A question for Vince & Lexurf owners regarding DVLA.

[Albannach]

It's getting like that here. The DVLA have said I need to produce the V5 for IV's donor vehicle. This is going to be a hoot...

[BUSHWHACKER]

It's getting like that here. The DVLA have said I need to produce the V5 for IV's donor vehicle. This is going to be a hoot...

G578 VHA
That was it's registration number if that helps?

[Albannach]

G578 VHA
That was it's registration number if that helps?

Cheers Vince. I'm not sending any paperwork away until I know I'll get it back!

[Kwakka666]

OK so writing it up on headed paper didn't work either, was a long shot but unless the engine was purchased from the garage, no chance.

(I would have asked them to put it through on a paper receipt but I've already informed DVLA of its origin.)

So I'm going to wait till IX is done and we'll trundle off to the nearest Lexus Dealership (Reading).

[Albannach]

Has anyone actually registered a conversion (of any kind) with the DVLA? If so, how did you do it?

[Albannach]

d) written confirmation from the engine manufacturer showing engine no. and size

Toyota GB's written response to my request for the above information (neither of the Lexus dealers up here were interested in helping).

Dear Mr Cafferty

Thank you for your recent email.

I regret to advise that an engine number alone does not enable us to advise on the model of vehicle from which the engine has originated, nor the capacity of that engine. The number does not hold this information. We would require the VIN (chassis number) of the original Lexus vehicle to enable us to confirm these details.

I am sorry that we cannot assist you in this respect and would suggest that you contact the seller of the vehicle, to try and ascertain from where the engine originated.

Yours sincerely

Claire Patel
Customer Relations Executive

[Albannach]

I didn't realise that Lexus were part of the DVLA

Or that Claire was a Pakistani name.

[lord_flashart]

Good, at least those posts are gone.

[Kwakka666]

Bugger, I didn't take note of the chassis number.

Is there any need for the unique engine number? IXs V5C shows 1kz as engine no.

Say you pitch up at a lexus dealership, show one of the mechs under the bonnet... surely they can confirm that it is a 1uz and from that you could argue the standard output... and it runs on...

They wouldn't even have to word it precisely.. something like:

I can confirm that on (date) vehicle reg ****** had been retrofitted with a lexus 1uz style engine, in its standard form the output of such an engine is *****cc and is petrol driven.

even as I type its started to sound unreasonable.

[Albannach]

Is there any need for the unique engine number? IXs V5C shows 1kz as engine no.

Yep, the V5 specifically asks for the new engine number.

They wouldn't even have to word it precisely.. something like:

Have you dealt with the DVLA before? They take pedantry to a level I can only dream of...

[Kwakka666]

Dealt with them before, guess I was lucky!

Btw after a long phone call I'm getting IXs V5 back, DVLA haven't updated it but its coming back.

Won't be getting the lexus's back because I noted in the original letter that it had been broken down and sold on, they're sending a notification "relieving me of ownership"...

so back to square 1.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Just leave the logbook as it is but make sure it's insured as a 4.0 petrol.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=1102665

[Kwakka666]

Fair enough... Don't mind leaving it as is, just wanted to make everything "legal". There aren't many examples of people being pulled up on a mismatching V5 anyway.

[Bazcam]

Just leave the logbook as it is but make sure it's insured as a 4.0 petrol.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=1102665

Yep, thats what I've done, works for me.

Passed the MOT yesterday aswell, no worrys.

[Kwakka666]

@ Albannach

If you need the chassis no. you could ask Graham (As he was a previous owner) to fill in a V888 form from the DVLA requesting it, costs a fiver mind.