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Johnny4428:
Thanks James!

Bryanj:
 Have done 2 or 3 over the years with US imports, the problem i had as i said was the insurance company charged a years fee(Carole Nash if i remember correctly) and wanted to cancell the policy after 4 weeks with no refund when i didnt have a reg to put on it a month later! They gave in after some arguing and gave me more time. Any insureabce firm CAN do it, you just need a thinking agent not the normal script reading moron!! With the known current DVLA delays they ought to give you extratime anyway
I have ridden bikes and driven kit cars for mot with no problems at all as long as you have a booked appointment, plod carry fones now and can check easy.
The only problem in the whole process is if DVLA want you to present it at a regional centre for "inspection" as you have to trailer it to that, when i did them if the proof of age letter was from the manufacturer or the foreign log book no inspection was done only if one of the "dating" services was used.
I still have thefirst MOT for my now sold gold 500 where DVLA(or rather Worcester office---now closed)  wrote the new reg above the frame number and stamped it

Nurse Julie:
You don't need insurance to register an imported bike with DVLA unless it's being registered to a Norther Ireland address. It obviously needs to be insured if you're going to ride it on the road though. but if not just SORN it straight away after getting V5 back from Swansea. But, under 40 years old you still need an MOT so I suppose you have to either get temporary insurance or trailer it to the MOT station 🤔

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: Johnny4428 on February 11, 2021, 09:21:30 PM ---As an imported bike Phil, it was important when imported that the bike was supplied with owners document, equivalent to our registration document I suppose. Then with that, proof of import fees paid and nova cert. Then along with £55 payment and two page first registration in UK form, send to DVLA. Not insured yet Ted, guess I should SORN.

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Even though the VEL duty is zero you still have to Tax it each year. You mention in your first post that its taxed but strictly you need insurance to tax it so I can't figure that out. Main thing is that you do the SORN as others have said to avoid a penalty - can be done online. When I got my new registration document (It's not an import) I had to immediately SORN it as unable to change the duty to Historical without insuring it first. Local Post Office said I could change the taxation class without insurance. DVLA returned my registration book with a letter stating I could not change the taxation class until it was insured! Have decided to leave it as it is until I insure it for use on the road.

Johnny4428:
It seemed to be a requirement that I tax it along with first UK registration for whatever reason. No mention anywhere on application about insurance. There was also a box to fill with taxation class of vehicle so I stated that it was a historic vehicle. I will now of course sorn.

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