IVA age related

[john]

OK, Neil, thanks for clarifying that.
I love to challenge stuff like this. I would have been tempted to write back and say "I fitted the engine myself" and ask what they proposed to do in those circumstances.
Petty maybe, but it's stuff like this which adds up to more erosion of our freedoms than actual bills going through parliament do. They are open to scrutiny, civil servants are'nt!
God, that's a bit philosophical for a saturday morning isn't it?

[ChrisCar6]

They'd probably insist that you get a inspection report from somebody.

[StruanR]

That was my experience in 2010. The only issue was the donor car engine number did not match the V5 so I contacted Fiat to provide a letter confirming the engine build date.
The only anomaly for me is the inconsistency of registration. My V5 shows date of 1st registration and date of 1st registration in UK as 2010. I've got 3 years before an MOT. I'm sure I can also muck around with age related reg plates too.
I believe Struan had a different experience with dates and MOT.

Yes, I had inconsistent rulings with my cars, one ended up being registered as new, one as age of donor, requiring annual MOT!

DVLA ruling

This link, taking you to the IVA thread on the old site, covers a lot of the IVA info, still useful for anyone going that route.