davidscottuk

I am struggling to get reliable info from dvla regarding date of first registration of a Beaford Kit car conversion. Here is the email I just sent them, any advise greatly accepted Thanks David Here is my post to DVLA..... ATTN KITS and REBUILDS TEAM Hello, I want to understand how some Beauford KIT CONVERTED cars can retain the date of registration on the V5 document, as the date of registration of the DONOR vehicle ( thus allowing the vehicle to be registered as VHI vehicle). But another Beauford Kit conversions the date of registration on the V5 is the date the conversion was done ( IE after 1985, as this was when Beauford started trading ). I am looking to buy a Beauford, I have seen the V5 for both vehicles, Both vehicles were converter after year 2000, yet one of them show date of registration as 2012 ( date of conversion ), but the other shows date of registration as 1980 ( Date of registration of donor vehicle). I was led to believe it is due to an application to keep the original donor registration number vs applying for an " age related registration number ". I was told… Original registration number application will result in original donor date of registration, will be on the V5 Age related registration number will result in Date of conversion, will be on the V5. But this is not possible, EVERY beauford kit includes a new CHASSIS and a new BODY, the body will ONLY fit the Beauford new chassis, The chassis on 1980's vehicles was part of the body and it would be impossible to fit a kit conversion body to the donor car chassis, therefore EVERY Beauford car cannot qualify to keep the original donor car registration number. Examples of the discrepancy in the comparison these two vehicles. Reg no: 702 BUA date of first reg in the V5 is 1980 ( IE: Same as the date of first registration of the donor vehicle ) and( registered as VHI ) Reg no: A249 SCW date of first reg in the V5 year 2000 ( IE: same as date of conversion ), yet has a registration mark that denotes first registration of 1983 Please explain Regards david Scott