Classic Car Registration - Applying for V5C with Original Green NI Taxbook.

[IL]

Ive a classic car that i want to register into my name, i have the original Old Green NI Taxbook.

Swansea have no records of the car on their system.

Has anyone recently done this? or how do i go about applying for a modern V5C for this car.

Thanks.

 

[RoniN]

Done this many times and have 2 to do this week.

Print the V62 Form https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/360103/V62_220714.pdf

Fill in all the details

Part 1 Vehicle details

Part 2 Your details as the new keeper.

Part 3 on the V62 "Why don't you have a V5C"
X I cannot produce it for another reason. (give details below)
Write see covering letter. Attach a covering letter explaining you have the old green NI taxbook and you have been given the car to restore or whatever and you would like to get a new V5C in your name as the owner.

Part 4 Send them £25 fee.

Part 5 Sign and date it

Swansea will contact Coleraine as the records will be in the archives and send a letter to the last registered keeper, if the last keeper doesn't reply within 2 weeks claiming the vehicle they will send you the new V5C in your name.
I always send a V890 to SORN the vehicle at the same time to avoid getting the automatic fine for a vehicle not taxed or sorned.

On the odd occasion they might send you another form requiring more details, fill it in and send some photos of chassis no. and so on.

Hope that helps.

Cheers

 

[IL]

Awesome, great reply! Thanks @RoniN

 

[IL]

@RoniN should I send a photocopy of the green taxbook with the covering letter?

 

[RoniN]

I have never done that but it will all help. No harm sending a photocopy.
Don't send the old green taxbook as you won't get it back, I always keep it for the history of the vehicle.

Cheers

 

[IL]

Yes perfect. Thank you, will get forms printed off tomorrow.

 

[Graham]

Bloody hell, RMS really is a wealth of knowledge.

IL would have had a bar drank dry trying to google the answer to this thread lol

 

[IL]

Bloody hell, RMS really is a wealth of knowledge.

IL would have had a bar drank dry trying to google the answer to this thread lol

Well calling clueless swansea didn't give much satisfaction!

 

[PeteMoore]

just a small note, never send them the original green book (photocopies only), you will never get it back

 

[Neil@rockvale]

Great answer @RoniN , extremely useful info right there.

 

[surprising_skoda]

In theory it is the right answer, but in practice, cars that haven't made it to Swansea and haven't been sorned here so were not currently "active" are very hard to get sorted. Currently 3 months in to trying to get a car registered that's been off the road since 1990.

 

[PeteMoore]

In theory it is the right answer, but in practice, cars that haven't made it to Swansea and haven't been sorned here so were not currently "active" are very hard to get sorted. Currently 3 months in to trying to get a car registered that's been off the road since 1990.

Yet to have any issues, and some of the cars and bikes we resurrect haven't been on the road or system since the 60's.

 

[Bryan]

I sent the old green book off for a car that's been off the road since the 80s and they just sent it back to me telling me they couldn't issue me a new V5. I don't need it right now anyway so I haven't fought with them over it yet.

 

[AMG]

I have done a few since Swansea took over, all bar 1 has went OK, tell me they have no records of the car on their system.

Any that I had the green book for I sent it along with the application and asked them to send it back, and they did. Saves the £25 as well.

 

[IL]

Swansea have told me that they have no record of the car on their system Also I'll just have to give it a go and see!

 

[surprising_skoda]

That's the same reply I've had. Don't forget about all those cars they lost in the swap over, a mere 4% they said... some of them taxed and all...

 

[AMG]

The one I got the no record reply has a nice reg, but they are giving me the option of registering the car from scratch. Haven't looked into it too much as I am in no panic, but if I go down that route will that mean I loose the reg?

Strange bit is I HPi'd the details after I got the letter back and it all checks out OK, I thought HPi got their details from DVLA?

 

[IL]

I can locate the details on a vehicle checker too! It's on those systems.

Nice plate on this car and one that has been in the family for 20yrs so the plate is it's identity to me, if I was to register it new or even age related I may as well have started with a better shell and saved myself money!!

 

[surprising_skoda]

Same boat as you both.
Original NI car with original reg, its not my fault they can't keep track of their paperwork.
Next card to play is a letter telling them off for losing track of the cars and demanding they sort it out. If HPI can find it, it clearly exists.

 

[IL]

Well. After 2months and abit off giving off my v5 has arrived including the original cherished number.

They told me that the car didn't exist, I called the mot centre to try and book an mot and the car was on their system. I Rang Swansea and asked if the car didn't exist how come I can book an mot? They called me back 2hours later to say that the documents for the car that didn't exist had been found and they would issue a v5. Result.

 

[Woodcutter]

Happy days.

What's the car and what reg was on it?

 

[IL]

It's the TR and its original plate PIJ 448

Which is now quite fitting that it's a 4.4 V8

 

[Lyons]

Awesome Iain, I'm sure you are over the moon.

I got an old plate of dads back into circulation a couple of years ago after he deliberated over it for 30+ years!

 

[IL]

Yes I'm really pleased Ian, if the shell lost its identity with the plate then I may as well have started with any shell!

What plate did you get back Ian?

 

[Lyons]

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