Originally Posted by
NORTH YORKS RS SPARES
What new number , the new shell doesnt have a number , WHY , because its left blank for you to put the origonel number into
If it wasnt supposed to be that way all new shells would come with a new number slready stamped into it
So are you now saying that its only ok to do it with a new shell? If you are saying it is ok to use an old shell then you shouldnt be swapping the ids around as they are unique to the shell. If you could go around swapping shells legally, then would DVLA not allow you to just send the V5 off to change the number as you can with engine numbers?
The reason this is not the case is because the id (and V5) are assigned to a shell.
I had an intresting chat with my father who has has been in the police for 32 years. I the eyes of the law, swapping shell ids is very naughty whether the cars are stolen or not.