DVLA closures plan for 39 offices

[eSteve]

Hi all,

just read about a proposal for the DVLA to close 39 DLVA offices by 2013. The list is given in the link and reproduced here:

Beverley in East Yorkshire, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Brighton, Bristol, Carlisle, Chelmsford in Essex, Chester, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, Lincoln, Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, Sidcup in south east London, and Wimbledon in south west London, Maidstone in Kent, Manchester, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Preston, Sheffield, Shrewsbury, Stockton-on-Tees, Theale in Berkshire, Truro, Worcester, Bangor in Gwynedd, Cardiff, Swansea, Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Inverness will also be affected.


So could be a longer jaunt for some (inc. me Bounrnmouth is on the list) unless you get your build finished PDQ (by 2013, that won't be me then!).


Link to BBC news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16158015


Steve

[MikeB]

dumb question.

At what part of the build do we need the local DVLA branch.
Chassis number? Getting a reg number?

Cheers

Mike

[eSteve]

Initialy I thought that the list was not all local offices and there was one in Southampton. Hence my quip about a longer jaunt.

But, on re-reading it appears that ALL local offices are proposed for closure. Am I reading it correctly?

There is a link on the BBC page (in prev. post) within the sentance "The proposals affect all 39 regional offices, described by Mr Penning as "expensive". " Which seems to indicate that there is some public consultation on this up until March 2012.

I am wondering; how will the inspection of car and VIN will be done by the DLVA when issuing the V5 after the IVA has been passed?

MikeB,

the DLVA are involved at (at least) two stages:

1. Getting a VIN number (which is needed on the car for IVA), this can be done by post or in person at an office (I did it in person when I was registering another car).

2. After the IVA; once you have a pass certificate, one goes to the DVLA office with car and certificate and all one's other documents (donor reg if going for age related plate, proof it's self-built etc.), the bloke at the DLVA then 'inspects' it. That si, he checks the car you have claimed to have built is the one bearing the VIN number, has passed IVA and possibly checks the engine age.

[MikeB]

seems like all of them.
could be fun getting to swansea post IVA!

[robo]

Its worse than that because there is now a raft of vehicle related clerical shite the good old post office is no longer allowed to deal with. Like anything the powers that be get involved with, a complete fiasco. Two of those on that list I use so I am dischuffed.

Bob

[twinturbo]

Balls,

Local office's are so much easier to work with!

Must crack on then!

TT