How
to
register
a
rebuilt,
radically
altered
vehicle
and
kit
car
If
you
are
rebuilding
or
radically
altering
a
vehicle,
or
building
a
vehicle
from
a
kit,
it
will
need
to
meet
certain
criteria
before
the
vehicle
is
registered.
The
Driver
and
Vehicle
Licensing
Agency
(DVLA)
local
office
will
assign
the
original
or
an
appropriate
registration
mark
on
the
evidence
provided.
Vehicle
identity
Sometimes,
however,
a
vehicle
needs
to
be
rebuilt
and
this
can
call
the
identity
of
the
vehicle
into
question.
Is
it
the
original
which
has
simply
been
repaired
or
have
so
many
new
or
different
parts
been
used
in
the
rebuilding
process
that
the
original
vehicle
has
been
effectively
broken
up?
In
allocating
a
registration
mark
to
a
rebuilt
vehicle,
the
Agency's
main
interest
is
to
establish
whether
or
not
the
vehicle
is
newly
constructed
with
no
previously
registered
identity
(in
the
present
form).
Vehicles,
which
have
been
substantially
rebuilt,
need
to
be
examined
by
one
of
the
DVLA
local
offices.
Vehicle
identity check
A
vehicle identity check (VIC) will apply to those vehicles
notified to the DVLA as being written off on or after 7 April
2003. Any vehicle, which has failed VIC, will not be entitled
to retain its original registration mark, DVLA local office
will allocate a 'Q' registration mark and an enhanced single
vehicle approval (ESVA) or single vehicle approval (SVA) or
motorcycle single vehicle approval (MSVA) certificate will
be required.
If
however, a VIC application is rejected by the Vehicle and Operators
Services Agency, the DVLA local office will need to inspect
the vehicle in order to allocate an alternative registration
mark. An ESVA, SVA or MSVA will be required.
