Chopping up a donor

[snapper]

There has been some issues recently on other forums of DVLA continuous registration people chassing you up if you cant prove that you have disposed of it, so take photos or get a scrap metal merchant to take it away, they also will givwe scrap value on weight, make sure you get a reciept and there should be no more trouble from DVLA.
If you weigh it in take off the chassis number and the VIN plates, keep it on SORN until you have the MAC in your hand.
Do all this and you will have a trouble free transition from donor to on the road kitcar

[ozz]

I was thinking that it might be easier to scrap my donor once the bits were off to avoid all the trouble of the scrapman (sorry person) not wanting to take it away without the paper work.

As I understand it I'd have to register with a Q plate and not an age related plate if I did this.

I can't think of what is wrong with having a Q plate?

I believe that the date of manufacture for tax purposes will be the date of the SVA so an age related plate would not give a tax advantage.

The requirement for a CAT is determined at SVA which is before registration (I think).

Have I missed something obvious?

What are everyone else's opinions on whether an age related is better than a Q?

The main problem people have with a Q plate is that you can't swap it for a personalised plate, and a bit of a stigma attached to the older kit cars which were Q plated.

I've driven both and rest assured you really can't tell when you're driving!

I wouldn't personally make any great effort to avoid a Q plate.

cheers

Chris

[Beardy_John]

Well thats cleared something up for me anyway, I always wondered what the fuss was about with the Q plate. I quite like them Make it stand out a bit more!

Found a bloke locally who'll collect it, but it'll cost me £30 quid. Worth it really as its currently sat on the Mother-in-laws drive on 4 axel stands