Re: SER1 re register without docs

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Hi,



If you don't know the original number you'll need to first write to 
land rover traceability to find out when your land rover was built and 
despatched.  If you are lucky that may have been to a garage that is 
still going which has records (unlikely).  If you are lucky the local 
records office for the region in which it was first sold to will still 
have the old (pre dvla)  vehicle records.  Most will (for a small fee) 
copy out the page from the register for the day it was first registered 
(you may need get a few days either side unless they are prepared to 
check against the chassis number)
If like me, you are unlucky, it will have been sold via a dealer in 
Birmingham. Birmingham records office decided to dispose of all except 
a very small number of vehicle records so tracing any Birmingham 
registrations can be tricky..


Like others have suggested - the best person to talk to is Michel 
Burns. Write to him with photos of the complete vehicle  (front, side 
and  rear) and take a rubbing of the bulkhead plate as well.  Enclose a 
SAE envelope ! If you still have the original number plate make sure 
that it's on the vehicle when you take pictures, and try to enclose a 
pre restoration photo of the vehicle with the number plate.

Jon


On 24 Oct 2005, at 23:57, Bob Phillips/Danesbury80 wrote:

>  
> Hi,
>  
> We are nearing completion of our rebuild and would like to try and 
> keep the original registration no, or at least an age related plate.
>  
> We have the engine number and the plate stating the car number.
>  
> Has anybody gone down this route before, is DVLA the best place to 
> start.
>  
> Advice would be most welcome indeed.
>  
> Many thanks
>  
> Bob
Jon Hutchings
NSMS Systems Administrator
+44 1865 283290



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