It’s a well known fact that when a vehicle is modified, the changes must be notified to DVLA.
Looking at a V5c, there is a section to notify a change to the Wheelplan, Body Type, Chassis number, CC Engine etc.
What doesn’t appear on the V5c is the requirement to notify any changes to the Suspension, Axles, Steering or modifications to the body or chassis.
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What’s the problem ?
The DVLA consultation document as mentioned on the home page brought some issues that many had never fully considered to the forefront. If you refer to the DVLA site:-
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FIVA have recently created the Charter of Turin which contains some worrying definitions of what is considered a Historic Vehicle and, as the formalised direction of FIVA, will be the guiding principles behind their negotiations for the future of Historic Vehicles EU wide.
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There are some kits that are manufactured to fit already registered chassied vehicles and others are creating hybrids with the (almost) complete mechanicals from one vehicle with a different body fitted.
As the basic component identity of the vehicle does not change, per DVLA rules , they would not lose their ‘right to registration’ and therefore would not require SVA /BIVA.
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VOSA Clarification on Body/Chassis points rules
Some of you will have taken the time to find the rules that govern how much you are allowed to modify your vehicle before its identity is called into question.
Whilst the 8 points system has been in place for at least 27 years (in its current form) DVLA have been sadly remiss in making the guidelines relating to car modifying known to those that it affects.
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