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missing commission plate & body no plate 

Posted By : Paul Bennett, 10-Aug-2004, 04:35pm

• missing commission plate & body no plate 

  Posted By : Ben Watson, 11-Aug-2004, 00:11am

  Try Bill's (William Davies) website he's got all that sort of stuff, just try not to look too much you'll end up buying more than you bargained for! there is some nice stuff.
  
  If I remember rightly its called http://www.rarebits4classics.co.uk
  
  ...and no I'm not on commission
  
  cheers
  ben w

  • missing commission plate & body no plate 

    Posted By : William Davies, 11-Aug-2004, 09:27am

    Thanks for the plug Ben - cheque's in the post
    I've actually run up against the buffers on production of new commission plates, though there's no problem with those that have already been released. One of our suppliers decided that taking our money and supplying unuseable product was a good way to do business - this related to our Spitfire 4 plates. Result is we ended up substantially out of pocket with no product to sell! It also means finding a new (honest) manufacturer.....
    The large GT6 Mk1/2 plate has been on the projects list for some time, but has suffered along with all the others.
    Body plates would be relatively easily made and wouldn't require the special processes required of commission plates. Maybe sometime soon?
    Cheers,
    Bill.
    

    • missing commission plate & body no plate 

      Posted By : Colin Lindsay, 26-Aug-2004, 07:08pm

      Make one! A small bit of aluminium plate cut to size, drilled and stamped. Bingo!! (Note: there's a full stop there. I did not say stamp it bingo. Figure of speech. OK?)

• missing commission plate & body no plate 

  Posted By : Colin Wake, 11-Aug-2004, 08:21am

  Paul
  
  There is no legal requirement to have any body/chassis/VIN plates on any pre 1980 car.
  
  So don't worry.
  
  Just be prepared to get the MOT man to look in his book, and to get him to write 'None Found' on the certificate.
  
  BTDT, a few times.
  
  Colin
  
  

  • missing commission plate & body no plate 

    Posted By : Philip Brammer, 11-Aug-2004, 03:38pm

    That's interesting, makes sense but no sense!? I can see that as long as there is a log book (or whatever they are called now) a car exists somewhere, but you don't need that for an MOT. But if your car passes its MOT and then I put my number plates on it can I use it to obtain an MOT for mine, assuming mine has no VIN etc (whoops, where did that suddenly go?). The log book (whatever), if asked for, nearly always has the wrong engine number and colour anyway after 20 odd years. Mileage could be a problem but could be worked around...but a different garage wouldn't know that it was the same car with the same mileage would they?
    Whatcha think....profit in it somewhere?
    Of course if it failed you can have it straight back!!

    • missing commission plate & body no plate 

      Posted By : Colin Wake, 11-Aug-2004, 09:06pm

      Trust me, the DVLA do not care a damn about old cars. You can write and get any log book you want, and as long as it is on the computer, you will get it, you may get a letter asking you to confirm the details you have made up, but you will get it.
      
      Colin