Re-Registering Your Machine – the DVLAV765 Scheme

We are approved by the DVLA to be included in their list of Clubs who can verify applications
under their V765 scheme for Vehicle Registrations. With this approval, we can now officially
assist members to obtain age-related numbers or to recover original numbers, providing a
Confirmation of Search letter, and/or a Certificate of Search. The procedure is outlined in
DVLA document V765/3. There are two scenarios: the first is recovery of an original number
and, secondly, application for an age-related number.

To recover an original number, you will need to complete form V765, which can be
downloaded from the website https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-registration/old-vehicles . You will
also need to complete form V55/5. This cannot be downloaded, but can be ordered on the
DVLA website https://forms.dft.gov.uk/order-dvla-forms . The machine should be
substantially complete, and you will need to obtain documentary evidence linking the
machine to the original number. Such evidence would be an original buff or green log-book
RF.60, or continuation book; a certified record extracted from county or town register, if
frame number is mentioned – often it is not. The Kithead Trust hold many of these records:
https://kitheadtrust.org.uk/; an original bill-of-sale (with registration and frame numbers
recorded); an extract from a pre-1983 VMCC Register. Photocopies of these documents
must be authenticated, but this can be done by any Club on the V765/1 List of Clubs, not just
the MSC&R.

Under most circumstances, an inspection will be necessary. We will arrange for a local
member to carry out the inspection and send me a report. His expenses for this service will
be chargeable to the applicant. No charge is levied by the DVLA for a V765 application, but
the MSC&R will charge £20 for each application. Once all the documentation is complete, I
will forward the application to the DVLA.
If the application to recover the original is not successful, or you do not have sufficient
evidence to apply for this, you can be allocated an age-related number. You can apply
directly for an age –related number using form V55/5. You will initially need to send me
photographs of both sides of the machine and rubbings or clear photographs of the frame
and engine numbers. If we can determine the age and model from this information, I will
issue a Certificate of Search to Establish the Year of Manufacture which can be used to
support your application.  If there is any doubt about the dating, an inspection may be
necessary, as above. You will also need to provide photocopies of a current certificate of
Insurance. These do not need to be authenticated. Once you have assembled the required
documentation, you should send it with a cheque for £55 for the registration fee to DVLA,
Swansea SA99 1BE. Form 55/5 is quite complex, and most of it is not relevant to our type of
applications, but an instruction booklet, V355/5 can be downloaded from the DVLA website.
As for the V765 procedure above, the MSC&R levies a charge of £20 for each application
and can be purchased from the Sunbeam Shop.
If you are planning to re-register your machine, please feel free to contact me beforehand to
discuss any questions you may have regarding the procedure.
Mick Easton, MSC&R Registrar and DVLA Coordinator; ; 07944
619173 (evenings only)