I like your idea of a square front number plate on the original mounting , keeps it authentic , pressed metal ones are available and almost indestructible
I have been keenly following your journey with this Land Rover. ever since the first day I saw it in Armenia. I was surprised how much its layout , decals and Lights on the roof resembled the Toyota's that are prepared for UN and other agencies here in Gibraltar. Hundreds are prepared every year never to be seen again except for one that I saw in Honduras a couple of years ago . Was your Land Rover one of this Type of vehicles originally . Here they can spend along time hanging around in storage before they are brought out for dispatch .
I’m curious about the taxation rate. Is the Landie listed as PLG? My imported 08 Volvo 3.2 is and, as a result, I’m only paying half the annual fee charged for 08 Volvo 3.2’s first sold in the UK.
Vin number tells Solihull build etc and even engine type etc Gaydon British Motor Museum have all the records I assume you have that docs that is heritage certificate detials ?
Where did you apply for the heritage certificate? My Jan 08 puma wasn't registered until 2017, similar story, shows as 0 charge for London ulez but falls foul of most other zones.
Bless the good folk at DVLA. My 110 3 door registered as a v8 sw with 2.25 litre petrol engine! I tried to have details amended and they lost my v5, denied everything and xharged me for a replacement....which still carries the wrong information.
There is sometimes no logic to these things...first reg, first sold, meant nothing to Canadian authorities when I registered my Defender (from the UK) - they incorrectly entered it as a 1986 which is the last 4 digits of the VIN! I half considered accepting their decision (wouldve been eligible for very inexpensive collector insurance) but had to go with the correct date of 2000 lest I get any trouble if someday I wanted to export it to the USA...
why does UK have bizarre car plate numbering system? can't they just have sequential combinations of letters and numbers? It's only for the police/council to find out who to charge for tax/fines - isn't it?
Bizzare? Not entirely it tells you where it was registered/rough area where it was delivered new at dealer possible ex factory use and age right on the plate my69 is a later year 09 my09 is early 09 prefix so around 2001 you d have the first letter such as x or y then random numbers then location of where it’s registered like. X500 cvc would be year 2000 and delivered to somewhere near Solihull
I know you are not bothered about faults on the log book (V5) BUT I would get them changed I nearly had a car taken off of me by the police as the vehicle did not mach the log book - even though I had ALL the paperwork etc to prove it was mine They were acusing me of stealing it & changing its identity After MANY weeks of investigation - the garage (From NEW) had put the wrong number plates on my car so the registration was right but chassis & engine number wrong There was another car identicle colour & model in another part of the country with my VIN & Engine number It was the MAIN DEALER that had made the mistake from brand new - it had been like this for 7 years running about on the road before it flagged up And as someone below said - if you were ever involved in an accident the insurance could be VOID as it states on the log book to check all details are correct Good luck with DVLA - they are hopeless - unless it involves a FINE & MONEY FOR THEM !!!
The only way to get the DVLA to change anything, in my experience, is to apply the “beyond reasonable doubt” test to the evidence you submit. As you found out, given any room to foul up they will. In my case a Volvo estate became a Volkswagen caravan! When this was flagged up the response was “victim blaming” and prevarication. Fortunately the bundle submitted had been photocopied as it was inserted into the “deliver before 1pm - to be signed for” envelope. This bundle was irrefutable. 4 weeks of investigation later (they were looking for some external party to blame) a replacement V5 turned up. This time the VIN was wrong, digit missing, as was the engine number, type quoted instead. The Saga continues and the Christmas break approaches - will a correct V5 beat Santa to the door?
Wouldn't bother changing the plate personally: The one you have now relates to this vehicles story (in so far as it very vaguely identifies where you lived in 2024) rather than some fake pretending its from a dealer its not. Though I guess if you'd rather hide the approximate county you lived in in 2024 and have some spare money you don't want to use for fixing something else then go for it - I guess we will never see it either way. What I would do is get some pressed metal numberplates though and bolt them on. Means they will take a few knocks without shattering or falling off which is particularly relevant to the front one on a Defender where the top and bottom edges are easily caught (yes you can get legal ones).
I like your idea of a square front number plate on the original mounting , keeps it authentic , pressed metal ones are available and almost indestructible
You may want to get the V5 changed to correct vehicle "type/model".
Some insurance companies use the DVLA database when calculating your premiums etc
I have been keenly following your journey with this Land Rover. ever since the first day I saw it in Armenia. I was surprised how much its layout , decals and Lights on the roof resembled the Toyota's that are prepared for UN and other agencies here in Gibraltar. Hundreds are prepared every year never to be seen again except for one that I saw in Honduras a couple of years ago . Was your Land Rover one of this Type of vehicles originally . Here they can spend along time hanging around in storage before they are brought out for dispatch .
Withams had loads of those vehicles new for export back in the day.
My Wolf has to pay the London and all other ULEZ charges. It is on a private plate which is a 98 plate which matches the year.
Sounds like a typo on the V5C, when inputting all the data. Too much of a coincidence that August is the 8th month.
Makes me wonder about my TD5. Sold 2004 but not registered until 2009, should it be on an 09 plate.
I’m curious about the taxation rate. Is the Landie listed as PLG? My imported 08 Volvo 3.2 is and, as a result, I’m only paying half the annual fee charged for 08 Volvo 3.2’s first sold in the UK.
Whta do you thing to allocate the battery? Instal nearly to engine.
Vin number tells Solihull build etc and even engine type etc Gaydon British Motor Museum have all the records I assume you have that docs that is heritage certificate detials ?
Where did you apply for the heritage certificate?
My Jan 08 puma wasn't registered until 2017, similar story, shows as 0 charge for London ulez but falls foul of most other zones.
Bless the good folk at DVLA. My 110 3 door registered as a v8 sw with 2.25 litre petrol engine! I tried to have details amended and they lost my v5, denied everything and xharged me for a replacement....which still carries the wrong information.
What tax bracket had this put it in? Highest?
So you have a 2500cc V8, a Daimler in other words!
My 89 110 petrol hardtop is down as a station wagon was British gas new
There is sometimes no logic to these things...first reg, first sold, meant nothing to Canadian authorities when I registered my Defender (from the UK) - they incorrectly entered it as a 1986 which is the last 4 digits of the VIN! I half considered accepting their decision (wouldve been eligible for very inexpensive collector insurance) but had to go with the correct date of 2000 lest I get any trouble if someday I wanted to export it to the USA...
why does UK have bizarre car plate numbering system? can't they just have sequential combinations of letters and numbers? It's only for the police/council to find out who to charge for tax/fines - isn't it?
Bizzare? Not entirely it tells you where it was registered/rough area where it was delivered new at dealer possible ex factory use and age right on the plate my69 is a later year 09 my09 is early 09 prefix so around 2001 you d have the first letter such as x or y then random numbers then location of where it’s registered like. X500 cvc would be year 2000 and delivered to somewhere near Solihull
I know you are not bothered about faults on the log book (V5)
BUT I would get them changed
I nearly had a car taken off of me by the police as the vehicle did not mach the log book - even though I had ALL the paperwork etc to prove it was mine
They were acusing me of stealing it & changing its identity
After MANY weeks of investigation - the garage (From NEW) had put the wrong number plates on my car so the registration was right but chassis & engine number wrong
There was another car identicle colour & model in another part of the country with my VIN & Engine number
It was the MAIN DEALER that had made the mistake from brand new - it had been like this for 7 years running about on the road before it flagged up
And as someone below said - if you were ever involved in an accident the insurance could be VOID as it states on the log book to check all details are correct
Good luck with DVLA - they are hopeless - unless it involves a FINE & MONEY FOR THEM !!!
The only way to get the DVLA to change anything, in my experience, is to apply the “beyond reasonable doubt” test to the evidence you submit. As you found out, given any room to foul up they will. In my case a Volvo estate became a Volkswagen caravan! When this was flagged up the response was “victim blaming” and prevarication. Fortunately the bundle submitted had been photocopied as it was inserted into the “deliver before 1pm - to be signed for” envelope. This bundle was irrefutable. 4 weeks of investigation later (they were looking for some external party to blame) a replacement V5 turned up. This time the VIN was wrong, digit missing, as was the engine number, type quoted instead. The Saga continues and the Christmas break approaches - will a correct V5 beat Santa to the door?
Wouldn't bother changing the plate personally: The one you have now relates to this vehicles story (in so far as it very vaguely identifies where you lived in 2024) rather than some fake pretending its from a dealer its not. Though I guess if you'd rather hide the approximate county you lived in in 2024 and have some spare money you don't want to use for fixing something else then go for it - I guess we will never see it either way.
What I would do is get some pressed metal numberplates though and bolt them on. Means they will take a few knocks without shattering or falling off which is particularly relevant to the front one on a Defender where the top and bottom edges are easily caught (yes you can get legal ones).