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rockdemon said:on mgbs and triumphs reshelling is common isnt it?
if you could buy a new base unit would that be better or worse than reshelling around a ringed base unit?
For me conceptually the problem is 1, honesty and 2, legality. The actual operation itself is fine but should be documented, and this silly tax situation needs sorting once and for all.
In terms of legality, the big issue is that you can't get new base units, the MG's get away with it as they are brand new shells, so that's classed the same as a factory re-shell say after a major accident.
The DVLA require either the original base unit (shell), or a brand new one with supporting documentation, otherwise you're looking at an IVA and a Q plate.
So legally, yes a new base unit would be better than reshelling into a ringed base unit.
Most of these "ringers" that I've seen, aren't re-shells of tax exempt cars though, they're non-exempt cars with exempt chassis numbers stuck on. They often leave the newer engine / gearbox / diff / interior / body panels etc..
I would be a lot more sympathetic to somebody simply taking a bare, used, base unit and transferring all the parts from their rotten tax exempt vehicle.