"54" Plate Mk2 - 1.6 Black Saloon with 180 Kit...

rakester · 23-11-10, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan1971

That lkooks to me to be a great T16 type starter .... Especially with it being reg as a 1.6 for tax etc

Tax band should be changed if engine is changed

Illegal if it isn't...

Dan1971 · 23-11-10, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by rakester

Tax band should be changed if engine is changed

Illegal if it isn't...

Don't think so ....

We debated this a while back and I emailed the DVLA. Tax band is calculated at the point of registration.

petet16 · 23-11-10, 05:40 PM

No, not illegal.

Illegal to insure it as a 1.6 if it's 2.0.

rakester · 23-11-10, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan1971

Don't think so ....

We debated this a while back and I emailed the DVLA. Tax band is calculated at the point of registration.

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Originally Posted by petet16

No, not illegal.

Illegal to insure it as a 1.6 if it's 2.0.

Really? Hmm...how come a lot of tubby boys have informed dvla and had there tax band changed them? (I know Superpy on the ZR site has had his tax band changed when he changed from a 120 to a T16)

petet16 · 23-11-10, 06:19 PM

Slightly ot, but in this months Practical Classics there is an article about the DVLA clamping down on engine swaps, particularly non original engines being swapped, so will affect T16s into ZS/ZR as neither car was originally fitted with a T16, for as much as it will impact on us, the DVLA will want to know all about the origins of the new engine, so be wary of buying an engine without knowing the details of the car it came from.

When mine was done there was no problem because the engine came out of my old 420, but if you buy an engine with no history they can refuse to issue a V5, which will render the car undriveable.