Bookwus
Well-known member
Hiya All,
As a resident of the States and a veteran of doing business with the DMV (the Department of Motor Vehicles.......the equivalent (I think) or your DVLA) I'm intrigued by the differences in the "red tape" in registering a vehicle on your side of the pond. I just finished reading a "how to" piece by Gadget on registering an imported Bus. Very interesting (and actually not all that different than the hoops our DMV makes us jump through over here)!
But I wonder if some kind soul could explain a couple of things for me...............
"3rd ) You will need a D.O.M certificate from Volkswagen Uk . Phone customer services and they will email one to you which you print off ,fill in, and return and they charge you £35 for the privalige . This then gives you and the DVLA an idea of when the bus was manufactured and therefore what year plate to issue ."
Why is it important to know the date of manufacture? I don't understand Gadget's reference to a "year plate". What is that all about?
"You then have to get your plates made and Your done "
This would seem to imply that your DVLA does not supply your license plates as is the case over here. If that is so, how do you get your plates made? How much does that cost? And why do you have different sized/shaped plates for front and rear?
Finally, over here when we renew our vehicle registration (usually every two years) we get a sticker from the DMV to affix on our license plates to show the local law enforcement types that we are current with our registration. Do you have a similar system in GB? I never see anything on your plates when I do see pictures of them.
Thanks guys!
As a resident of the States and a veteran of doing business with the DMV (the Department of Motor Vehicles.......the equivalent (I think) or your DVLA) I'm intrigued by the differences in the "red tape" in registering a vehicle on your side of the pond. I just finished reading a "how to" piece by Gadget on registering an imported Bus. Very interesting (and actually not all that different than the hoops our DMV makes us jump through over here)!
But I wonder if some kind soul could explain a couple of things for me...............
"3rd ) You will need a D.O.M certificate from Volkswagen Uk . Phone customer services and they will email one to you which you print off ,fill in, and return and they charge you £35 for the privalige . This then gives you and the DVLA an idea of when the bus was manufactured and therefore what year plate to issue ."
Why is it important to know the date of manufacture? I don't understand Gadget's reference to a "year plate". What is that all about?
"You then have to get your plates made and Your done "
This would seem to imply that your DVLA does not supply your license plates as is the case over here. If that is so, how do you get your plates made? How much does that cost? And why do you have different sized/shaped plates for front and rear?
Finally, over here when we renew our vehicle registration (usually every two years) we get a sticker from the DMV to affix on our license plates to show the local law enforcement types that we are current with our registration. Do you have a similar system in GB? I never see anything on your plates when I do see pictures of them.
Thanks guys!