Tax exemption and galv chassis

Anyone with previous experience willing to comment of this chaps experience?
Should he have said anything?? What would an MOT station say now if he
presented his vehicle with a new chassis but had not declared the change to
the DVLA. I thought one was allowed so many points eg engine, chassis,
suspension etc. I was going to change my chassis but rebuild the existing
engine with a +20 rebore and retain the leaf spring suspension with possibly
new springs and galvanise a decent period bulkhead I have as a spare. Any
thoughts from the ether??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GALVANISED-LANDROVER-LIGHTWEIGHT-CHASSIS_W0QQitemZ4618
842384QQcategoryZ31348QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Eddy

Series 2a +earth petrol 1966

In message <[email protected]>
"Eddy Bayton" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Anyone with previous experience willing to comment of this chaps experience?
> Should he have said anything?? What would an MOT station say now if he
> presented his vehicle with a new chassis but had not declared the change to
> the DVLA. I thought one was allowed so many points eg engine, chassis,
> suspension etc. I was going to change my chassis but rebuild the existing
> engine with a +20 rebore and retain the leaf spring suspension with possibly
> new springs and galvanise a decent period bulkhead I have as a spare. Any
> thoughts from the ether??
>
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GALVANISED-LANDROVER-LIGHTWEIGHT-CHASSIS_W0QQitemZ4618
> 842384QQcategoryZ31348QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> Eddy
>
> Series 2a +earth petrol 1966
>
>

Have alook at :

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/regrebil.htm

- therse mor info on other pages.

Richard
--
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"beamendsltd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In message <[email protected]>
> "Eddy Bayton" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Anyone with previous experience willing to comment of this chaps
>> experience?
>> Should he have said anything?? What would an MOT station say now if he
>> presented his vehicle with a new chassis but had not declared the change
>> to
>> the DVLA. I thought one was allowed so many points eg engine, chassis,
>> suspension etc. I was going to change my chassis but rebuild the existing
>> engine with a +20 rebore and retain the leaf spring suspension with
>> possibly
>> new springs and galvanise a decent period bulkhead I have as a spare. Any
>> thoughts from the ether??
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GALVANISED-LANDROVER-LIGHTWEIGHT-CHASSIS_W0QQitemZ4618
>> 842384QQcategoryZ31348QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>
>> Eddy
>>
>> Series 2a +earth petrol 1966
>>
>>
>
> Have alook at :
>
> http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/regrebil.htm
>
> - therse mor info on other pages.
>
> Richard
> --
> www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk [email protected]
> Running a business in a Microsoft free environment - it can be done
> Powered by Risc-OS - you won't get a virus from us!!
> Boycott the Yorkshire Dales - No Play, No Pay
Or as a wise yorkshire man once said "less said soonest mended" he must have
had a rotten chassis too
Derek

> Anyone with previous experience willing to comment of this chaps
> experience?
> Should he have said anything?? What would an MOT station say now if he
> presented his vehicle with a new chassis but had not declared the change
> to
> the DVLA. I thought one was allowed so many points eg engine, chassis,
> suspension etc. I was going to change my chassis but rebuild the existing
> engine with a +20 rebore and retain the leaf spring suspension with
> possibly
> new springs and galvanise a decent period bulkhead I have as a spare. Any
> thoughts from the ether??
>
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GALVANISED-LANDROVER-LIGHTWEIGHT-CHASSIS_W0QQitemZ4618
> 842384QQcategoryZ31348QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
http://tinyurl.com/g5m3q
Link as above, de-wrapped!

"SimonJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>> Anyone with previous experience willing to comment of this chaps
>> experience?
>> Should he have said anything?? What would an MOT station say now if he
>> presented his vehicle with a new chassis but had not declared the change
>> to
>> the DVLA. I thought one was allowed so many points eg engine, chassis,
>> suspension etc. I was going to change my chassis but rebuild the existing
>> engine with a +20 rebore and retain the leaf spring suspension with
>> possibly
>> new springs and galvanise a decent period bulkhead I have as a spare. Any
>> thoughts from the ether??
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GALVANISED-LANDROVER-LIGHTWEIGHT-CHASSIS_W0QQitemZ4618
>> 842384QQcategoryZ31348QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>
> http://tinyurl.com/g5m3q
> Link as above, de-wrapped!

>Just stick a new one on and say nowt, give it a coat of wax oil and drive
>it up and down some dusty tracks, no body will be any the wizer.

Icky

Eddy Bayton wrote:

> What would an MOT station say now if he presented his vehicle with a new chassis but > had not declared the change to the DVLA.

Common sense would dictate if you change from a rusty old LR leaf
chassis to a fancy new LR leaf chassis then there's no point in
involving the DVLA as you're not making changes from the manufacturers
original spec. Not even insurance companies are going to get their
knickers in a twist about you fitting a new chassis as long as it's not
different from the manufacturers specs. If you were to stick a coil
sprung chassis to a leaf sprung then that's something to tell them
(DVLA and insurers) about as you're not fitting something that was
originally designed for your vehicle. How's your MOT station going to
know how old the chassis is? If there are chassis numbers that clearly
don't match then there is an issue with regards to the possibility of
stolen goods which would surely be a police matter.

The guy in the ebay auction should only need to get a letter from the
manufacturer Marsland (a receipt is not necessary as his auction
states) stating that the chassis is built to LRs spec. and he should be
fine. The "brand new" thing may also be sticking point in his case -
if the chassis was on a road registered vehicle then it is obviously
not brand new, but the seller is cagey about whether it has had a
chassis number punched onto it or not which I would imagine would be
definative.

Bottom line is that if you get a new, original spec chassis then most
MOT testers will rejoice at not having a shower of rust descend on them
when they come out with the testing hammer and will compliment the
vehicle, not run off to the DVLA.

Regards

William MacLeod

On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 12:10:21 +0000 (UTC), "Eddy Bayton"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Anyone with previous experience willing to comment of this chaps experience?
>Should he have said anything?? What would an MOT station say now if he
>presented his vehicle with a new chassis but had not declared the change to
>the DVLA. I thought one was allowed so many points eg engine, chassis,
>suspension etc. I was going to change my chassis but rebuild the existing
>engine with a +20 rebore and retain the leaf spring suspension with possibly
>new springs and galvanise a decent period bulkhead I have as a spare. Any
>thoughts from the ether??
>
>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GALVANISED-LANDROVER-LIGHTWEIGHT-CHASSIS_W0QQitemZ4618
>842384QQcategoryZ31348QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
*

DVLA:

Cars and Car-Derived Vans must use:

The original unmodified chassis or unaltered bodyshell (i.e.body and
chassis as one unit - monocoque);

or

A new chassis or monocoque bodyshell of the same specification as the
original supported by evidence from the dealer/manufacturer (e.g.
receipt)

And two other major components from the original vehicle - see list
below

* Suspension (front & back)
* Axles (both)
* Transmission
* Steering Assembly
* Engine

The only reason you should present the vehicle to VOSA for inspection
is for them to issue and stamp a new chassis number, or authorise
stamping of the old chassis number onto the new chassis. As a fair
percentage of Series landrovers have long since lost thier chassis
numbers anyway, it hardly seems worth it, especially as VOSA's
services do not come free....

Alex

You'll be ok with a certificate for the chassis that should state that it is a "direct replacement" for that particular vehicle type.

just get a set of punches and bang the old chassis no into it