After dropping our visitors at Leeds Bradford Airport this morning we headed over to DVLA on the far side of Leeds to start the registration process for the two cars.
I must admit that I was getting a bit stressed about all the paperwork, what with finding all the information in different places and not being totally happy that I'd filled out the forms correctly.
I'd spent ages trying to find an engine number for the Jeep and even woke at 05.00 this morning thinking of new places that I could look. The support sheet said 'get it from the vehicle' so that was a clue but where. All I could find was the VIN (vehicle identification number for them as don't know) so I was getting pissed off. Finally I called Jeep this morning at 08.00 just before leaving for Leeds to be told that there isn't one.
Every engine has one said the expert at DVLA and whilst I secretly agreed with him I suggested that he fight this battle with Jeep because I'd done as much as I could and frankly couldn't be bothered to look any further. He muttered something and went away.
He never asked for the information again and the very nice lady gave me the new (the old) registration number for the Golf and it turned out that we have to wait for the registration number for the Jeep.
I've got to say that I left the place feeling quite elated.
Good guys 1 - DVLA 0.
In fact I felt so good that as soon as I got home I started on the form to change our driving licence back to UK ones and found that the form was even easier and at no cost.
Good guys 2 - DVLA 0.
Form filling and admin generally has historically never been a problem for me but maybe I'm just a bit scarred from our time in France and that's almost certainly down to a language issue.
Alex forgets to mention that the guy at the DVLA said not to bother too much about filling in the form as it was (and I quote) 'crap'! Also that he was completely carried away by the 'nice lady' at the DVLA who was showing an amazing amount of cleavage!
ReplyDeleteThat's why I suggested that you physically go to the DVLA rather than simply post it. They be bent the rules for us to on the Merc too. It would have taken ages to sort it out via post back and forth but only 2 minutes face to face. Glad it didn't all go "tits up" :))
ReplyDeleteThat was good advice. Thanks Craig.
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