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Davelu88

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DVLA what's the point !
« on: February 21, 2019, 01:47:22 PM »
So sent all my paperwork off to DVLA to register bike a week later a letter needs to be inspected , so am waiting for a appointment now !!, whats the point of sending photos , dating letters etc if all they are going to do is send someone round to look at it , rant over >:(

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Re: DVLA what's the point !
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2019, 02:18:40 PM »
So sent all my paperwork off to DVLA to register bike a week later a letter needs to be inspected , so am waiting for a appointment now !!, whats the point of sending photos , dating letters etc if all they are going to do is send someone round to look at it , rant over >:(
The system flags up dodgy new owner every now and then Dave, you must be dodgy  ;D ;D ;D
I hope it won't take too long, maybe a cancellation will come up.
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Re: DVLA what's the point !
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2019, 02:42:20 PM »
Me dodgy  ;D ;D ;D I knew that penny sweet I nicked in 1977 would catch up with me. Shhhhhh don't tell work  ;D

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Re: DVLA what's the point !
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2019, 03:08:01 PM »
Used to happen every time you used a non manufacturer dating certificate but also you had to trailer it to the "local" office.

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Re: DVLA what's the point !
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2019, 03:32:21 PM »
I registered an import 3 years ago and never had to do it ,but then you needed an mot to register it , was just having a rant  ;D

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Re: DVLA what's the point !
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2019, 04:22:39 PM »
I always get them MOT'd before registering regardless of needing it or not. Does appear to help, I haven't had an inspection so far. May just have got lucky though.
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Re: DVLA what's the point !
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2019, 06:46:41 PM »
I had a 1972 Suzuki A100 I found in a skip, with no papers, so I rebuilt it, got it MOT'd, age verification from VJMCC, photographs of the frame and engine numbers, And sent off the documents, a few weeks later, got a letter asking  to see the bike at my local DVLA office, which was 40 miles away in Bournemouth. They said I could ride it there as it had a valid MOT, and insurance, even though there was no VIN issued at the time. So I got to ride it on an 80 mile round trip, with no Numberplate!
I was shown a list of available numbers, and chose one, then given an age related number a week later, no problems. If you play the game by their rules, they are quite obliging, in my experience.

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Re: DVLA what's the point !
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2019, 07:36:34 PM »
I don't mind a ride out on it as long as they got somewhere in North Yorkshire  ;D

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Re: DVLA what's the point !
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2019, 07:42:33 PM »
All the local offices were closed some time ago, lucky they haven't ask you to present it to them in sunny wales  ;)

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« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2019, 07:43:22 PM »
Im still waiting for that letter graham  ;D ;D

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Re: DVLA what's the point !
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2019, 07:08:04 AM »
Same happened with my K0 sent photos, vjmc letter etc etc but needed an inspection.

Pain for me was that I could only insure for 1 month on VIN but luckily got the inspection done and plate issued just within the month before insurance ran out
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Re: DVLA what's the point !
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2019, 09:04:48 AM »
Same happened with my K0 sent photos, vjmc letter etc etc but needed an inspection.

Pain for me was that I could only insure for 1 month on VIN but luckily got the inspection done and plate issued just within the month before insurance ran out
It's easier these days Paul as you don't need to insure the bike to get it registered. Happy days.
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Re: DVLA what's the point !
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2019, 09:43:21 AM »
Yes I agree, even though technically it doesn't need an MOT, get one done. I got an MOT for mine and it sailed strait through.
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Re: DVLA what's the point !
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2019, 09:51:51 AM »
Not sure, but I tend to think that if it's been MOT'd recently they appear to accept that as an inspection. Without an MOT they have no way to verify that the paperwork matches the bike so issue an inspection notice. Only talking from personal experience so I could just have got lucky with mine, but getting an MOT is way easier than DVLA inspection so it's worth the effort.
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Re: DVLA what's the point !
« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2019, 11:04:30 AM »
 The other thing i know we are all perfect and do everything right but on a full rebuild is it not nice to have it confirmed?

 

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