Do DVLA ever undo Q plated cars?

[datman]

Got a car thats been on a Q reg for unknown reason , was done in the 80s. This is a bummer as I think they won't let it become historic , anyone ever had any luck getting DVLA to assign an age related plate onto a Q plated car?

[TessierAshpool]

I have heard that if you can produce strong age proof they will accept it. That being said, can't find a source for that info at this moment...

Does the marque still exist, is the vehicle standard, and would the marque (or a DVLA approved owners club) be able to supply you with dating evidence? There's no guarantee (and with their backlog at the moment they may look for any excuse to close cases), but if you can provide irrefutable evidence of age then perhaps. 

The question of course is why it ended up on a Q in the first place. A stolen/recovered vehicle where all the VIN number had been ground off would be worst case, an import where the owner couldn't be bothered to provide evidence of age (which must be in English) would be the best case.

[dodgerover]

Yes, but what you need to know is why they put it on a Q to begin with.
I'm guessing you should be able to do a FOI request for the records they hold relating to it.
It's been more than a few years since I did one but they were delighted to remove a Q from a bike when I gave them proof of age.

[datman]

Uk supplied / built 40+ yr old vehicle. Unsure why it got a Q. Will write to DVLA and see if they are any help at at all.

[datman]

Well a little update.
As luck would have it, the VIN assigned to the Q plate was an abbreviated version of the full VIN (front bit was missing) The whole VIN was still on the VIN plate on the vehicle. Managed to find out from a website what the original 1980 reg was, it was still live and was still assigned to the whole vin (!) and had not been taxed since 1989. There was a small fee of £12 to obtain this info, great service.

It was then simply a matter of sending a V62 to DVLA and the registering the vehicle, I received the V5, taxed it at the post office (changing to historic).
Chuffed.

[bstardchild]

Next job scrap the “Q plate car” then

Well the reg document anyway

[dodgerover]

Come on then spill the beans what is it?

[igor]

So the car has had two legitimately issued legal identities and has now reverted to the original?

[bstardchild]

Apr 25, 2021 23:44:50 GMT igor said:

So the car has had two legitimately issued legal identities and has now reverted to the original?

My thoughts too

[bricol]

hmmm - V62 is simply applying for a V5 - not correcting a registration mistake? SO I gues sthe Q-reg is still on the books?

[datman]

yes but tehcnically a vehicle with that VIN never existed , so it could now be 'scrapped' if i sent back the q reg v5

[dragon]

More interesting is the £12 option to find out the registration. Spill the beans please or by message if you want.

[dodgerover]

Apr 26, 2021 20:19:50 GMT dragon said:

More interesting is the £12 option to find out the registration. Spill the beans please or by message if you want.

Trade HPI

Theres a couple of places advertise all the time on Facebook doing vin to reg

[datman]

It was the isitnicked website that helped with the reg. They give you a partial reg for free (which confirms that it is on the database) then you pay for the whole reg. Very useful indeed.

[kelvfoozinda]

Apr 27, 2021 3:29:38 GMT datman said:

It was the isitnicked website that helped with the reg. They give you a partial reg for free (which confirms that it is on the database) then you pay for the whole reg. Very useful indeed.

I'm struggling to find the option to pay for all details on isitnicked.... they've come back with 3 digits as the vin i'm looking at is on the database, which is nice. Any advice?

[kelvfoozinda]

Apr 27, 2021 9:52:13 GMT kelvfoozinda said:

Apr 27, 2021 3:29:38 GMT datman said:

It was the isitnicked website that helped with the reg. They give you a partial reg for free (which confirms that it is on the database) then you pay for the whole reg. Very useful indeed.

I'm struggling to find the option to pay for all details on isitnicked.... they've come back with 3 digits as the vin i'm looking at is on the database, which is nice. Any advice?

This website will give you a reg based on a VIN only without getting to the payment - trade.vdicheck.com/