'unscrapped' with DVLA or so it would appear.

Exactly that, the DVLA will record it as "Unscrapped"

[GC8]

And there is no issue with rebated fuel unless there is red diesel sloshing about in the tank.

[paulshears]

My brother has a pick-up truck off a farm that had been "scrapped"

He's not got it back on the road yet, so I'm not sure if the DVLA want a VIC on it (I would think they will)

I do know that he sent the DVLA a load of photos of it ... to prove he actually has it???