Originally Posted by Jayen4
Originally Posted by Damo V
Originally Posted by Jayen4
Hmmm....... Well,the last time I re-shelled a car,I used a 'previously registered' shell. I re-built the car and transferred the vin plates and other trim code plates etc,to the 'new' shell. I cut out the piece of floor pan,with the original chassis number on it and kept that to one side,before I cut the old shell up.
Now, when I put the car back on the road,I got a notice from the police,to take the car to their workshops,for inspection. They went over the car with a fine toothcomb and said that apart from the 'wrong' chassis number,on the floor,you would never know that it was a 're-shell'. The only advice they gave,was to trim the piece of floor,from the old shell and either weld or pop rivet it over the number on the donor shell. After that,they were completely happy.
Hope this helps you .....
P.S. It might help if you keep purchase receipts and some photographic evidence,that you have carried out a 're-shell' job and for what reason. You should have no bother,that way.....
That information seems slightly misguided IMO, as that is "ringing"/concealing/changing the identity of the previously registered shell, which is illegal, regardless of whether the shell is stolen...
They SHOULD have pulled you up on it and put the car on a Q plate.
That information is NOT misguided !! It IS fact !!
I should have said that the car was a 'rolled' one and therefore a 'write off' AND the replament shell was bought from a licensed salvage yard.
So it was NOT ringing ! .......It was perfectly acceptable practice,then and still is,as far as I know !
And it should NOT have been put on a Q plate,as I had all the correct docs for the original car...... The police were happy with it,so that's all that mattered to me.
No mate - what you have done is actually Illegal. If you reshell a car in to a previously used shell then the car should be given a Q plate in accordance with DVLA rules. Plod have f-all to do with it as in the end of the day it is down to the DVLA.
As for reshelling in to a previously unused shell - this is acceptable and the vehicle can retain it's original VRM.
If you take the car to a DVLA testing centre (SVA centre) they wil check over your work and verify what you have done is fine and re-stamp the new shell for you.