The UK's Driver And Vehicle Licencing Authority have informed the Lea-Francis Owners' Club and other historic vehicle owners' clubs of the next stage in its programme of vehicle registration policy revisions following the Call for Evidence issued in 2024.
The LFOC was one of many clubs that submitted evidence to this process and we broadly welcome the revised policy. This latest announcement concerns reconstructed classics with particular reference to the acceptance of ‘period typical’ newly-constructed bodies on vehicles with a chassis.
Additionally DVLA will now accept the date of despatch from the ‘mother factory’ as the date of manufacture for vehicles originally supplied in CKD form.
The INF318 leaflet can be downloaded here: DVLA Guidance – making changes to a vehicle and registering kit-built, kit-converted and reconstructed classic vehicles
The entire DVLA guide can be seen here: DVLA - vehicle-registration