What you're refering to is the VIN, vehicle id number, you have that on the slam pannel tag as well as the floor...and on your logbook....You do not have to have a stamped floor number if you repair the car in the way I described. I am only repeating what I was told by the DVLA over the phone when I asked.

The kit car reference in your quote is when you use various parts you are issued with a new Vin number as you do not have one or have made the original car/vin obsolete through susbtantial modification.....completely irrelevant to this guys query & my point about him using a new shell.

Dan