mav
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Need to change my V5 from 1.2 to 2.0.
whats involved, i know there is a bit on the form for engine capacity etc..
hong long does it take and do they want to know info on conversion????
My tax is due end of this month too...........
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Welsh Dan
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tax it first then change it? 
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ed
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You fill in the new details in section 7 of the V5 document. All you need to change are parts 24 and 28 which are the cylender capacity and engine number. Then send the form off to the DVLA. It takes them a week or so to process the differences.
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by Welsh Dan
tax it first then change it?
They will send you a bill for the difference in tax you owe them as soo as you register the engine change.
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Mistamist
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and how do you pay this difference? do you have to redeem your current tax disk? do they send you a new one?
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mav
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cheers 1800ed, want it all above board, so I'll send it away then tax it when it comes back....
might not get it back in time for end of month though thats only thing, oh well, won't drive it much...
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ed
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That I don't know... I guess you pay the bill and they send you a new tax disk. Or you take the tax disk in to a post office and pay them the extra and they will give you a new tax disk. It's a bit illegal to drive the car taxed wrong though, they must have procedures to stop people doing it.
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ed
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Originally posted by mav
cheers 1800ed, want it all above board, so I'll send it away then tax it when it comes back....
might not get it back in time for end of month though thats only thing, oh well, won't drive it much...
They'll still send you out the reminder... Not really sure how long it takes them to process the information though so it might still only say you owe them the lower ammount.
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Andy_N9~DYB
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the dvla may require an engineers report tho mav
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Mistamist
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ill take the V% to the post office and get them to change my tax disk there and then, and they can send it off to the DVLA
what you need to put a private plate on a car?
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mav
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hope not ^^^^
will just say i fitted it myself...
I won't get reminder as I haven't changed V5 yet, unless guy before me sent his bit away.....
will just see how it goes then, send V5 away and see what they say...
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Andy_N9~DYB
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tool me 2 weks wen i notified them of change of colour
be careful they dont go into it to much
they might want engine numbers aswell, and if ure engines from a stolen car ure fucked
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Twiggy
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There wont be a bill as there is only 2 catergorys for tax..... (i think!)
0=1400cc = fuck all tax!
1401 + = SHIT LOADS!!!
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mav
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mine is booked as a 1.2...
They might ask for date when conversion was done, I will have to say lately or they might sting me for back tax....
It's insured as a 2.0 but need that v5 changed too...
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Andy_N9~DYB
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always better to be legal mate
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mav
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yep..........
will send it away and see what they say..
I may even say engine conversion was done by previous owner
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Ant
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I wouldnt say that mav you may get charged the back tax.
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mav
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aye i suppose.....
I'll what happens
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Doug_SRi
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my nova has an xe engine but is registered as a 1.6 as it used to have a gte engine in it. i cant read my engine number so cant change the doccy's but do you think it would matter since its in the right tax bracket anyway and insured as a 2.0? Was a 1.4SR to start with
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Doug_SRi
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also just thought i would just mention my mate has a mk2 fiesta 1.1 which it is on the doccy's but its actually a 4x4 fiesta cosworth so dunno what would happen if he was pulled over in it as they said nothing when he had an xr2 engine in it a yr ago. he is insured as he has a traders policy so thats the main thing
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James_DT
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But doesn't an invalid V5 affect the validity of the insurance, whether the car is insured correctly or not?
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mav
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not sure m8..as mine is insured as a 2.0 but v5 should really be tha same...
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Twiggy
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quote:
Originally posted by mav
mine is booked as a 1.2...
They might ask for date when conversion was done, I will have to say lately or they might sting me for back tax....
It's insured as a 2.0 but need that v5 changed too...
1.2!!!!! thought ya had a 1.6 gsi as the shell?
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big eck
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Nope started life as a standard 1.2
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