Re: V55/5 Registration Help - Reply (sorry if long)

["claire_usher71" <claire@xxxx>]

Hi Rich,

DVLA retain the V55/5 when you register the car. I've got a sheet 
somewhere that tells you what boxes to fill in on the form.  
The main ones are:
Country of origin
Year of manufacture
Make and Model
Chassis number (and engine number) if known
CC of engine (2849??)
Body type - Coupe
Seats - you can leave blank as I think that only applies to minibuses 
and coaches.
Axle type - I think thats the heading - is '2 axle rigid'
Mileage
Fuel type
You also need to fill in your details on the second page and sign it.
Best thing to do, is look at the V5 registration document for your 
regular car and compare them. The main things they ask for appear on 
the V5.
When you go to your local VRO with the V55/5, you will also need:
Customs and Excise form CE386
Licence fee (for 6mths or 12mths) plus £25 first registration fee
Certificate of insurance (your insurer can issue this based on the 
car's chassis number)
A valid MOT certificate - again this can be issued based on Chassis 
number.
A copy of the USA registration document.
I also took loads of supporting documents including paperwork 
supplied to us by the shipping companies so that everything was 
covered.

Another thing I did was scan and print off some of the original 
documents, especially the USA title, as DVLA retain these.

It is also worth putting the month of build of the car too - this way 
you will get the correct suffix registration (W or X) for the age of 
the car - if I remember rightly your's is an early-ish vin# so you 
should get a W reg.

The main thing that held up getting Flopsy registered was not having 
the C&E386 (which they had never sent us), so I had a nice trip in 
boiling hot weather all the way from Stevenage, to Tilbury Customs to 
collect the form, then on to Luton VRO to finally get the car 
registered. Make sure you get this, as Southampton, Bristol and 
Tilbury are a lot further from you then they are from me!

Also, due to new rules, you will need to take your driving licence or 
passport as ID when you go to get number plates made up. This is in 
addition to the form that DVLA will give you advising you of your new 
registration number. This is basically a new ruling to try and stop 
people buying registration plates with no proof of ownership of the 
car in question.

Hope this helps,

Claire 
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--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Richard" <dickyh11@xxxx> wrote:
> Does any body have a scan of a filled in V55/5 for their DeLorean?
> 
> I have just received the form through the post and there are lots of
> boxes that I'm not sure what needs going in them - if anything.
> 
> The cars not here yet, but I want to get as much filled in advance 
as
> possible.
> 
> Anyone who can help it would be much appreciated.
> 
> Rich H