DVLA 'Year of Manufacture'

Steve059

I'm trying to get the DVLA to correct my car's 'Year of Manufacture' on their new online records.

Hopefully, before my insurance company notices the discrepancy, assumes that I gave them false information about the age of my car and threatens to cancel my policy.

The DVLA have told me that the 'Year of Manufacture' is copied from the 'Date of First Registration'. I can't believe this. There must be lots of other cars, like mine, that were built in one year and registered in the next year.

Please, can you to check the DVLA's online records for your cars.

https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app/enquiry?execution=e1s1

Are the 'Year of Manufacture' and the year of the 'Date of First Registration' the same or different?

forgotmyname

Sometimes the dates will be very close. A few months at most.

But not always the case. I looked at a 2002 car some time back but checking the manufacturers records i found it had actually been built in Dec 2000.

Where had it been for over 2 years?

Your insurance will go the reg number and registration date.

force_ten

do you know the actual date that your car was produced?

my car rolled off the production line on 11.02.2009, and it was first registered on 29.06.2009 so the two dates are the same being 2009

I had a mondeo a few years ago that rolled off the production line in November 2002 and the date of first registration was march 2003 so that car should have two different dates

Are the 'Year of Manufacture' and the year of the 'Date of First Registration' the same or different?

they are different dates and if i had a car that had two different dates on the V5C then the date i would declare to insurance is the date of first registration as this is the date the car was sold as new

marlot

Steve059 wrote: »

...The DVLA have told me that the 'Year of Manufacture' is copied from the 'Date of First Registration'. I don't believe them....

I suspect that it is just copied over by default.

However, if you can prove that your car was made the previous year (eg. to get cheaper/free car tax) you can provide the evidence. DVLA accept certified statements from legitimate owners clubs who have the original records.

eg. http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/archive-services/is-my-car-tax-exempt/

Steve059

force_ten wrote: »

do you know the actual date that your car was produced? <snip>

Yes. From the VIN, it was built in September 2004. According to Ford (who are not happy with the DVLA telling owners to get a letter from them confirming the date of manufacture and then telling them that it can't be corrected) it was built on 28 September 2004.

It was first registered on 27 June 2005, 9 months later.

tim9966

One car I use to own some years ago is listed as first registered in November 1996, but built in 1995. I seem to remember that the V5 had a note saying not new at first registration. It was also on a M plate rather than a P plate.


Newer Ford's you can check online at http://www.etis.ford.com/vehicleRegSelector.do for a build date.

scotsbob

The VIN number will give the exact month and year of manufacture. Usually the 10th and 12th digits. However it depends on the country and make. The manufacturer should give you that info from the VIN.

Alternatively the compliance tag on the seat belts will give you the year.

My car was first registered in April 2011 but was manufactured in 2010.

force_ten

what are your concerns

as i said before declare the date of first registration to your insurance

Rolandtheroadie

forgotmyname wrote: »

Sometimes the dates will be very close. A few months at most.

But not always the case. I looked at a 2002 car some time back but checking the manufacturers records i found it had actually been built in Dec 2000.

Where had it been for over 2 years?

Your insurance will go the reg number and registration date.

Used to see an M reg Nissan Bluebird running around, which would have made it about 1994?

I'm also sure there was some Rover 827's registered a couple of years after Rover stopped using the Honda engines.

SailorSam

I can't check at the moment, i can never remember the number and the car is out in the garage. I know it's 05.

Gloomendoom

scotsman4th wrote: »

I'm also sure there was some Rover 827's registered a couple of years after Rover stopped using the Honda engines.

I had an R reg Rover 825 that was nearly two years younger than a colleague's S reg 820.

I have another car with the wrong year of manufacture on the V5. When I changed address, I took the opportunity to correct the date on the V5. It was returned without the date being corrected.