Could a lot of us end up on a q plate ?

[RWL81P]

19 minutes ago, eeb43 said:

you cant they arent transferrable to or from stuck on a vehicle for life unless you do something naughty like buy a relevant logbook for your needs!!!!!!!

q regs cant be changed, and if youd already had a vehicle reregisterd eg, built something from parts or didnt have an id with it so had to have a check and was given an age related plate, then they usually have on the notes that they are none tranferable. so you cant get an age related plate like DVL666 and then sell it for 5 grand. they make them none transferable

[eeb43]

29 minutes ago, RWL81P said:

q regs cant be changed, and if youd already had a vehicle reregisterd eg, built something from parts or didnt have an id with it so had to have a check and was given an age related plate, then they usually have on the notes that they are none tranferable. so you cant get an age related plate like DVL666 and then sell it for 5 grand. they make them none transferable

thats what i said!!!!!!!

[khanlad]

4 hours ago, colr6 said:

Still got the old wheels, so if I transfer the air over will that be ok?

Be all good then, no worries

[The Transplanter]

On 07/11/2017 at 18:46, Rich T said:

Thats the plan. Hope to get the car ready for its MOT by the end of January.

Convert it first  When you fill in a V55 to register it you have to declare whether or not its left or right hand drive!

You could just tick the RHD box, but if they decide to inspect the car then you will have some explaining to do. (if they do inspect, they only inspect the chassis number, not condition or state of any work).

In my experience of yanks that I have registered in recent years I have never had a single inspection (the last one I did was about 2 weeks ago), but I hear they inspect around 10% of imported registrations, but personally I dont reckon its that high

[Rich T]

I did think about doing this but im an MOT tester for a living. So getting caught doing something "iffy" like that wouldnt end well. Wouldnt really have a leg to stand on by trying to say i didnt know. 

To be honest, due to things that have happened to me in my private life etc over the last few years  i feel lucky to be able to have the opportunity to own another 2nd/classic car again.

 So a few hoops to jump through, a bit of extra expence and dare i say it, a Q plate are the last of my worries.

Although tbh, an age related plate would be nice 

 

Rich

[The Transplanter]

1 hour ago, Rich T said:

I did think about doing this but im an MOT tester for a living. So getting caught doing something "iffy" like that wouldnt end well. Wouldnt really have a leg to stand on by trying to say i didnt know. 

To be honest, due to things that have happened to me in my private life etc over the last few years  i feel lucky to be able to have the opportunity to own another 2nd/classic car again.

 So a few hoops to jump through, a bit of extra expence and dare i say it, a Q plate are the last of my worries.

Although tbh, an age related plate would be nice 

 

Rich

I would be converting it first personally, and as long as you have the original countries reg doc or a dating letter from Ford then you will get an age related plate.

If you register it as LHD and then you try to change the detail with the DVLA later, that's when you may get into problems.

Just sort it out now, because everything mentioned in this thread, has been put on hold until May 2018 so you have time to sort it.

This also goes for the MOT. When you create a new record on the system (by chassis number), as well as asking for the country of origin, I think it also asks if its LHD or RHD (I should remember this by now as I have done a few), might be worth you doing a dummy run without saving the record as my brain has gone blank 

But if you do register is as LHD it does not show on the V5 or MOT, so its just for the DVSA/DVLA records!

 

[Rich T]

No can do im afraid.

Want to get the car registered for use next year and as yet havnt even started getting the parts for the conversion.

It still needs work for its MOT that im trying to get on with (Little time and money) at the moment so it can be tested by the end of december or early january.

Its fine. As the paperwork turns up,ill fill it in and send it back.

 

Rich

 

P.S Is that a MK1 Caddy in your avatar?

Had a few of them 

[colr6]

Have heard on the grapevine that the dvla arid spot balling escorts because of there inflated value and the probability of them have non oe parts and swapped engines. Anyone coming up to tax them will be asked the crucial questions and falsifying records the cars will be crushed.

[RWL81P]

29 minutes ago, colr6 said:

Have heard on the grapevine that the dvla arid spot balling escorts because of there inflated value and the probability of them have non oe parts and swapped engines. Anyone coming up to tax them will be asked the crucial questions and falsifying records the cars will be crushed.

i know escorts have rocketed in price but at an average of 20 grand, they arent the dearest cars out there. im sure there is cars out there worth a shit load more, like the ones used in things like the gumball rallys

[khanlad]

Hehe

[Leo]

55 minutes ago, colr6 said:

Have heard on the grapevine that the dvla arid spot balling escorts because of there inflated value and the probability of them have non oe parts and swapped engines. Anyone coming up to tax them will be asked the crucial questions and falsifying records the cars will be crushed.

Crushed! Where did you hear that? Has anyone on here taxed a 40 year old ford on here recently?

[RWL81P]

Just now, Leo said:

Crushed! Where did you hear that? Has anyone on here taxed a 40 year old ford on here recently?

just tryed changing address on mine and the twats have kept the log book untill i provide whatever theyre happy with!

[colr6]

4 minutes ago, Leo said:

Crushed! Where did you hear that? Has anyone on here taxed a 40 year old ford on here recently?

Can see escorts being buy one get one free soon !

[Leo]

You'd  still be to tight to buy one.

[Leo]

11 minutes ago, RWL81P said:

just tryed changing address on mine and the twats have kept the log book untill i provide whatever theyre happy with!

Has it been off the road for a while, or in use?

[colr6]

1 minute ago, Leo said:

You'd  still be to tight to buy one.

Why buy something you can never use !

[Leo]

Cus they're pretty?

[Leo]

You could always stick one on the back of your trailer, and drive round.

[colr6]

My wife says the same about me, so that's nothing to go on...lol

[RWL81P]

3 minutes ago, Leo said:

Has it been off the road for a while, or in use?

off the road for a while, ive owned it 20yr

[colr6]

1 minute ago, Leo said:

You could always stick one on the back of your trailer, and drive round.

Be like going back to the 70s early 80s loads of escort track cars

[RWL81P]

Just now, colr6 said:

Be like going back to the 70s early 80s loads of escort track cars

70s and 80s? if you get out more theres still loads turning up at events on trailors.

[colr6]

Just now, RWL81P said:

70s and 80s? if you get out more theres still loads turning up at events on trailors.

They'll all be on trailors soon, by the way I'm going to be a dealer for Ifor Williams trailors.....wanna buy one ???

[RWL81P]

Just now, colr6 said:

They'll all be on trailors soon, by the way I'm going to be a dealer for Ifor Williams trailors.....wanna buy one ???

no thanks, aslong i can still insure it i'll drive it!  its a good jod they dont want pix of your angle box. they will think its a nova!

[colr6]

Just now, RWL81P said:

no thanks, aslong i can still insure it i'll drive it!  its a good jod they dont want pix of your angle box. they will think its a nova!

 Maybe, but it's a nova with a log book !!