who do i contact to gain a reg number(live in scot

[ilovemyvespa]

is it vespa owners club of britain in swansea i gain a registration number?

i live in scotland-glasgow

cheers

[Spence]

Have you tried doing a search on the engine or frame number?

Try this link:

www.scooterhelp.com/serial/ves.serial.numbers.html

[ilovemyvespa]

i know its a 1998-1998 model by the chassis number on that website-how do i get the reg number thought?

[Spence]

I take it then that the person you bought the scooter from could not provide you with a V5 (log book) for it?

You can obtain a new V5 by filling in form V62 which you can get online at www.dvla.gov.uk/forms/frms_vehicles.htm or from any Post Office. The completed form and appropriate fee should be sent to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1AR. A new document will then be issued to you in about 3 - 4 weeks.

You should be able to find out the registration number from the DVLA by providing them with the chassis number. I suggest browsing their site at www.dvla.gov.uk because trying to get through to them on the phone can be a nightmare.

[Spence]

This is also a good page from the DVLA website for you to read:

www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/regrebil.htm

It gives advice on registering vehicles that have been restored or rebuilt.

[ilovemyvespa]

okay ! i sent money to a place called the vespas owners club in swansea-i bought the scooter of a guy who restored it but he had no paper work

the place ive sent a cheque to for a authenticity of year in swansea-have u heard of this place?the guy who sold me it told me to send chassi number engine number photos mot and a cheque for £13 etc to them for a certificate of year

then send that certificate of year-and fill out the dvla forms to dvla and they would get me a reg number

also -even when i get a reg number-do i jst go to a place that makes number plates(sorry am a girl lol)

[Spence]

Don't want to sound pessimistic here, but you did check that the scooter wasn't stolen before you bought it didn't you? What was the guy's excuse for not having a V5 for it?

I have to say I haven't heard of this Vespa Owner's Club in Swansea. The only organisations I know of are the Veteran Motor Scooters Club (Warrington) and the Veteran Vespa Club (Letchworth), but obviously they just deal with old scooters, not new ones. The only organisation in Swansea I know of that deals with re-registering is the DVLA.

Yes, when you get the new reg details, you can go to any dealership that prints number plates and get one made. There are some places online that do it quite cheap - that's how Lucia got hers (with www.vespa.org.uk in little letters along the bottom I might add). I'll find out the website that she used.

Don't forget that a number plate in anything other than black on yellow, with characters any other size or typeface than the standard, isn't road legal and will probably earn you a fixed penalty ticket. I think that's the case in Scotlandshire, where the laws are still bizarre and feudal.

[ilovemyvespa]

b'jeus have i sent money to some random person-the website is www.motorcyle-uk.com is where i sent the money too

no its not stolen-it was vandalised and left in the street for 2 years and then it was passed on to a few antique dealers-whom i bought it from.they told me it wasnt stolen

if so does that mean i lose it?im sure it isnt

i checked the dvla forms and to get a log book i need a registraiton number to fill it out-i read i have to get a vic(inspection on my scooter) by dvla to get a form to apply for a log book etc.

im so confused what is the nxt step!!

[ilovemyvespa]

As a one make National Scooter club we are the longest running club of its kind in the United Kingdom.

We have members in all corners of the UK, and a wealth of our membership also includes not only the conventional scooter owner of the Vespa PX, PE, T5, etc, but also owners of the new generation of automatic scooters.

It is this broad spectrum that gives the VESPA CLUB the edge in hopefully offering you, the member, the best club service available.

Dealer discounts at many scooter dealers throughout the UK, and we encourage dealers to advertise their new products in our pages of 'Vespa News' the magazine of the Vespa Club of Britain.


DVLC service to help you register that older Vespa you have just found, however there are strict government guidelines and a quick call to our DVLC Registrar will give you the advice to help you make the registering of the model in your possession easier and successful. This service is only available to Vespa Club members.


A full 12 months membership to the longest running one make club in the UK, with a rolling membership, join when you like and your membership starts immediately.


A Bi-Monthly club magazine - Vespa News, filled with lots of Piaggio/Vespa news for the enthusiastic owner. Technical articles, social events calendar, special offers from dealers, as well as the opportunity for you to pen articles, letters, or just advertise items in our 'For Sale' page.


A fantastic sporting calendar with a wealth of different events to suit even the newcomer owner. There are Gymkhana's, Sporting Trials, Grass Track Racing, Scooter Racing, existing members who get together to help newcomers get involved in the sporting side of scootering.


A national scooter championship that covers events from all aspects of the scooter spectrum, as listed above. The championship is sponsored by Malossi UK, one of the highest profile sponsors of the scooter scene. Malossi UK have been sponsors of the Vespa Club for many years an association the Vespa Club is proud of.


Social events where if you are not inclined to use your scooter in a sporting sense, you can still join in the social side of the events, with music, dancing, get togethers, culminating at our Annual dinner dance in October every year.


An opportunity to join us, the biggest Piaggio/Vespa family in the UK, with many local Vespa Clubs in and around all corners of the UK. So you can either join as a direct member or consider joining your local Vespa club.

Membership is just £12.00 per year.
If you own a Piaggio Automatic Scooter or a conventional Vespa Scooter and would like further information please contact


Dave Best
49 BURTON ROAD,
CARLTON,
NOTTINGHAM,
NOTTS,
NG4 3DQ

or

[Spence]

One of the previous owners should have registered it off road (SORN) to avoid being prosecuted for having an untaxed vehicle.

Someone at the DVLA will be able to help you. Email them, tell them you've bought a restored scooter without a V5, give them the chassis number and see what they say.

[Smallframe]

I was given a p2 that was left in an alley way and rang swansea and quoted the frame no. and they ran a stolen vehichle check there and then and confirmed to me it was not a stolen, but they would have to write to the last registered keeper and advise them of my find. Luckily they had moved addresses and i was sent a new V5.

[ilovemyvespa]

okay might sound stupid where do i find the frame number?

i have the chassis number

great thats alot of help i will phone them today-also what if it is stolen?do i loose money?the guiy who sold me it spent about 400 quid fixing it back to original state -as a wee hobby-he stayed like 30 mins down road from me so i jst bought it-he told me it wasnt stolen and wopuld buy it back of me if i have nay hassle trying to get a reg number.

[ilovemyvespa]

okay an update

i phoned dvla and they told me i have to fill out form v55/5 and i need the following m.o..t-which i have a age certificate-which ive applied for insurance-which i still need to get and a manufacturers certificate of conformity-i was told id get that from the manufacurer?so do i jst contact vespa piaggio?im so confued!thats really the thing i need to do and then insurance!

does anyne know how id get that conformity thingy?

[Smallframe]

Dating cert, mot, insurance and complete a vehichle registration document completing - never heard of a manufacturers conformity cert (sounds like b*ll*cks) . Lambretta (sorry spence) don't exist as a manufacturer anymore, but you can get a lammy on the road, by following the above principles.

[Spence]

I would have asked the person I was talking to at the DVLA myself.