Porsche Club members get a free vehicle Birth Certificate
Porsche Club members get a free vehicle Birth Certificate
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VR6time

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1,758 posts

239 months

Wednesday 9th June 2010
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Porsche GB have offered a free Certificate of Authenticity to Porsche Club GB Members, listing the build spec and origial options of any Porsche you own.

It was launched at the Boxster and Beyond event in May, but if you email a request to customer.assistance@porsche.co.uk, they will send you an order form.



Edited by VR6time on Wednesday 9th June 15:11

BertBert

21,255 posts

240 months

Wednesday 9th June 2010
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VR6time said:
Porsche GB have offered a free Certificate of Conformity to Porsche Club GB Members, listing the build spec and origial options of any Porsche you own.

It was launched at the Boxster and Beyond event in May, but if you email a request to customer.assistance@porsche.co.uk, they will send you an order form.
Well that's rather good then.
Bert

Chris993C4

656 posts

240 months

Wednesday 9th June 2010
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VR6time said:
Porsche GB have offered a free Certificate of Conformity to Porsche Club GB Members, listing the build spec and origial options of any Porsche you own.
I'm pretty sure there's something like that stuck to the underside of my bonnet. And another one in the service book...

VR6time

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1,758 posts

239 months

Wednesday 9th June 2010
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Thats what I thought. £65 to non club members tho.

BTW,

It is a certificate of Authenticity, and not a Certificate of Conformity.

thegoose

8,077 posts

239 months

Wednesday 9th June 2010
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If it's free it can only be a good thing. I had one for a 1970 car issued by Porsche Cars North America. The potentially useful thing is that it states the original engine number that the car was built with.

In my case it was original "matching numbers" but the person who had produced the Certificate had managed to hit "0" instead of "2" for the last digit of the engine number - it seemed unlikely that the engine had been changed for one that was only 2 further along the production line 40 years ago so I had them look into and they produced a replacement. So do check the accuracy once you get the certificate. smile

edo

16,699 posts

294 months

Wednesday 9th June 2010
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thegoose said:
If it's free it can only be a good thing.
Not free is it- you have to pay membership!

Mousem40

1,674 posts

246 months

Wednesday 9th June 2010
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Thanks for that!

They are very good, I had one before but lost it. Just sent them an email.

thegoose

8,077 posts

239 months

Wednesday 9th June 2010
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edo said:
thegoose said:
If it's free it can only be a good thing.
Not free is it- you have to pay membership!
OK, but if you are already a member it is free and adds further value to your membership. Happy now? smile

hendy

483 posts

268 months

Wednesday 9th June 2010
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Thanks for posting. This would be nice to have.

I have just emailed them.

ZeroH

2,919 posts

218 months

Wednesday 9th June 2010
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VR6time said:
Porsche GB have offered a free Certificate of Authenticity to Porsche Club GB Members, listing the build spec and origial options of any Porsche you own.

It was launched at the Boxster and Beyond event in May, but if you email a request to customer.assistance@porsche.co.uk, they will send you an order form.



Edited by VR6time on Wednesday 9th June 15:11
Does it give the list price for your car with spec also or just the factory codes ? Thx

edo

16,699 posts

294 months

Wednesday 9th June 2010
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thegoose said:
edo said:
thegoose said:
If it's free it can only be a good thing.
Not free is it- you have to pay membership!
OK, but if you are already a member it is free and adds further value to your membership. Happy now? smile
I'm gonna join now for sure. DOh, I sold the car.

VR6time

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1,758 posts

239 months

Thursday 10th June 2010
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ZeroH said:
Does it give the list price for your car with spec also or just the factory codes ? Thx
Not that I remember, the guy on th estand had some examples, and I think it was just model type. enginenumber, selling dealer and build options.

melv

4,708 posts

294 months

Thursday 10th June 2010
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But not Cup Cars...... frown

Hespereus

1,069 posts

233 months

Thursday 10th June 2010
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OP - thanks for posting this. I emailed Porsche UK today and by return of email came a PDF application form. Excellent - thanks

NJH

3,021 posts

238 months

Thursday 10th June 2010
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Thanks for this, I will be sending in my application form soon enough. Does it give the build date of the car by any chance?

pauljmcnulty

850 posts

268 months

Thursday 10th June 2010
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Got mine, excellent idea.

ian964

534 posts

281 months

Thursday 10th June 2010
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melv said:
But not Cup Cars...... frown
Bugger!

EJH

1,017 posts

238 months

Thursday 10th June 2010
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Great. I already pay for membership (for which I get 3/5 of 4/5 of f-all each year) but I just paid for one of these as it will prob prove useful when importing car to UK (Jsy reg doc from 1980s could be more comprehensive and all that...).

Arse.


boxsey

3,579 posts

239 months

Friday 11th June 2010
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Nice to hear that they're now free....wonder if I can get the 65 quid back that I paid for mine a couple of months ago? scratchchin

VR6time

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239 months

Friday 11th June 2010
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I doubt you will get any refund, at this is a different document to the one you will have recieved.

The Letter of Origin/ Certificate of Conformity, is still a requirement for importing/ exporting a vehicle. The Certificate of Authenticity is just a build spec, and holds no sway with the DVLA. Also it has only been available since the end of May.