Just out of interest

[BigSi]

Just out of interest.

When people do a full ‘nut & bolt’ restore on a Landrover, how much of the original vehicle needs to be left, before its classed as a new vehicle?  :-k  :-k  :-k  :-k

[redhand]

Just out of interest.

When people do a full ‘nut & bolt’ restore on a Landrover, how much of the original vehicle needs to be left, before its classed as a new vehicle?  :-k  :-k  :-k  :-k

N/S front tyre valve cap

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

I'm not sure if it is the same rules as with kit cars, which I have been told is in the region of 65% original parts.
It is a very good question especially in relation to cars where virtually all bits can be bought new.
I recall reading an article in LRO where a chap built a Series 3 using all new bits. I not sure but it may have to have been registered on a Q plate.

[crazymac]

If you build entirely of new bits then it should be registered as a new vehicle and given a related plate, HOWEVER

If you nut and bolt rebuild a landy you can legitimately use the original plates as long as you have kept it original!

So you can buy a new chassis, bulkhead, engine etc and as long as they were as originally fitted then no probs.

The purists would not call it a rebuild, but in the eyes of the law you would be OK.

[Range Rover Blues]

There was that case a good few years ago when a Brookland Bentley was 'resored' from the origional front wingtips :roll:

There is some rule about how much need to be original, IIRC it's tiesd in with that whole points system stuff, you are allowed to substitute one reconditioned major component, something like that.

Thing is if it's a resto rather than a crash repair who is ghoing to know? at what point will someone come along and check what's been done?

If all you do is swap the chassis in the long run, who cares?

If it was a rebuild following a crash then it's a different kettl eof fish.  I wanted to keep RRR to build either a Dakar or a Hybrid and even thoguh adrian flucks will quote me to insure such a vehicle they are getting very difficult about retaining the car to do just that.

[crazymac]

Here's somewhere to start

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/BuyingAndSellingAVehicle/RegisteringAVehicle/DG_4022486

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/BuyingAndSellingAVehicle/RegisteringAVehicle/DG_10014246

And this one gives the points value

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/BuyingAndSellingAVehicle/RegisteringAVehicle/DG_10014199

hope this helps

[muddyjames]

If you build entirely of new bits then it should be registered as a new vehicle and given a related plate, HOWEVER

So you could have an 07 reg series 3? COOL :D

[littlepow]

And 07 tax £300!  :(  not so good.