Originally Posted By GerryWal
As this issue was niggling me, I decided to get it out of the way.
I found the VIN plate, loose inside the tool compartment under the bonnet. Comparing the documents, I see that the registration document had erroneously substituted '0' for 'D' and the MoT certificate had omitted a '0' altogether. I have sent photocopies of the documents, and plate, back with the required form to DVLA. Just have to securely mount the plate with pop rivets replacing the original adhesive.
Still find it puzzling that, after all these years, it has only just been spotted. doh


Gerry,

probably down to a new computer at DVLA/VOSA that cross checks data.

I was told, by an ex Policeman friend of mine that back in the 1970s there were nearly 100 vehicles registered to 10 Downing Street, London WC1. In some cases with the name of the PM...
Obviously all fraudulent, but he said the only way to check if a car was registered to a false address was to manually review documents.

I suspect that we are now much better at detecting this sort of nonsense.

Peter

Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...