Claiming your number back
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Registering your car without a V5
If you have purchased a car without a V5 registration
document then there are 2options: -
1.
To re-register the car with its original registration.
2.
To apply for an age related number.
The 1st option is the best if it can be
achieved as it maintains the originality of the Vehicle.
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To
re-register the car with its original registration.
The
DVLA have the V765 scheme for clubs to validate vehicles authenticity,
the FSOC is a nominated
Club for Ford
Sidevalves.
To
claim the original number of your car there MUST BE DOCUMENTARY
EVIDENCE linking the registration number with that car; (just having
the car with plates is not accepted by DVLA).
The
accepted forms of evidence must contain the Registration number and
the chassis number the documents most commonly accepted are: -
A. Buff logbook or older type of logbook.
- Original bill of sale quoting registration number and car details, including Chassis number.
- A registration listing from a licensing county archive department, but these will only be useful if they carry chassis numbers.
- Statuary bodies/archive
departments may hold original documentation, which may contain the
required evidence.
If
you obtain copies of any documentation ensure that the document is
validated by the organization concerned. DVLA do not accept
non-validated photocopies of documents.
If
the necessary evidence can be obtained then the process will be as
follows: -
Request
an introductory letter and form RF1 from the club
(Please use general email on the web site for the request)
A.
Fill out a V765 form; see www.direct.gov.uk
for the online form.
B.
Collect all supporting documents from above (DO NOT SEND
ORIGINALS, these will be checked during the vehicle inspection,
photocopies are acceptable at this stage)
C.
Obtain a rubbing of the chassis and engine numbers and
photographs of the complete vehicle showing front/side/rear/underside
and inside including the claimed number.
D.
Send it to the Registrar of the FSOC concerned along with the
relevant fee.
The
Registrar of the FSOC will then check the details are adequate to
satisfy DVLA requirements and confirm the chassis number and details
are inline with the Ford production records.
If
all is correct then the Registrar of the FSOC will arrange a visit
with the owner to inspect the car to verify the above (reasonable
expenses to be borne by the owner). The vehicle can also be inspected
at the club stores by prior arrangement only.
The
DVLA have issued the following guidance: -
DVLA guidance notes for countersigning V765
applications states "Applications for the reclaiming original
marks or for the issue of age-related numbers should be processed with
extreme caution. An
inspection of the vehicle by someone independent of the applicant
should be undertaken as the norm".
Once
the above process has been completed the Registrar of the FSOC will
fill out all the necessary verification documents. These will normally
be returned to the owner for processing at the local licensing office.
The
whole registration process can be time consuming so therefore don't
leave it to the last two weeks before you want to get your restoration
on the road.
The
Club works to the guidance as issued by the DVLA, and we put in much
work to assist members but DVLA make the final decision on the
documentation received from the local licensing office.
NOTE. WHERE DVLA RE-ISSUE THE ORIGINAL REGISTRATION IT ON A NON-TRANSFERABLE
BASIS AND CANNOT BE SOLD.
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Age
related numbers
If
your vehicle is unable to meet the requirements to obtain its original
registration the DVLA has a scheme to give older vehicle an age
related number, that is a number format that would have been issued in
that time.
The
process compared to the above is simple, the club has to verify that
the vehicle is what you claim it to be e.g. 1956 103E Popular.
The car does not have to be original but must contain the major
original parts, such as chassis, engine, gearbox, axles etc. The parts
can be from several cars providing they are correct for the car you
are claiming it to be.
The
evidence required can be obtained by taking photographs and supplying
details of the chassis number, engine number and letter advising
originality and any modifications, or by a visit from a club official.
(reasonable expenses to be borne by the owner).
Once
the verification has been completed then the club will write a letter
for you which can then be forwarded to the local vehicle licensing
office, who will then issue an age related number.