The Department for Transport (DfT) issued a press release today stating that, amongst a number of measures to cur ‘Red-Tape’ for motorists the requirement to annually make a Satutory Off Road Notification (SORN) declaration for vehicles that are off the road and not in use is to be scrapped.
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Tag Archives: V5C
Changes to Engine dating process for BIVA/SVA
Previously it has been possible to prove the date of manufacture of an engine, for SVA/BIVA emission testing, by providing proof of the donor vehicle.
However this has now changed for various reasons and ties into revisions earlier this year when notifying DVLA of engine changes on the V5C as ACE reported: -
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DVLA - Engine swap notification changes
In the past DVLA have only required supporting evidence on a change of cc when it has affected the taxation rate of the vehicle by going to a lower class, if it went to a higher class it was just accepted. It has been their policy to request written confirmation from the garage that carried out the work and to withhold the issue of a new V5C until their request has been met.
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