ScottLee Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Hi, Recently purchased an unfinished project off Ebay and the fella at the time said he didn't have the V5 and that the original owner "had the bike from new" and "used it on a farm". He's been on Ebay a while and his feedback was legit and on meeting him he's a bike restorer and he said that he had too much on and didn't have time to get around to finishing the rest, he bought it as unfinished too. I didn't get a whiff of anything dodgy. Anyway i used an online service where you pay a fiver and they search your VIN and if they don't find anything you get your fiver back or they send you the registration number if they do. Anyway, I got my fiver back and he said he couldn't find anything. Yambits have a VIN search facility to identify the model and year, they came back and confirmed what it was and the year and said that it was German in origin. Long story shorter, I've made inquiries about registering it. According to DVLA I need to contact HM Revenue and Customs and do a Nova for it which is fine but I have no idea when it was imported or whether it was done properly. Because of this bloody virus am struggling to get hold of anyone at either DVLA or HM R&C who can guide me through the process. Online forums are full of conflicting advice. The bike is a 1978, I have no idea how long it's been in the country or who imported it. Have tried to trace it through previous owners but not had much luck. Can anyone tell me definitively what I need to do in order to get it registered please? Thanks again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Ok" ,,its improrted from the EU. SO NO DUTY is due,,,,,go to GOV.UK. sign in or make an account, fill in the N.O.V.A form,, just make up a figure paid,,etc,, you will be issued a number, then you need a dating cert,, vjmc,,, or Aircooled RD FORUM,,, 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottLee Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 9/13/2020 at 8:21 PM, blackhat250 said: Ok" ,,its improrted from the EU. SO NO DUTY is due,,,,,go to GOV.UK. sign in or make an account, fill in the N.O.V.A form,, just make up a figure paid,,etc,, you will be issued a number, then you need a dating cert,, vjmc,,, or Aircooled RD FORUM,,, Questions! Do I need an MOT for the bike in order to register it? Can I Nova and register it before I finish building it or do I have to wait till it's finished and MOT it to prove roadworthyness before they'll issue a registration number? Being 1978 and there being no major modifications beyond standard parts it should qualify as a vintage motorcycle and be MOT and Tax exempt? Think vintage status is something that has to be applied for too? In which case I won't be able to do that until a registration number is issued? Have found the air-cooled place that issues the age certificates so that one thing ticked off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted September 19, 2020 Moderator Share Posted September 19, 2020 when i did my gilera, I had to get a dating certificate (free from piaggio) insured on the frame number (limited to 5 days) then get an MOT Send off for NOVA and then apply for registration number 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottLee Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 On 9/13/2020 at 8:21 PM, blackhat250 said: Ok" ,,its improrted from the EU. SO NO DUTY is due,,,,,go to GOV.UK. sign in or make an account, fill in the N.O.V.A form,, just make up a figure paid,,etc,, you will be issued a number, then you need a dating cert,, vjmc,,, or Aircooled RD FORUM,,, The bike is 2k4 Vin which there are many UK bikes with that prefix. I only said German origin because that's what Yambits said but what's to say that they're correct and in any case, given the age of the bike, nobody will have any records anyway. So I may as well treat it as a UK bike and apply for an age appropriate registration, no? Have looked at Nova and I'm missing a lot of information to complete their form because I don't know for certain it was imported, when or who by... So I've got my dating certificate from that helpful chap at Air-Cooled place. Is it a V55/5 "first registration for a used vehicle" I need to do next? Any advice gratefully received, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Well i had a Zed 900,, i told them it was Uk bought,, and lost Reg,,, no N.o.v.a needed they said,, i told them the price ,and last owner, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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