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[scrog]

i have an old log book of a mini i bought
the mini has gone for spares what was left of it
over the years i have lost the vin plate (stupid)
do you know if i could still use the log book
it is not on sorn as i owned it before sorn came in
still want to build up a new mini from this old log book as it was first registerd on the day i was born

[RacingGreen]

No, its very illegal as its would just be deemed as ringing

[miRon]

do what ever you want mate just dont tell people on here as im sure there MI5........or dvla..lol

[scrog]

true
but you see all these minis in the mini mags with heritage shells new engines new subframes aint that ringing
i have had the log book in my name for over 6 years
so would just be rebuilding my old mini???????

[miRon]

you need to maintain a certain amount of parts from the orignal car for it to be legal

[miRon]

so if you DO have which im SURE you DO then its ok.......ish......

[The Matt]

do what ever you want mate just dont tell people on here as im sure there MI5........or dvla..lol

funny you should say that really, there are at least two members on here that are apparently DVLA employees, plus there are several police officers, not sure about MI5 though.

Anyways, as above really, to use it to rebuild a car from second hand parts is classed as ringing. Plus, not declaring it SORN then using it again could set you up for a nice big fine if you do reregister it.

Just because people are daft enough to be featured in a magazine with a car that's been illegally rebuilt using second hand parts and logbooks, doesn't mean that everyone should follow suit.

[scrog]

how do they get away with it in the mags

[minili]

You shouldn't be fined for not SORNing it, if a car has been off the road since before SORN rules came in then as far as I'm aware it doesn't have to have been SORNed. Might attract extra unwated attention from the officials when you put it on the road though, which if you're building a borderline / illegal car could be a bad thing...

[The Matt]

how do they get away with it in the mags

They aint getting away with it. They just haven't been done for it, yet!

I mean, to me it's stupid. Get your car featured in a magazine, let the print tell every reader that it's a ringer! The blooming numberplates are NEVER even blanked out!

It would be quite feasible that someone could go through back-issues of MiniWorld and Minimag and report ALL of the cars that have been reshelled, or have used second hand logbooks and report them all to the DVLA. I'm not saying anything would happen, but it could do and they've opened themselves up for it.

[scrog]

think the shell is still with sleaford minis
really would be nice to have a mini that was registerd on the day i was born
sold the shell cause need some cash at the time (stupid again)

[The Matt]

are you sure they havent re registered itin the original log book?

yeah, they could have done that I guess.

[scrog]

might wright to dvla to see what can be done
dont know if they will bend a bit for special cases
what you think (he asked them knowingly)
or just to go for it and see what happens

[The Matt]

[scrog]

are you sure they havent re registered itin the original log book?

no i kept all the id plates and log book and engine
so they just had a shell with no id