New registration mark versus Q Plate

[Chasmon]

Thanks for the link.

Am I right to assume that I can get and age related plate with a Sierra box, Diff and Lobros and then everything else sourced from elsewhere?

Just found a Cosworth diff  from a 92 granada for £85 will this be type B? seems cheap as it comes with 4 month guarantee. Will the gearbox be suitable? Hopefully if it is a 3.62 I'll pick it up today.

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman)]

As i read it if you wanted an age related plate, then unless buying everything new, the section that applies to yu would be:

In order to retain the original registration mark

     Cars and Car-Derived Vans must use:

     The original unmodified chassis or unaltered bodyshell (i.e. body and chassis as one unit - monocoque); or

     A new chassis or monocoque bodyshell of the same specification as the original supported by evidence from the dealer/manufacturer (e.g. receipt)  

   And two other major components from the original vehicle  - see list below

   * Suspension (front & back)

   * Axles (both)

   * Transmission

   * Steering Assembly

   * Engine

   If a second-hand chassis/monocoque bodyshell is used, the vehicle must pass a ESVA/SVA test after which a "Q" prefix registration number will be allocated.

The key bit I guess would be prooving that the two key bits came from the same car.

I believe the standard approach is to get a Sierra donor car, "change" the engine to a Zetec, or whatwever,  get the V5 updated with the new engine number, and then use the V5 to get an age plate of the same year as the Sierra donor.