Log book issues

[popuptoaster]

Toyota and all my local dealers are refusing to sign anything to say my Surf is an estate not a utility because its an import and they want nothing to do with it, anyone succesfully got their log book changed yet?

I have a few ideas to try yet, is there a Surf owners club? DVLA will sometimes accept an owners club as an official source of info.

[JUDWAK]

just do this
cost 25 quid
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...cle/DG_4022404

[JUDWAK]

they get lost all the time
i split tea on mine

[popuptoaster]

Does that work? anyone actually done it and got it back changed from 4x4 light utility to estate car that way?

[Mork]

I'm sure this is a silly question for those in the know – but why do you need it changed?
Some impact on tax or something?

[schrodingers-cat]

I'm sure this is a silly question for those in the know – but why do you need it changed?
Some impact on tax or something?

My second gen was down as an estate. Tax was £205, the third gen is down as a utility vehicle. Tax was £245. Dont know if thats why but i know other third gen owners paid £205 ?
There`s also some connection between the description and the hassle people have with getting into the Congestion Charge zone

Cant change the description till you tax it tho

[popuptoaster]

Its the London Emissions Zone, £200 a DAY fine if you get spotted by the number plate cameras. Surfs are excempt providing the log book is right, which a lot of them (ours included) are not.

DVLA see the word Hilux and assume its a pickup truck when the import paperwork goes through.

[lord lucan]

Toyota and all my local dealers are refusing to sign anything to say my Surf is an estate not a utility because its an import and they want nothing to do with it, anyone succesfully got their log book changed yet?

I have a few ideas to try yet, is there a Surf owners club? DVLA will sometimes accept an owners club as an official source of info.

yeah i am sure there is a surf owners club but cant for the life of me remember it

[popuptoaster]

just spoke the dvla again, they will accept owners clubs opinions about how genuine a car is for registration number purposes, but not for bodysyle, ###### idiots, ok, on to option number two then, i shall keep you posted.

[slobodan]

yeah i am sure there is a surf owners club but cant for the life of me remember it

[BUSHWHACKER]

just spoke the dvla again, they will accept owners clubs opinions about how genuine a car is for registration number purposes, but not for bodysyle, ###### idiots, ok, on to option number two then, i shall keep you posted.

Dude, you really need to change your identity or buy a Mondeo, your life would be so much easier.

[popuptoaster]

Dude, you really need to change your identity or buy a Mondeo, your life would be so much easier.

What? i dont want a crappy fwd girls shopping car like a mondeo, my fiance wants to keep her Surf, which we wont be able to do if i cant get it reclassified, and in case anyone else needs the info im keeping you updated, i notice there is no one on here saying they have already done it.

There is already a price difference round our way between stuff thats LEZ compliant, and stuff that isnt, personally i dont want our Surf to become worth bugger all in 2012 when the regs come into force.

[puddlesurfer]

It's a fair comment!

[Maverick]

Dude, you really need to change your identity or buy a Mondeo, your life would be so much easier.

Thanks

[lord lucan]

What? i dont want a crappy fwd girls shopping car like a mondeo, my fiance wants to keep her Surf, which we wont be able to do if i cant get it reclassified, and in case anyone else needs the info im keeping you updated, i notice there is no one on here saying they have already done it.

There is already a price difference round our way between stuff thats LEZ compliant, and stuff that isnt, personally i dont want our Surf to become worth bugger all in 2012 when the regs come into force.

fair do,s mate, got an idea , dont know were you are in essex but my local dvla is chelmsford ,go down there and tell them face to face your car is wrongly classified , its an estate car , its in the car park , have a look