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Must be. Reminds me... must make up a new plate...Manufacturers like for like?
Must be. Reminds me... must make up a new plate...Manufacturers like for like?
Landrover springs to mind here a bit too.So... thinking of Trigger's Broom, I replaced the axle, wheels, hitch, jockey wheel, wood and light board on my trailer, leaving the chassis intact. Oh, and rebuilt the suspension (but retained the original springs).
Is that the same trailer?
So... thinking of Trigger's Broom, I replaced the axle, wheels, hitch, jockey wheel, wood and light board on my trailer, leaving the chassis intact. Oh, and rebuilt the suspension (but retained the original springs).
Is that the same trailer?
Landrover springs to mind here a bit too.
defo not. mine had a new chassis same reg plate , and my mates just had a new 1 fitted to his td5. the garage is going to fit his chassis to another once repaired.Not my area but I think land rovers need Q plates if re chassied.
The reg number is tied to the chassis not the body panels.
Good point - yes; pretty much repaired / replaced as-wasAs asked, like for like?
defo not. mine had a new chassis same reg plate , and my mates just had a new 1 fitted to his td5. the garage is going to fit his chassis to another once repaired.
Then no issue.Good point - yes; pretty much repaired / replaced as-was
I know that is what happens but not sure its correct.
Did you change the chassis number?
no . chassis no. was stamped into the front dumb irons beside the spring hangers , which is commonly the part that has to be repaired or replaced when they rot. new galv chassis come with no chassis no. . what used to happen in days gone by was you swapped no plates onto a similar vehicle and uncrewed the chassis plate from the dash with the 2 phillips screws and away you went to the testing stn for an mot .I know that is what happens but not sure its correct.
Did you change the chassis number?
Sorry your quoting the wrong rules , thats for MOT exemption and is not the same as the registration rules
https://www.gov.uk/change-vehicle-details-registration-certificate or https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-registration
Yes I fully understand that but the point I'm making is for Historic Vehicle qualification there is a requirement for the vehicle to not have substantial change and replacing a chassis with a new like for like doesn't count as a substantial change so replacing a chassis would not mean Q plate. Q plate vehicles can't have Historic Status.
What you can't do is use a secondhand chassis from another vehicle, obviously this opens a can of worms in the fact because you could use an unmarked galv chassis from a failed project and nobody would be any the wiser.
Chassis replacement is very common on old Land Rovers and what people tend to do is stamp the chassis number. Chassis swaps are so common and there are several companies whose sole business is making chassis so if every one of those vehicles had to have a Q plate there would have been uproar by now.
If you were to convert a car or trailer to make a new trailer, then yes it would also require an IVA prior to it being used on the road.
If you were to take an existing trailer and simply mount a new body to it, then no it would not require an IVA prior to it being used on the road.
he would NOT be making a new trailer, just repairing it a bit wider, not even as far as mounting a new body, so NO IVA required.