VIN number enquiry
- Thread starter badrover
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It wouldn't be the first time.
I sent off my V5C and it came back with "H" instead of "11" in the vin number. Bunch of monkeys working there.
I had another one come back with a "5" instead of an "S", and a "N" instead of a "B" (next to each other on a keyboard) both in the same vin number.
sdibbers
Well-Known Member
I'd bet on it. F and G are right next to each other on the keyboard.
roverp480
Active Member
At the moment I would be wary of contacting the DVLA without knowing their likely response, might open a can of worms. Most classic car clubs have a person dealing with DVLA issues, I would speak to one of them first.
We know there cannot legitimately be another vehicle with the same digits with an F suffix but do the DVLA !
Less likely but the original application for registration could have been wrong.
We know there cannot legitimately be another vehicle with the same digits with an F suffix but do the DVLA !
Less likely but the original application for registration could have been wrong.
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chrisw
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I had them accuse me of trying to falsify a plate on my E-type a few years ago. They wouldn't even accept pictures of the car, the plates, and the US title that all had the correct details on it.
In the end, I sent them the JLR Heritage Certificate, and a photocopy of the book that showed that my VIN matched the correct format for an E-type, and that theirs didn't.
Also threatened to sue them.
I won.
In the end, I sent them the JLR Heritage Certificate, and a photocopy of the book that showed that my VIN matched the correct format for an E-type, and that theirs didn't.
Also threatened to sue them.
I won.
cobraboy
Well-Known Member
I am only writing this to be helpful to the OP and for no other reason. I believe it is still DVLA that deals with registration issues.
In reply to the thread.
As chrisw says, the OP may have to offer up overwhelming evidence to get a change, but if the car is genuine then you should have the right to correct paperwork. Looking forward to the future it may put off a potential buyer if the numbers don't match.
The departments should have a common and unified policy, but I afraid they are staffed by humans, and it is the decision of the person dealing with the query on the day as to what result you get.
I have been involved with the building of around forty new build sportscars and the registration of every single one has been a lottery as to what you get on the V5C, sometimes the docs need to be returned numerous times.
Even when, (or perhaps especially so) when it's their mistake. The one I had where "11" was replaced by "H" I just returned the V5C with a note saying that should check their records as then they will see that it never had an "H" in the number, as those cars never did. I got a new doc no problem. The other one was more difficult as it was an import and they wouldn't have had a clue, so I didn't bother, I just quoted the number they thought it should be whenevr I dealt with them. It had been inspected by the police because of the DVLA problem, and Plod were happy so TBH I couldn't be bothered with all the hassle that would ensue if I tried to get it changed.
A mate of mine had a van that was registered at the same time as another one the same, and DVLA mixed up the VIN numbers and Registration numbers between the two vans. That was a proper headache to sort out. IIRC it took over a year.