Will,
Why don't you just remove the ID plates from the old body and put them
on the new one? DVLA would be none the wiser. As long as you are willing
to pay the taxes, why would they care?
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
Will wrote:
>
> Does anyone have experience of re-registering a car in the UK, after
> it has been written off and repaired?
>
> I had a nasty shock this morning when I received a letter from my
> insurance company telling me that my accident damaged TR6 would have
> to be written off at the DVLA then re-registered after being repaired
> by me. Re-registration will risk getting a Q registration instead of
> the 1975 plate the vehicle has at present. This will reduce the value
> so much that I'm really not sure about completing the repairs.
>
> From the DVLA web site it seems that a car with new chassis and body
> shells require proof of originality in the form of receipts from a
> dealer or manufacturer. Naturally Triumph or BL are no longer around
> to provide these, so remanufactured Chassis/bodyshells may result in
> a Q plate. Nobody at the local registration office is prepared to
> commit themselves to a decision without seeing the completed car,
> which makes the prospect of a rebuild difficult for me. I assume that
> anyone rebuilding a worn out TR doesn't need to re-register it, so
> this situation probably doesn't arise too often. Anyone out there
> have any experience on this? Any help much appreciated...
> --
> William Davies
> 1975 TR6 PI
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