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[merther]

Hi all
I recently purchased a car that has had a 1275 fitted into it. However the logbook still states it has a smaller capacity. Do I need to change this on the v5? The car is tax exempt so difference in road tax rate doesn't apply. I have declared it to my insurance and they have declared it as a modification. My certificate states 'Austin mini' with he smaller capacity, but under 'modifications' it states the new engine and cc.
Any help appreciated. Thanks.

[Swift_General]

Yes you should update the DVLA.

[Will16]

It's more important that your insurance know, but it's good to tell the dvla too! You'll need the engine number and size and a receipt of the engine

[merther]

The insurance has been informed. It comes up.as engine size 850cc but under modifications it states the car has a 1275cc. I will change the logbook in due course just needed to get the car insured. Unfortunately I don't have the engine number or a receipt for it.

Edited by merther, 19 January 2018 - 04:54 PM.

[wile e coyote]

OP a little research beforehand may save you grief - late engines had their numbers stamped directly into the block rather than the riveted plate common to earlier models the stamping wasn't exactly "deep" so can be mostly obscured by a coat of paint- if your 1275 doesn't have holes for the rivets then that may be a clue....

 

I'm no expert on the topic so doubtless the better informed will be along soon  but I gather that it's conceivable that if spotted your emissions could be checked from the age of the engine / engine number - so if you're running for the sake of argument an spi engine later converted to carb and running without a cat then you may have emissions problems come MOT time....

 

Solution if this is the case is simple - put a new engine number on, plate, stamps and rivets won't cost much more than £20 all in and the correct format engine number to age the engine appropriately can be found online.......

 

Note this was 3rd hand info when I swapped an ex spi engine into my car - can't swear it's correct but my engine now sports the number of the car's old 1275 that sit's in the garage freshly rebuilt waiting it's time.....

[pusb]

Good luck! When I tried to do this I was told that I would need a receipt from the garage that fitted the replacement engine, or an inspection report from an independent specialist. 

 

Without either of those they wouldn't let me update the logbook.

[mab01uk]

Changes to engine details for historic vehicles:-
DVLA have confirmed that it is no longer be necessary for keepers of vehicles in the Historic class – tax exempt -- to provide documentary evidence to support an engine change notification. (18/02/2011). This was agreed due to the potential difficulties in providing supporting evidence/documentation for old/scrap replacement engines for historic/classic cars and also due to the fact that they are not taxed based on engine size/capacity in any case.

The FHBVC gained this valuable exemption from DVLA back in 2011.

Edited by mab01uk, 19 January 2018 - 08:57 PM.

[MIGLIACARS]

What mab doesn't know isn't worth knowing 😉

[merther]

Thanks all fir your help. Good to know no receipt is needed!