Its funny that people are blatantly doing it, and even admitting so in their adverts.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3784861.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3727776.htm - "Its still registered as a 1.2 so its cheap to tax and cheap to insure if the new owner chooses not to declare the engine."

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3732049.htm


310bhp and still registered as a 1.4!!!

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3718129.htm


300bhp and still registered as a 1.4!


Could you imagine a 17/18/19 year old in one of these? Cos they could easily insure them being 1.2/1.4 on the logbook!