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Jan 14, 2018 22:34:31 GMT
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I’ve had my auto box removed from my e30 and a manual box put in on the same engine. I’ve rang my insurance and informed them it’s now a manual. Do I need to change it on my v5 and let the dvla know? Just looked on my v5 and there doesn’t seem to be an option to do this? It’s got make bmw, model 318i auto. On the changes section there’s nothing about gearboxes. Anyone know what I’m meant to do? Change it or leave it as it is?   |
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Dez
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Jan 14, 2018 22:40:38 GMT
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You can inform them but they won't do anything. They won't loose the auto bit off the model of though it's no longer an auto. I had this argument with them.
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steveg
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Jan 14, 2018 23:08:51 GMT
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Same here, I said I would be very happy if they took the auto bit off the model but they refused.
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Hi, I can think of only two circumstances where it would make a difference, One is whether you driving licence is an auto or manual, so that doesn't really apply. The second is depending on the age of the car where it could alter the amount of road tax payable because I believe some auto's are dearer.
Colin
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Jan 15, 2018 10:05:57 GMT
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The second is depending on the age of the car where it could alter the amount of road tax payable because I believe some auto's are dearer. Road tax was abolished back in the 30's IIRC. its an E30 318i, so no it wont affect the Taxation class. |
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Jan 15, 2018 12:29:22 GMT
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Pedantic...much.  |
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Laters
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Jan 15, 2018 13:36:51 GMT
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I informed DVLA a few years back about a auto to manual conversion with pretty much the same results as the other posters. They just weren't interested at all.
On a slightly separate note but related to DVLA & their ways.
My last kitcar was registered correctly (pre sva) but the model type was recorded slightly wrongly (2x2 instead of 2+2).
Several letters and phone calls got it changed to something that was still incorrect (2xx2) that led to more letters and eventually they changed it back to what it originally was.
I gave up eventually and had to put up with the inevitable questions at insurance renewal time why a 2+2 was registered as a 2x2.
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Jan 15, 2018 17:02:12 GMT
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Cheers for the replies, I’ll just leave it as it is.
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Jan 15, 2018 21:39:26 GMT
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I had similar with a RWD Nissan 200 many years ago, the engine was good but the autobox died so I converted the car to a manual. DVLA weren't interested but my insurers wanted an engineers report as the vehicle was now "heavily modified" - my argument was that it was the same car & engine, with a different factory box but they didn't see it that way (I changed insurers before I insured it...)  |
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Jan 15, 2018 21:51:52 GMT
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i have found , over the years, that the DVLA,and most insurance companies aren't fit for purpose....a lot of the ''modifications'' i've done to my cars..normally to make them safer i didn't bother telling them about ..
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Jan 15, 2018 22:26:01 GMT
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I had similar with a RWD Nissan 200 many years ago, the engine was good but the autobox died so I converted the car to a manual. DVLA weren't interested but my insurers wanted an engineers report as the vehicle was now "heavily modified" - my argument was that it was the same car & engine, with a different factory box but they didn't see it that way (I changed insurers before I insured it...) Insurers are so strange, mine are the opposite of yours, because mine has the correct 5 speed box that the car would have come with from the factory as standard as a manual, they are totally fine with it. |
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Jan 15, 2018 22:31:26 GMT
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my transit recovery truck has no model or engine number on the logbook , model is just blank , so when i bought it i started getting lez fines as they didnt know what model of 3.5 ton ford it was , i wrote to the lez people and wrote to dvla , dvla said they couldnt correct the model part without a letter from ford stating what it is .
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Jan 27, 2018 17:53:05 GMT
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Contrary to all of the above, just before Christmas I sent off a v5 with a covering letter asking for the auto part to be removed from the model designation.
Whether it was down to the (true) statement that it was needed off as we'd done a manual conversion and the new owner needed the v5 to be correct for importing into another country, I don't know, but they obliged without drama. Either way,they did do it, and sent it back to our UK address, without being asked to prove the export.
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Hi, I can think of only two circumstances where it would make a difference, One is whether you driving licence is an auto or manual, so that doesn't really apply. The second is depending on the age of the car where it could alter the amount of road tax payable because I believe some auto's are dearer. Colin Gear box has nothing to do with RFL. |
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1900sr
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Jan 28, 2018 10:11:56 GMT
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Gear box has nothing to do with RFL. It can do when the RFL is determined on emissions. Certain Saabs for example are around £200 dearer to tax for the autos as it bumps them up into the next emissions band. |
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Jan 28, 2018 12:47:45 GMT
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Hi, I can think of only two circumstances where it would make a difference, One is whether you driving licence is an auto or manual, so that doesn't really apply. The second is depending on the age of the car where it could alter the amount of road tax payable because I believe some auto's are dearer. Colin Gear box has nothing to do with RFL. Hi, As said, 1900sr got there before me. Colin |
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Jan 28, 2018 12:58:52 GMT
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its a 1987 E30, no.
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Gear box has nothing to do with RFL. It can do when the RFL is determined on emissions. Certain Saabs for example are around £200 dearer to tax for the autos as it bumps them up into the next emissions band. How does that get worked out if the G/KG emissions test is done with the car static? |
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It can do when the RFL is determined on emissions. Certain Saabs for example are around £200 dearer to tax for the autos as it bumps them up into the next emissions band. How does that get worked out if the G/KG emissions test is done with the car static? Simple, it's not done with the car static. While the car may not be 'moving', the wheels are turning a dynamometer and this is programmed with the rolling resistance of the car - simulating a moving vehicle including all the forces on it at a range of speeds. |
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steveg
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Contrary to all of the above, just before Christmas I sent off a v5 with a covering letter asking for the auto part to be removed from the model designation. Whether it was down to the (true) statement that it was needed off as we'd done a manual conversion and the new owner needed the v5 to be correct for importing into another country, I don't know, but they obliged without drama. Either way,they did do it, and sent it back to our UK address, without being asked to prove the export. Interesting, perhaps it's the difference between speaking to someone on the phone and dealing with someone who knows what they are talking about. On the odd occasion I have managed to speak to anyone other then the call centre I have found them very helpful. At the time it was a problem as the insurance company just used the gearbox change as another way to make it more expensive to insure it. Its not a problem with the current insurers though. |
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