V11 help needed

[shiplee123]

Ok lots ov u guys kinda know me now , I've a t2 bay window pannel van 1968.
I purchased it a year ago
Mot and tax are up for renewal so the other week went to get my free rd tax ( :lol: )
And the post office woman said mot due next day so u need to renew that first , so I did !
Went to my local garage - the chap who works there does loads of work on my camper and it went through with just a couple of minor faults!

So today I went to get my free road tax ( :lol: ) and she said urrrr no :shock:

Yr v11 says you need a goods vehicle test certificate

And it does !
It's wrong

So I ring my mechanic mate n he says he's never heard anything so silly
May need to contact dvla but try a different local post office n maybe they will over look it
And one 10 miles down road did and I now have 12 months road tax and mot. Great !

What's annoying me is next year ill have the same prob. My camper / pannel van imported from Cali 3/4 years ago is a camper / van not a truck or lorry doesn't need a goods vehicle test cos it ain't one. I'm tempted to wait till the motor is off the road maybe October then speak to dvla then

My machanic said may have to get it retested down road ( at lorry mot test centre ) but he said that had never happened bef. He also said dvla may ask to get van weighed to see what cat it should be in! How stupid

What would u guys do ?

B t w I have last years mot in my hand - says class 4 not 7 or blinkin lorry
So why have dvla stated what they have grrrr

And deep breaths ahhhhhhh :roll:

 

[sparkywig]

Probably because it may have registered as a commercial vehicle by the previous owner?
What does it say on the V5?

 

[shiplee123]

Body type . Van
Taxation. Historic
Cylinder 1584
Fuel. Petrol
Wheel plan .2 axle rigid body
Vehicle cat ........ ( no comment on paperwork ) - v5c
Colour . Blue
Date of first registration 1968

Most of the details are not answered

I think the dvla have got it wrong
How do I deal with this ?

 

[shiplee123]

I think my mate said if it was a goods vehicle it would b like 5+ ton ( can't exactly rem ) but def more than what my van is ?

 

[Alex VW Heritage]

Send your log book back to the DVLA and change it from Van to Camper, in the same way you can do a coulor change. Hopefully they will just change it and post it back, sometimes thay get funny but sometimes thay have no issue.

 

[shiplee123]

Thanks Alex
Would I need to prove its not just a panel van and more of a camper now , There is a r n r bed in the back and during the winter ill b fitting cupboards. Do you think it's worth sending a picture to show its not just a van ( or goods vehicle come to that ? ) or should I just call it a camper and see what they say

 

[Alex VW Heritage]

personally I'd just send it off and see, it may go through it may not.