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vehicle registration, the Group expressed their support and various ways forward were discussed. We shall be working closely with them in the coming months.
Reverting to the subject of copied or original documents, I have received some reports that copies of RF60 or VE60 old style logbooks were being rejected for V765 applications. I do not believe this is in line with the guidance provided to clubs by DVLA in the V765/3 document. Now, having recently been called upon to assist with a particular V765 application, I can state very clearly that correctly authorised copies of a RF60 were accepted without question and the registration issued very promptly. I feel that it is worth repeating that amongst all the travails that currently appear to assail the first registration process, whether DVLA will admit them or not, the V765 system continues to operate as well as ever.
Recent correspondence suggests that it may be beneficial to again draw attention to a particular, long standing, DVLA ruling. Expressed very simply it is this, if the chassis of a vehicle is modified DVLA will consider the vehicle to no longer be the original vehicle to which the registration was issued and that registration will be made void. The situation is exactly the same with modified monocoque bodyshells for more modern cars and for motorcycle frames. The vehicle can then only be registered with a Q plate for which an IVA or equivalent is required.
I am, however, able to close on a more cheerful note with news of two forthcoming FBHVC initiatives. As mentioned at Club Expo, towards the end of the year we will be asking member clubs for details of how many registration applications they have made and how many have been successful. This information when collated will be very useful in assessing how well, or otherwise, the DVLA systems are operating and the magnitude of any problems. In addition to this our newly appointed Projects Coordinator, Chris Cartmell, is working on a series of simple guidebooks for various activities which we hope will be a useful reference for clubs. The first of these will cover the DVLA registration processes.
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