For anyone still registered as 2616cc

[Shark]

Just got my letter from Pip.  Got the reg plate wrong?  got a U instead of a V - reckon they\'ll notice?

Will have to call WGT again on Monday.

Gregor (cutting it fine for having road tax at the end of this month...)

[jetpilot]

My local office did get a little chimpy when i tried to re register as a 1.3, although a week before i had registered a fresh import as a 1.3. To cut a long story short, the manager of my local branch wanted it confirmed by Mazda so she phoned them and they said it is a 1.3 (well done Mazda), so managed to get a refund on the previous 6 months tax(backdated) and a refund on two months worth of current tax... Bonus.

[scooby_si]

What did you get from Mazda was it anything in writting i can use? http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008\' target=\'_blank\'>http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/3/3_3_102.gif\' border=0>
Cheers
Si

[Shark]

What did you get from Mazda was it anything in writting i   can use?

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See now I know you meant to type "we":rollin

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[jetpilot]

No, nothing written. My local DVLA office just called the local Mazda dealership who confirmed it was a 1.3. Sorry i cant be of more help guys.

[scooby_si]

that\'s a shame it would of been good if i (AKA the guniea pig for us all lol) could of used it i may try my local mazda place see if they were felling helpful.....
Si

[Welsh Dan]

How do they work out the capacity then of the old rotary powered motorcycles? Is it done in the same way?

[Shark]

Took a trip to my local DVLA office this week and presented them with a lovely letter from WGT with whih they promptly gave me a years road tax for £110.  Lovely jubbly. :cool

They\'ve sent the V5 off to DVLA head office to be changed so we\'ll see if Scooby\'s cc police are watching at that end.... :mad:

Had a chat witht he guy at the same time about a couple of other things.
Firstly - he was unable to find anything in their regulations about stick on number plates - as far as he could advise me, as long as the plate is the correct size and spacing, mounted on a flat (or as near flat as possible) surface at the front of the car then everything is rosy.
Secondly - He said that they\'ve had lots of V5\'s come back incorrect since the new forms were introduced.  Apparently they changed the dept that does it and accuracy appears to have gone out the window.: rolleyes:

[scooby_si]

called up the woman i\'d previously tormented & after giving her the tracking number for my demands to the "vehicle policy group" or wotever they\'re called she checked & called me back saying they\'re working on it (Si reads between the lines http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008\' target=\'_blank\'>http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/3/3_3_5.gif\' border=0>) fob him off tilleither he gives up, woahahahaha as if, or they can create sum BS to cover it........
But nowt specific yet so good luck all those trying the local thing yer havign more luck than me so far......
Si

[Shark]

Well the cc police appear to have caught me.  Instead of a nice new V5 saying 1308cc as per Pip\'s letter, I got a letter saying...

thank you for your recent letter regarding the cylinder capacity of the above mentioned vehicle.  

I enclose a microfilm copy of the V55/5 document used to first register the vehicle.  The independent importer completed the document, and as you will see, the engine size supplied is 2600 (rotary).  

If you feel the details are incorrect, you will need to obtain written confirmation from the manufacturer/importer.

No microfilm copy enclosed though...
Surely this twisted logic actually means "sorry sir, someone said it was 2600cc 6 years ago so it can\'t possibly be wrong."
why is nothing ever simple?  
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Still I got my road tax for the lower rate and they haven\'t asked for the extra money...

[MillSpeed]

Well shit, I didn\'t realise I was so lucky actually managing to get my car re-registered. I suppose it helped that my car had only been in the country a couple of months before I started pestering the DVLA. I\'m still living in fear of that little brown DVLA envelope landing on my doormat saying that "actually we\'ve decided your car is 2616cc afterall...ha ha". Just gonna keep my head down now and hope they don\'t notice me!

[scooby_si]

Shark give \'em a call asking for this alleged evidence......Did you check behind the stamp as you can never tell where zis microfilm can be hidden http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008\' target=\'_blank\'>http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/3/3_12_20.gif\' border=0> (erm oops i nearly gave away my secret identity as 007&1/2) oh & i aint got time to get rid of the blooming audit bit on the smilie damn it do work not realise i have important things to do?!?!?!
Reminds me i must give DVLA a wake up call.......http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008\' target=\'_blank\'>http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_11_1.gif\' border=0>
Si

[kev-yorks]

I\'ve just got the doc\'s back for my Cosmo re-registered as 654cc per rotor =1962cc (20b motor) no problems at all. My cars been in the UK since 2000, i just sent a copy from Mazda\'s website showing engine cc of 654 per rotor and a photo showing the engine number 4 weeks later i got my new v5. No cheap tax yet but its probably only a matter of time before the bas***d\'s screw us with a 2.0 litre plus tax. If the info\'s taken from mazda\'s own website they shouldn\'t be able to argue about  654 per rotor

[scooby_si]

Have you got a link for this Mazda site cant see anything on the .co.uk variety? http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008\' target=\'_blank\'>http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/3/3_8_7.gif\' border=0>
Cheers
Si (yes i forgot to call DVLA will do tomorrow & be nice to have sum more evidence....)

[Shark]

Just spoke to the woman who sent me the letter from DVLA.  
Now they\'re asking for sommat from the manufacturer.  to which I\'ve explained I don\'t speak Japanese and neither do they so that\'s a bit pointless.

They\'ve said they\'ll look at it again if I send something from Mazda and that my insurance will not be invalidated by their changing it to 1.3 ??  Odd thing to ask for but...

My insurance company are going to send me a letter saying they don\'t care if the V5 says 1.3 or 2.6.
I\'ll send DVLA that, with Pip\'s letter (again), the RX-8 engine specification stating displacement as 654cc (x2 rotor), the import docs I have stating engine as a 13B-REW, and prints of relevant specification pages from the 1993 RX 7 owners manual.

A covering letter for the whole lot and we\'ll see if they can find another reason to refuse.