hi i have recently sent off 4 my logbook for my fiesta mk4 1.25 ghia x (first car ) and it has come back as a 1.4 (1388cc) how do i find the engine number to change the details at dvla. I believe that the car was originally a 1.4 ghia x and the engine has been changed since. What would happen if i didnt notify the dvla would i be in the s**t? The reason im asking is because i dont want to be driving my car around and then i get stopped and have a load of trouble. I just want to be on the right side of the law

 

If you log book is not correct you are breaking the law. Also make sure your insurance is correct. Not sure where the engine numbers are but try the top of the block, gearbox end.

 

will look again 2morro thanks

 

If the log book V5 is not correct, it depends why it is not correct, if it ios down to the DVLA you are not breaking the law for someone else's mistake.
Stop worrying about the plod, they would most likely not even know the difference anyway, and besides it is NOT illegal anyway.
If the log book had 1.25 on it when you sent it off, send it back with new details filled in, if it already had 1.4 on it still send it back with new details filled in.
You of course must inform your insurance company, the trouble is they may class it as modified, as it deviates from that made by FORD!!
They may then decide to load it, ie push up premium a lot, some see it this way some don't, talk to an UNDERWRITER, at your insurance co, not some numpty that does not know thier arse from thier elbow, and you will get more sense.
tabetha

 

when i got the car it didnt have a log book as it was a cat c write off. so i sent it off to dvla and when they sent it back it said it was a 1388 cc and the engine that is in the car is a 1242 cc. i just need the engine code to tell dvla and hopefully it will be sorted, but i cant for the life of me find the engine code
I cant get the car on the road till i get this sorted so any help will be very much appreciated