HELP !!!!!

[briggie]

got a letter from dvla this morning

it says ....

" during the m.o.t test of the above mentioned vehicle a discrepancy was identified between the vehicle identification number ( vin ) /chassis number provided by the m.o.t. tester and the vehicle record held at dvla.

your m.o.t details may not be shown on our records and you may have difficulty taxing the vehicle

please fill in the sections over the page and return in pre paid envelope

1.. vehicle registration number shown on both front and back number plates

2.vin/chassis number as recorded onyour m.ot certificate

3..vin/chassis number as recorded on your registration certificate

4.. vin/chassis number as displayed on your vehicle

please make sure this information is taken from the vehicle itself and not from any documentation

 

[briggie]

shall i post the numbers ive got on my docs for you to look at ?

 

[briggie]

ok ive had a look....

on my v5 its says ....r20422883

on my m.o.t it says....tvpurwar20tda

 

[briggie]

ok ive had a look....

on my v5 its says ....r20422883

on my m.o.t it says....tvpurwar20tda

which one is right ?

 

[briggie]

sorry to be a pain , but ive been told that my insurance /tax etc is now invalid , so im not allowed to have this car on the road

 

[jace]

the letters mean sommat ie country of orign model/engine etc do a google search mate

 

[briggie]

but dvla want the vin/chassis number , which one is which ?

 

[jace]

if you can find out how to decode it itll be easier to tell which is correct easier way is to look along chasis rail under drivers side,the hardbody i bought of ebay as spares didnt have a chasis number anywhere!

 

[kbekl]

yo need to check on the car vin plate and copy that as well as they want all of your numbers to make sure it isnt a cloned or written off motor

my sister inlaw has just had the same thing turned out the car was a write off and hadnt been updated due to not having a vic check done

 

[Peasgood]

got a letter from dvla this morning

it says ....

" during the m.o.t test of the above mentioned vehicle a discrepancy was identified between the vehicle identification number ( vin ) /chassis number provided by the m.o.t. tester and the vehicle record held at dvla.

your m.o.t details may not be shown on our records and you may have difficulty taxing the vehicle

please fill in the sections over the page and return in pre paid envelope

1.. vehicle registration number shown on both front and back number plates

2.vin/chassis number as recorded onyour m.ot certificate

3..vin/chassis number as recorded on your registration certificate

4.. vin/chassis number as displayed on your vehicle

please make sure this information is taken from the vehicle itself and not from any documentation

Have they asked why it says miles instead of km yet?

 

[clivvy]

seems that the MOT testers have messed up. the V5 should be correct, but id check the plate also in the engine bay at the back.

 

[kbekl]

this may explain things about the vin number
http://www.vehicleidentificationnumber.com/vehicle_identification_numbers_vin_detail.html

what does the old mot doc state the vin is ?

 

[kbekl]

seems that the MOT testers have messed up. the V5 should be correct, but id check the plate also in the engine bay at the back.

mot testers took the vin from the plate on the car didnt they ???

 

[MudLifeCrisis]

As said, copy the one on the vin plate on the car, maybe the other one is the engine number.

 

[jace]

how longs it taken for them to realise?

 

[lacroupade]

suspect ones a VIN and one is something else. If they are mildly similar its possible theres a cockup but they usually pick that up quickly, happened to me when I bought my first parallel import from new, had the same details as a different colour car in Southampton, luckily it was theirs that was wrong.

Biut since the format is so totally different I reckon he's picked up the wrong number entirely....probably paint number or something LOL

If theres an issue they send you to a local vehicle inspection office for them to have a look-see.

 

[kbekl]

how longs it taken for them to realise?

if it was a mistake then the recent mot will be the way they found out

is this the first mot you have had done pete

 

[lacroupade]

actually both of those are too short, should be 17 digits, although an import like that might be different......

check here

http://www.autocalculator.org/Free-VIN-Lookup.aspx?vin1=SCF&vin2=AB05D2&vin3=

 

[MudLifeCrisis]

Vin and engine number explained here on pages 29 and 30

http://bebrs.pie-dabas.net/Webs/Terrano/R20/gi.pdf

 

[jims-terrano]

Casting my mind back to my Nissan days the one on the MOT cert is the "Model Code". Pete you need to check the chassis number plate under the bonnet, probably fastened to the bulkhead on the n/s. If you are un sure give me or Clive a shout mate.

Jim

PS if DVLA say don't drive it, then don't because the first traffic car you come across will pull you.