Mistake on V5C Special Notes

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daveenty

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2,357 posts

209 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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Not sure if this is in the correct section but, as it's 50+ years old, albeit a Yank, I figured that it would be worth a try in here.

It's an import, originally from the US, though has been around a bit, including Germany, Belgium & Ireland.

I've just been checking through a bit of paperwork and noticed that the V5 has an incorrect entry in the "Special Notes" section on the front page. There is the usual "NO OF FORMER KEEPERS" (which seems to be OK) and then, underneath this, is the following: -

1. WAS REGISTERED AND/OR USED DECLARED MANUFACTURED 1910.

Sorry about the caps and spacing but that's exactly how it reads.

Over the page in the "Vehicle details" section, everything is normal, with the date of first registration given correctly as 01/07/1970. The date of first registration in the UK is also correct, as everything else seems to be.

I'm assuming that the 1910 is either just a typo or a misread entry though just wondering if, in the grand scheme of things, it really matters? I've found, in all the paperwork I acquired with the car, an earlier V5C from 2020 with exactly the same wording on it, so it seems to be an ongoing issue.

Does anyone think that I should bother contacting DVLA, or just ignore it/put it down to one of those things?

BananaFama

4,404 posts

78 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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I'd ignore , if you come to sell it the buyer will know your Camaro Firebird Mustang is from 1970 not 1910

An ongoing typo .

Dogwatch

6,222 posts

221 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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I can’t remember the dates but doesn’t that officially make it a Veteran? Jay Leno calling!

droopsnoot

11,810 posts

241 months

Tuesday 14th March 2023
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I'd agree it's a typo - my V5 has almost the same wording in the special notes from when I sent the DVLA proof that it was built a couple of years before it was registered, so as to qualify for VED exemption a bit earlier. I expect someone's done the same thing and it's been read or maybe typed badly.

wildoliver

8,766 posts

215 months

Thursday 23rd March 2023
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I would leave it well alone if I were you. It's so obviously a mistake it won't ever affect value/if it needed to be removed in the future it will always be easy to prove.

If something strange happens in the future with classic tax/MOT emissions etc. The older the better!

daveenty

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2,357 posts

209 months

Friday 24th March 2023
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Thanks for all the replies, much appreciated and I've decided to go with the leaving it alone bit as I feel that this will cause the least hassle.

When/if I do ever come to sell it I'm sure that it will be pretty obvious that they weren't making trucks like it over 100 years ago. smile