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My 2018 Roadster is described on the V5C as a "Roadster" so things have obviously moved on wink


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Ditto but my S1 Roadster & my +4 and my 4/4 were described as 4/4


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Originally Posted by RichardV6
My 2018 Roadster is described on the V5C as a "Roadster" so things have obviously moved on wink


Mine is too
Specific type approval for the later 5link versions, I suspect ?


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Originally Posted by Topline123
Originally Posted by asmair
I do have the original invoice and correspondence from Morgan dated 22/7/97 showing it as a Plus 4. I was just wondering if was a common error by the DVLA.

An additional question, I note people referring to the series number, anyone know how I identify this?



It's not an error. Here is an extract from an email exchange between myself and Mark Leddington of MMC last year:

"From a type approval perspective, we homologated 3 variants of the traditional cars (all based on the ‘4/4’ model type as this was the most economical way to do this) and so we ended up with these variants - 4/4 1800 (4/4)
4/4 2000 (+4)
4/4 3000 (Roadster"

This came to light when I was arguing with the French registration authorities regarding my Plus 4 that I imported from Italy.


The issue I have with this, unless I'm wrong, is that 4/4 stands for 4 wheels and 4 cylinders, but roadsters have 6 cylinders.


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Originally Posted by Leroy
Originally Posted by Topline123
Originally Posted by asmair
I do have the original invoice and correspondence from Morgan dated 22/7/97 showing it as a Plus 4. I was just wondering if was a common error by the DVLA.

An additional question, I note people referring to the series number, anyone know how I identify this?



It's not an error. Here is an extract from an email exchange between myself and Mark Leddington of MMC last year:

"From a type approval perspective, we homologated 3 variants of the traditional cars (all based on the ‘4/4’ model type as this was the most economical way to do this) and so we ended up with these variants - 4/4 1800 (4/4)
4/4 2000 (+4)
4/4 3000 (Roadster"

This came to light when I was arguing with the French registration authorities regarding my Plus 4 that I imported from Italy.


The issue I have with this, unless I'm wrong, is that 4/4 stands for 4 wheels and 4 cylinders, but roadsters have 6 cylinders.



Well you'd better take that up with MMC then.


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My 2014 Plus 8 is described on the V5 as a "Aero Supersport"!


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Our 4/4 4 seater is described on the V5 as a Saloon!

I have learned from experience not to raise such queries with DVLA, they unilaterally changed the description of my Jago Geep to 4x4, when I told them it wasn't I was issued with a Q plate.


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For mine, the registration document for 2011 states that it is a “Plus Four”....ahead of its time?


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When i had to call out the AA for assistance the mechanic said that not only was it a 4/4 it also was described as green in colour.on whatever site he was googling. Its a silver roadster.


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The VIN number of my 2008 Plus 4 contains the digits 442000, but the car is characterized as a Plus 4 4-seater. The top speed is listed as 240 km/h forcing me to use V-marked tyres. On the other hand there is plenty of room for engine improvements without exceeding the aporoved top speed. sherlock

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