I've just looked at my V5c for the vintage trike. True it says for body type - tricycle, but just about anybody will agree, that word does not describe a body in the same way, saloon, hatchback, convertible, open or estate would*. Despite the document saying later for wheelplan - 3 wheeler, the words 'tricycle' and '3 wheeler' mean the same thing, and do not define the body.
If you build a trike, you will hit the issue of is it car or motorcycle bodied. The former requires two headlights and seatbelts, the latter has one headlight up to a certain width, and could not be fitted with seatbelts as it is astride seating, ie motorbike saddles, not a car type seats. Any bets the V5s for both say "tricycle?
You are misreading the requirements for motorbikes - numberplate is optional pre Sept 2001, post Sept it must not be fitted. However, as the Morgan 2, 3 and 5 speeders are car bodied - I really don't think this is at all relevant.
Truthfully I think all you've done really is add to the proof that officialdom is both confused and confusing when it comes to classifying three wheelers.
*Wicked thought, I wonder what the V5 says for a coupe de ville body, ie a both open and a saloon!
Last edited by Martyn Culling; 28/07/13 06:01 PM. Reason: added wicked thought
