02-06-2014, 10:59 AM
The DVLA are and always have been a law unto themselves.
Piggy's case is typical - one day you can do an engine swap and they'll reissue the V5C with the changes applied no questions asked, and the next, they'll make you get engineers reports and the whole shebang and still refuse to do it.
I'm pretty sure that you're really not supposed to swap the ID from one shell to another though, so I'm suprised that the DVLA just changed the paperwork without asking questions if it was made clear that's what had been done. As far as I know, it should have kept the ID of the donor shell regardless - if you could just move ID's will-nilly there would be no need for a VIC test to check you hadn't done exactly that when putting an insurance write-off back on the road!
(the exception I believe is when using a brand new shell, although I don't know the specifics of that)
I don't know how engine swaps and tax brackets is supposed work on the post-2001 emissions based tax system - the older capacity based system was easy, but given there never was a XU10 Turbo powered 306 the emissions are unknown and it's completely unfeasable to retrospectively test.... but unquestionably far higher than the HDi lump it replaced! I would imagine that it probably should revert to the older system if emissions are unknown, but whether it does or not I wouldn't like to say and I'm in no mood to trawl through DVLA documentation to find out!
No experience with that engine in a 306 I'm afraid, only 205's and the original donor cars. I have heard of others having the issue you're getting with turbo clearance, but I had been under the impression that cutting away that rail was sufficient - evidentally not, unless it's a joyous Peugeot lax tolerance issue that amuses me no end swapping engines on 205's and finding massive differences between one shell and the next...
Piggy's case is typical - one day you can do an engine swap and they'll reissue the V5C with the changes applied no questions asked, and the next, they'll make you get engineers reports and the whole shebang and still refuse to do it.
I'm pretty sure that you're really not supposed to swap the ID from one shell to another though, so I'm suprised that the DVLA just changed the paperwork without asking questions if it was made clear that's what had been done. As far as I know, it should have kept the ID of the donor shell regardless - if you could just move ID's will-nilly there would be no need for a VIC test to check you hadn't done exactly that when putting an insurance write-off back on the road!
(the exception I believe is when using a brand new shell, although I don't know the specifics of that)
I don't know how engine swaps and tax brackets is supposed work on the post-2001 emissions based tax system - the older capacity based system was easy, but given there never was a XU10 Turbo powered 306 the emissions are unknown and it's completely unfeasable to retrospectively test.... but unquestionably far higher than the HDi lump it replaced! I would imagine that it probably should revert to the older system if emissions are unknown, but whether it does or not I wouldn't like to say and I'm in no mood to trawl through DVLA documentation to find out!
No experience with that engine in a 306 I'm afraid, only 205's and the original donor cars. I have heard of others having the issue you're getting with turbo clearance, but I had been under the impression that cutting away that rail was sufficient - evidentally not, unless it's a joyous Peugeot lax tolerance issue that amuses me no end swapping engines on 205's and finding massive differences between one shell and the next...
1990 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 // 1991 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 16v // 1992 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 // 1999 Peugeot 306 HDi Estate