Illegal spacing
Discussion
There is a number plate around my area that states
TAX 1. It is properly spaced and is on a car which is obviously that of a busy mother.
I can understand someone buying this sort of number as an amusement if they have the spare cash and nothing else to do with it but another local one
H1 2 PAT. Well what can I say other than "Hello to Pat" when ever I see her drive past whilst waving furiously
thinking to myself "There goes old PAT again" with a look of admiration on my face.
It just seems so sadly pointless other than her attempts to make some sort of personal statement to everyone else around her. I wouldn't think it even cost a great deal when it was issued. Probably even before DVLA started to make a business out of selling them!
If it ever appeared on a yank stretched limo, I could probably hardly contain myself from exploding with laughter for her embarrasment!
TAX 1. It is properly spaced and is on a car which is obviously that of a busy mother.
I can understand someone buying this sort of number as an amusement if they have the spare cash and nothing else to do with it but another local one
H1 2 PAT. Well what can I say other than "Hello to Pat" when ever I see her drive past whilst waving furiously
thinking to myself "There goes old PAT again" with a look of admiration on my face. It just seems so sadly pointless other than her attempts to make some sort of personal statement to everyone else around her. I wouldn't think it even cost a great deal when it was issued. Probably even before DVLA started to make a business out of selling them!
If it ever appeared on a yank stretched limo, I could probably hardly contain myself from exploding with laughter for her embarrasment!
Fatboy said: engine came from an MG Metro I bought out of AD Trader and hacked out myself, then had it scrapped - no idea what the reg plate was on the metro, rear subframe and radius arms came from another scrap mini, it's had most panels replaced at some point and the coulour has changed, so I might well end up wih the DVLA saying I have to have to have one anyway.
Why would DVLA care about anything other than the colour? They certainly don't know about body panels and subframes. The insurance company should know about the engine, but again, why would DVLA care?
Unless I'm wrong in which case, bugger, I'll be getting a Q too!
Fatboy said: Cheers for the reply Madcop, I seriously doubt I'll ever sell the Mini, it's just a cheap toy, (got it for free off my brother after it's engine blew up). It's a total mish-mash of parts, engine came from an MG Metro I bought out of AD Trader and hacked out myself, then had it scrapped - no idea what the reg plate was on the metro, rear subframe and radius arms came from another scrap mini, it's had most panels replaced at some point and the coulour has changed, so I might well end up wih the DVLA saying I have to have to have one anyway.
AFAIK Providing the chassis number engraved in the front bulkhead remains original the car will still keep the registration number associated with that chassis number. Panel changes, sub-frame changes, engine changes do not affect the registration number (but do not forget to notify the change in engine number).
AFAIK Providing the chassis number engraved in the front bulkhead remains original the car will still keep the registration number associated with that chassis number. Panel changes, sub-frame changes, engine changes do not affect the registration number (but do not forget to notify the change in engine number).
Cheers for that, wasn't sure what would happen - was just going to wait and se what happened when I got it back on the road. (Been declared SORN for about 18 months now, so got to speak to DVLA about it before I get it back on the road).
On the contrary, I am pretty certain that DVLA have some quite specific regulations about which components of the original car have to remain in place in order to retain the original registration. They do it on a points system, with the original shell counting (say) 3 points, the original engine and gearbox (say) 2 points etc. The total of original parts has to add up to, I think, 8 points to be eligible for the original reg.
Sorry I don't have the exact details to hand, but presumably DVLA should be able to advise if you're keen....
Sorry I don't have the exact details to hand, but presumably DVLA should be able to advise if you're keen....
millicrab said: On the contrary, I am pretty certain that DVLA have some quite specific regulations about which components of the original car have to remain in place in order to retain the original registration. They do it on a points system, with the original shell counting (say) 3 points, the original engine and gearbox (say) 2 points etc. The total of original parts has to add up to, I think, 8 points to be eligible for the original reg.
Sorry I don't have the exact details to hand, but presumably DVLA should be able to advise if you're keen....
This only counts if you are making radical alterations to the car (i.e. donor for a kit car). Simply replacing parts with second hand spares off the same model of car makes absolutely no difference. If this was the case there'd be an awfull lot of Q plater's around.
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