RWL81P Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 50 minutes ago, colr6 said: I would think rally car would come under the same banner, rallies are held on road stages so would sumise they still have be road legal. Regs should apply to them aswell. Oh dear that's historic rallying over and done with ! To achieve these figures your out the realms of the normal man in the street can afford, easily achievable out of one of these so called poxy red tops. By the way having the so called magic letters of SDB on everything doesn't make it a powerful engine it just means they've emptied your pockets of hard earned cash and nowt to show for it !! shouldve bought a pinto with HPE on top, forget SBD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWL81P Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 2 hours ago, HotRodMatt said: The thing I don't get is that you can still seemingly modify the hell out of anything less than 40 years old without them being interested but slightly modify a bulkhead in a 40+ year old car and you lose eight points? Are they deliberately victimising the classic car modifier? Anyone heard of any plans to target newer modified cars? as it says 40 years old, it isnt going by a year so it will probably roll on every year. so a car that 35 year old now and highly modified will go through the same thing in 5yrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colr6 Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, RWL81P said: shouldve bought a pinto with HPE on top, forget SBD! What and shell even more cash out ! No thanks .....red top wins again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWL81P Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, colr6 said: What and shell even more cash out ! No thanks .....red top wins again pinto's have the old skool cool factor col, you know it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRodMatt Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 as it says 40 years old, it isnt going by a year so it will probably roll on every year. so a car that 35 year old now and highly modified will go through the same thing in 5yrs. But in the meantime it's fine. Just doesn't make sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWL81P Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 1 minute ago, HotRodMatt said: 9 minutes ago, RWL81P said: as it says 40 years old, it isnt going by a year so it will probably roll on every year. so a car that 35 year old now and highly modified will go through the same thing in 5yrs. But in the meantime it's fine. Just doesn't make sense to me. its only like stuff we have now, our times come around so will theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 18 hours ago, RWL81P said: its only like stuff we have now, our times come around so will theirs. You don't think there's a possibility that they'll force a load of us of the road, and then realise at a later date that they've made a mistake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlos77744 Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 on my letter i got from dvla, they want pics of the seats, roof lining, carpets, all inside the boot and the fuel cap opening, closed and open. so yes they are quite keen! best thing to do is make it as standard as possible then change it when or if it gets the ok. bit like all that 10 t 2 shit on the driving test. I believe you got a letter due to the fact your car has been dead for many years off the road and you possibly had a old style log book and you tried to update it the dvla need to see the car as they have seem many logbooks for sale or a spike in old escort log books being returned .Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWL81P Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 41 minutes ago, carlos77744 said: I believe you got a letter due to the fact your car has been dead for many years off the road and you possibly had a old style log book and you tried to update it the dvla need to see the car as they have seem many logbooks for sale or a spike in old escort log books being returned . Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk simple thing to do is police the sale of logbooks on places like ebay rather than people that have had cars years and restore them. oh yeah that would be to easy for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWL81P Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 44 minutes ago, Leo said: You don't think there's a possibility that they'll force a load of us of the road, and then realise at a later date that they've made a mistake? they would never admit to a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 10 minutes ago, RWL81P said: they would never admit to a mistake. True, it word be worded in a very politician type way no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenbex522 Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 23 hours ago, HotRodMatt said: The thing I don't get is that you can still seemingly modify the hell out of anything less than 40 years old without them being interested but slightly modify a bulkhead in a 40+ year old car and you lose eight points? Are they deliberately victimising the classic car modifier? Anyone heard of any plans to target newer modified cars? The points system applies to any car regardless of age. The question is whether it is ever highlighted/caught/spotted or not. And in answer to your last question i do see quite a few modified moderns pulled over by the police, but I suspect they are limited to what they can do roadside. I dont know if the cars/owners get reported to dvla or not, or if it goes any further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRodMatt Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 The points system applies to any car regardless of age. The question is whether it is ever highlighted/caught/spotted or not. And in answer to your last question i do see quite a few modified moderns pulled over by the police, but I suspect they are limited to what they can do roadside. I dont know if the cars/owners get reported to dvla or not, or if it goes any further. Probably C&U infringements. Slap 'em with a fine and present the vehicle in a week to show the issue has been rectified then on you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul brex Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 If you take a look at the up and coming changes, it seems like this a step forward to their 'green and electric' future. The 8 point rule has never been enforced until now, it seems to me they have let us have our fun and spend millions over the years adding money to the economy....but now, with the pressure from Brussels for manufacturers to go electric by 2040 they are slowly culling the hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danish Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 On 11/11/2017 at 20:23, eeb43 said: nothing is exempt hopefully soon they will turn their attention to land rovers Land Rovers are chassis vehicles, not monocoque, so you should be able to modify the bodywork a fair amount without any issue from DVSA. In the real world of course my friend is having problems with a new body on a pre-war race-car chassis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeb43 Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 10 hours ago, Danish said: Land Rovers are chassis vehicles, not monocoque, so you should be able to modify the bodywork a fair amount without any issue from DVSA. In the real world of course my friend is having problems with a new body on a pre-war race-car chassis. there arent many modified land rovers on an original unaltered chassis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 9 hours ago, eeb43 said: there arent many modified land rovers on an original unaltered chassis As above, they're not moncocoque. Not relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, Leo said: As above, they're not moncocoque. Not relevant. Independent chassis or monocoque - it matters not ................... they cannot be altered according to DVLA guidelines ! You think its tough for cars - think how many bikes are kept standard....... hmmmm - virtually none, especially from the 60 / 70 / 80's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWL81P Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 land rovers are also on the list! see the dvla site. moncoque shells bulkhead and tunnel mods, chassis on things like landys, or frame alterations on bikes. how many old landys now have a coil chassis rather than leafs, galved with no numbers. 110s or 90s chopped to 88 or 80 inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWL81P Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, katana said: Independent chassis or monocoque - it matters not ................... they cannot be altered according to DVLA guidelines ! You think its tough for cars - think how many bikes are kept standard....... hmmmm - virtually none, especially from the 60 / 70 / 80's! yep second that! contemplating weather to sell my old triumph or not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colr6 Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 You think its tough for cars - think how many bikes are kept standard....... hmmmm - virtually none, especially from the 60 / 70 / 80's! thats funny theres 10 of them in my garage ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeb43 Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 14 minutes ago, Leo said: As above, they're not moncocoque. Not relevant. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWL81P Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 1 minute ago, colr6 said: You think its tough for cars - think how many bikes are kept standard....... hmmmm - virtually none, especially from the 60 / 70 / 80's! thats funny theres 10 of them in my garage ! find a standard slabside gixxer! i go to bike nights all the time and ive seen 1 standard looking slabbie in the last 5yr. theyre all shit fighterd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Oops, my bad. 52 minutes ago, eeb43 said: lol Oops my bad. I admit to my mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRodMatt Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 This popped up from a couple of sources on my social media earlier. Not sure if it's genuine or not, but could be a good thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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