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General Spitfire messages

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Posted By : Paul Beeson, 02-Jan-2007, 12:38pm

Hi All,

I've just had a letter from the DVLA about the commision number (VIN) on my MOT Certifictae not mathing the number on my V5.

Basically the MOT tester has put an extra 0 on the end of the VIN. I checked the car and there is a '0' after the comission number but there is a space between it and the VIN.

Does anyone know what this 0 is for? Am I correct in assuming that it isn't part of the VIN. (My car is a 1980 Spitfire 1500.)

Cheers,
Paul

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Posted By : Colin Wake, 02-Jan-2007, 12:55pm

Paul

If you mean that your VIN was of the form

FM xxxxx O

Then yes, the O is part of it as it signifies Overdrive.

Cheers

Colin
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  Posted By : Paul Beeson, 02-Jan-2007, 01:15pm
  
  Hi Colin,
  
  So should my log book show the VIN number as FH xxxxxx 0 as currently it doesn't show the '0'
  
  Cheers,
  Paul
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Posted By : George Ralph, 02-Jan-2007, 03:40pm

Mine's got an 'O' as well. It indicates that the car was fitted with overdrive as standard.
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  Posted By : Paul Beeson, 05-Jan-2007, 02:09pm
  
  Hi George,
  
  Does your V5 show the O on the commision number?
  
  Thanks,
  Paul