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Interested to see how you get on... As i have a frame with 389 form that was bought off a guy that bought it off a guy that bought it off the original importer might have to make it into a coat hanger or abit of modern art !!

Just rang the NOVA helpline to see how my application is coming along. They received my form on the 16 July. Not good news, they are currently working on the forms received on 26 June, so it looks like I've still another 20 days to wait. Mind you, they did say they were getting in 4 extra staff to help out so it may be sooner.

Come on Rick don't sit on the fence, tell us what you really think of them

Just rang NOVA again to see how far they have got in a week. The extra staff are now in and they are working on forms received on 15 July, so they have caught up with the paperwork somewhat since last week. I should get a letter within a few days I have been told. I bloody well hope so !!!

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Rang the helpline yesterday, my form has arrived and is waiting to be "keyed" (put on the system). I rang back today to see if it had been done. The lady I spoke to says that's funny, your form arrived on the 16 July and they have gone past that date at Dover. She rings up to check and my form has been sent to Gloucester where extra staff are helping with the backlog. They are behind apparently, and are currently dealing with forms that arrived on the 15 July. Can I ring back on Friday.

SERPICO wrote:: She rings up to check and my form has been sent to Gloucester where extra staff are helping with the backlog.y:

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Gloucester Eh I had a number for a New department in HULL! I spoke to a girl and said " thank goodness for that, a new department, you'll soon catch up then?" . . . . . . . SILENCE . . . . .. "Do I take it that is a no then?" . . . . . well . . . "I am guessing from your silence that the whole NOVA thing is a mess then?" . . . . . . . You could say that . . .

El Presidente wrote:

SERPICO wrote:: She rings up to check and my form has been sent to Gloucester where extra staff are helping with the backlog.y:

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Gloucester Eh I had a number for a New department in HULL! I spoke to a girl and said " thank goodness for that, a new department, you'll soon catch up then?" . . . . . . . SILENCE . . . . .. "Do I take it that is a no then?" . . . . . well . . . "I am guessing from your silence that the whole NOVA thing is a mess then?" . . . . . . . You could say that . . .

Jesus, just how many vehicles are getting imported then!! There must be gazillions of them coming over.

Got home today to find an e-mail from HMRC. The bike is finally on the NOVA system after 13 weeks and 2 days

I can apply to the DVLA after 24 hours.

Hal wrote:

El Presidente wrote:

SERPICO wrote:: She rings up to check and my form has been sent to Gloucester where extra staff are helping with the backlog.y:

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Gloucester Eh I had a number for a New department in HULL! I spoke to a girl and said " thank goodness for that, a new department, you'll soon catch up then?" . . . . . . . SILENCE . . . . .. "Do I take it that is a no then?" . . . . . well . . . "I am guessing from your silence that the whole NOVA thing is a mess then?" . . . . . . . You could say that . . .

Jesus, just how many vehicles are getting imported then!! There must be gazillions of them coming over.

I think it's more a case of how many have been imported and people are now panicking,you think there could be5/6 yrs worth of bikes/cars all trying to get registered with nova because you don't want to finish your restoration and find you can't register the thing
I mean bike restoration can take a while, cars even longer
Gary T

YES !!!
You`re absolutely correct there Gary.
CARS ARE LONGER !!!

Letter arrives in brown envelope today from the DVLA. This is it I'm thinking, I'm going to be able to actually ride the bike. No.

The dating certificate I got with the bike from John Wyatt of the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club dated December 2010 is not good enough anymore, so no log book. Have decided to pay the first years tax and apply for historic vehicle status later or I'll never get to ride it this year.

From DVLA

"Dating certificates provided by vehicle owners clubs must contain the date/year that the vehicle was manufactured and must provide details of the source material that was used to determine the date of manufacture. They must also include an explanation of how the source material was linked to this particular vehicle (e.g. either by inspection or photographs and rubbings). Dating certificates must be originals, written in English on letter headed paper and must state the date of issue, the vehicle VIN number or chassis number and the vehicles make and model".

Rick, if you read this how do I go about getting one off of you?

I had the same problem with a dating letter from the VJMC. Geoff Ward didn't clearly state that he had seen detailed photos of my A7 Avenger (even though I included these with my application to the DVLA). Geoff just reworded the letter and they only took a couple of days to do the business
It seems the rules are being changed on the fly.

Pete

At last!! The log book has finally arrived

So, about 3 months of buggering around .

Less than 10years ago you could walk in to the local DVLA office and have it done while you waited. 20 minsutes or so. Ans there was no fee involved.
After all it`s a public service, paid for out of general taxation ...............................................
.another wonderful change achieved during Blair`s wonder years .

To put the other side of this story,two years ago I bought a bike from a guy who had bought it from the importer.
I sent off the Importers C&E 389, the american title and the receipt from the guy that I bought it from along with a covering letter outlining the above story as well as a NOVA1 form.
That was on the 3rd September this year and on the 17th September I got the NOVA number back saying that I am good to go to get the bike registered. Doesn't seem too bad

my experience with NOVA
in 2011 I bought a H1A off ebay with no paperwork
I thought I'd have a go at getting it on the NOVA scream, went on-line and found you couldn't put UK on as a country of origin
So I emailed the technical helpline, I attached my original invoice, the address of the person I bought the bike off and pictures of the engine and frame number & my Goverment gateway number
The same day they replied saying you should be able to fill the form in on-line just select any EU country any also attached a copy of the paper Nova Application
So I duly filled the on-line form in and 1hour later I had a NOVA number
to say I was a bit shocked was an understatement

Gary T

aND AGAIN YOU`RE ALL GETTING CONFUSED BETWEEN THE iNLAND rEVENUE nova SCHEME, AND THE FECKING d.v l. bARSTEWARD A. !!!!