historic

Post by **les** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:42 pm

Do you know how to get a v5 changed to read historic vehicle without having to mot and tax the vehcle. In a situation where the car is being restored, so not moveable?

Post by **8009STEVE** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:17 pm

If it is being restored, then it will be on a sorn. After restoration, insure the car, book and pass the mot. When you go to tax the car, then you can get it changed to historic.

Post by **les** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:01 pm

I'd like it changed before that! Its not on sorn.

Post by **8009STEVE** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:09 pm

You cant. That is the way to do it. put it on a sorn

Post by **les** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:11 pm

So if I put it on sorn, I can get the v5 changed?

Post by **8009STEVE** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:12 pm

Only when you go to tax the car

Post by **les** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:17 pm

Yes I know that way, but I wanted to get this done before, probably not possible then. Thanks.

Post by **8009STEVE** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:19 pm

Not possible. I have tried.

Post by **alanworland** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:26 pm

It would be worth taking it to your local office. I was in the same situation as you and sent it off to DVLA, worse thing I could ever have done, it took ages, they lost it and wanted me to pay for a replacement of what I had sent them, which was wrong as that is why I sent it to them in the first place!

Post by **les** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:28 pm

To be honest so have I Steve, was hoping there was another approach!

Post by **RogerRust** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:37 am

Sophie was not sorned when I got her. I just registered the change of ownership in the usual way. That done, as Steve says its no good trying to change anything until you have a MOT and insurance then, what ever you do don't post it to Swansea. I went to my local DVLA office collected my number just like the deli at Sainsburys and sat and waited for 10 mins. The man on the desk was excellent colour, engine number and tax class all changed in 5 mins.

Post by **les** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:23 pm

Thanks, I'll bear that tip in mind!

Post by **overider** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:08 pm

RogerRust wrote: The man on the desk was excellent colour, engine number and tax class all changed in 5 mins.

You said the man on the desk was excellent colour. But what colour was he???

Post by **Alec** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:30 pm

Hello Overider,

Eats, shoots and leaves??

Alec

Post by **les** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:07 pm

Was it Derrick Minter?

Post by **overider** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:57 pm

Alec wrote:Hello Overider,

Eats, shoots and leaves??

Alec

Thats what pandas doo int it????

Would you like to elaborate Alec?????

Post by **lilybarton** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:04 pm

when you went to change the tax class, did you have to have proof of its age, if so how did you get that?

Lily (new to all this!)

Post by **8009STEVE** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:11 pm

The v5 will show the age of the car.