RODS build........

[hunter]

Nice one rod,you'll soon be wizing around.

[RODeo]

Think I'll wait for better weather..so cold out there!
 
 Anyone know what size no plate I have to get? Bike or Car size?

[zakboy]

you can use car or bike

[one arm bandit]

the bike plate is 9x7" leagal, i was going to ask about why the receipts were so important as i haven't got many,i had alot of the stuff already. Ive a hand written receipt for a reliant rialto is hand written excepted or do they have to be printed receipts??

[RODeo]

When you think about it, receipts are 50% by hand and 50% printed,so I wouldnt think it matters.I suppose the DVLA generally uses the method I described,but I know stuff seems to alter from one branch to another. Mine was the Chelmsford one.
 
Zakboy. Im not too sure about plate size,as Im sure I read somewhere that if it was a car based trike it had to have a car size plate.I wouldve thought you were right,afterall a trike is a trike,car based or not!I cant find anything on the DVLA site about it...but Im probably looking in the wrong place as usual!

[spanners]

i  had ,bike size, plate,s on my yank truck  it should have been illegal but because it was  Q plate it was ok.

so this helps make things as clear as mud

[zakboy]

When you think about it, receipts are 50% by hand and 50% printed,so I wouldnt think it matters.I suppose the DVLA generally uses the method I described,but I know stuff seems to alter from one branch to another. Mine was the Chelmsford one.
 
Zakboy. Im not too sure about plate size,as Im sure I read somewhere that if it was a car based trike it had to have a car size plate.I wouldve thought you were right,afterall a trike is a trike,car based or not!I cant find anything on the DVLA site about it...but Im probably looking in the wrong place as usual!

had a bike size plate on my reliant trike never had any probs as you say a trike is a trike but i have had it the opposite way round and had a car plate on a bike trike with out any probs its never affected MOT witch ever way round iv had them.........BUT BECUSE IV HAVE HAD NO PROBS DONT MEAN ITS LEAGLE ...http://www.theplatemarket.com/display_of_registration_numbers.php#generalnumberplate

[Manky Monkey]

The VOSA inspectors were happy with hand written receipts for my truck.
As long as the digits are the right size & spacing, I doubt it matters if you use car or bike sized plates.
Haven't got the MSVA manual to hand at the moment, but isn't there some mention of having to provide a matching space for a plate on the opposite side if your plate's offset to one side? (doesn't mean you have to have 2 plates, just a space you could mount one in -if your trike was sold abroad for instance). Could be wrong.

[dobber]

The VOSA inspectors were happy with hand written receipts for my truck.
As long as the digits are the right size & spacing, I doubt it matters
 




thats just knitpicking

[RODeo]

I think the manual says thats the case for a bike Andy.
 Ive decided Im gonna go for a bike plate.

[RODeo]

Woooo hooo!  Q plate reg received today!
 I also received all my bills back. Some of the bills for main parts(Forks,etc and the bill for the Reliant I massacred for bits),have been stamped and have the Q reg written on them by DVLA.
 Spending this afternoon going through the paperwork and sending off the Insurance info etc.Whittlesey Ins have been very helpful during the process.

[Manky Monkey]

Fantastic news Rod 
I look forward to reading your write-up on the process!
So can I ask what it's cost to register your trike?

[one arm bandit]

well done rod cant wait untill im in your shoes. to run it in and sort out the niggles you could always trail around the country and help us all finish our builds

[RODeo]

**UPDATED**...Heres a basic run down.......Make appointment at local dvla for inspection to get vin number.They record the engine number,and I guess they make a mental note of the main parts and check them against the bills.They take all bills and post them back with the vin and also a form to get stamped by a garage to verify that the vin is correct  after you have had it stamped (strange!)They also give you a list of docs they need to be able to get the reg. Not sure if I paid anything for that visit.
 Next ,download MSVA application forms (answer ALL of the questions) Phone Vosa (Swansea main branch,cant talk to local branches direct) book a test date. Send forms direct to local branch (address on reverse)with the fee £104 .They should then phone you direct to confirm date.
 With MSVA done,get trike insured on vin number,go to DVLA with cash( not sure if they take credit cards) for 6 or 12 months tax,and a registration fee of £55 and the insurance cover note.Also take all paperwork including the bills, just in case! I was in there about 25 mins . 3 days later they sent the tax disc and the new registration together with a form to varify the reg to allow the no plate to be purchased.
  Dont think Ive missed anything!
       Rod

[Manky Monkey]

I haven't actually MSVA'd a trike yet, but have heard all sorts of figures quoted.
So it's 104 quid, plus 55 quid  -£159. Then insurance & road tax. No MOT needed?
That's not too bad is it, considering you end up with a brand new, completely legit vehicle, that won't need an MOT for 3 years -you'd make back most of the registration fees with that saving alone.