green joker 7 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Recently got my mk2 golf with the vr6 in it, tried to change the tax at the post office but couldn't, so had to tax it as a 1.3 ( what it used to be before I got it ) I'm looking to get the correct tax on it dvla has stated that they require a engineers report for the car, is there anything else I need to do, want the car fully legal? Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) My honest opinion is what a cracking deal so if it's taxed as a 1.3 and your v5 says 1.3 then you can insure it as a 1.3 but that's old school tricks I wouldn't recommend it but I can not influence your decision whatever your choice. I know a guy that ran a Scooby STI as a 2.0 WRX the fact is it looks good on ANPR but is you have a bang your in the cow pie!!! Edited August 17, 2015 by ky_uk Link to post Share on other sites
bennyk 1,238 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 As far as I know you can't change the tax band of a car, as long as the cars registered and insured correctly don't worry about it, I've had it before when trying to change vans to cars, when for example I put an interior and windows into a fiesta van they couldn't change it. Link to post Share on other sites
green joker 7 Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 My honest opinion is what a cracking deal so if it's taxed as a 1.3 and your v5 says 1.3 then you can insure it as a 1.3 but that's old school tricks I wouldn't recommend it but I can not influence your decision whatever your choice. I know a guy that ran a Scooby STI as a 2.0 WRX the fact is it looks good on ANPR but is you have a bang your in the cow pie!!!Lol, it insured as a 2.8 through Adrian flux, I'm wanting to try and get it done as where I am there is a lot of modified cars and the police like to stop people do their normal checks and then look under the bonnet, they done that to me in the other golf I had a 1.3 carburettor and was called a winter check yet the went for the engine bay.So in theory I go past a or get pulled by a police car and its still 1.3 on the v5 and they go under the bonnet in screwed no hiding the vr Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Wow I have never had such a in depth check, good luck getting it sorted. Link to post Share on other sites
green joker 7 Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 As far as I know you can't change the tax band of a car, as long as the cars registered and insured correctly don't worry about it, I've had it before when trying to change vans to cars, when for example I put an interior and windows into a fiesta van they couldn't change it.Thanks for your help, I was told by dvla that they need proof of purchase of the engine and the engine code and vin of the car, and a inspection report, but on direct gov it states that I only have to provide written proof if I have decreased the engine size or fuel type and well the vr I obviously more power and I havnt changed the fuel type, so long story short some places and people say one thing then other places and people say something different Link to post Share on other sites
green joker 7 Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Wow I have never had such a in depth check, good luck getting it sorted.Thanks I hope so too the car was built from a shell so lots of time money and of course when working with old cars blood too ky_uk 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Paular 112 Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Its dead easy mate, I did this a few months ago. My MK was still registered as a 1.8 but had a VR in it.Take it to a local garage and ask them to inspect the car.Then ask them to write a couple of lines on headed paper stating it has been fitted to a good standard and is safe etc..Then stick a copy in an envelope with the V5, filled out with the engine capacity change, engine number etc, in the relevant section, then in about 4 weeks you will receive a new V5.It's that simple.Pretty sure taxation class wont change neither because of the age of the car.Good luck VR6Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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