Uprating weight DVLA requirements ...

[Minxy]

Hey Lenny HB ... bring me some of the lovely pastel de nata pastries back ... I've got withdrawal symptoms and the ones they sell in the UK aren't as good as the ones in Portugal!

 

[MotorhomersRus]

We’ve never had anything in the mam section should we have ?

 

[Two on Tour]

We’ve never had anything in the mam section should we have ?

Mine did and initially the DVLA sent the new up-plated V5 leaving the old mam weight in section F1.
I took advice as the V5 is a legal document and if pulled over and weighed, the mam weight entered in section F1 would be acted on, and in a phone call to the DVLA they agreed that that would be the case, so I sent the V5 back to the DVLA to have this corrected which took them another two goes for them to get it right.

 

[596]

Even if it delays picking it up I would get it done at first registration otherwise it will be a load of greif

How do I delay picking it up when I have to take it to get the air suspension fitted which is required for the upgrade? Plus it’s all booked In for the work, I can’t let people down because the DVLA are incompetents ?

 

[Emmit]

You don't have to do anything wrong... Its DVLA. Thick as pig shit, the lot of 'em.

You've been taking those subtle pills again.
Stop beating about the bush. Say what you really think

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[Pausim]

How do I delay picking it up when I have to take it to get the air suspension fitted which is required for the upgrade? Plus it’s all booked In for the work, I can’t let people down because the DVLA are incompetents ?

I’m not sure it would help at this stage because the constructor has probably already issued the Certificate of Conformity with 3500kg on it. The DVLA registration process takes 2 weeks+ so I would guess the dealer has already submitted the paperwork.

 

[MotorhomersRus]

Two on Tour
So basically because yours did you had to act on it.
as ours doesn't there is no need to add it.
Is that correct?

 

[Two on Tour]

Two on Tour
So basically because yours did you had to act on it.
as ours doesn't there is no need to add it.
Is that correct?

To be perfectly honest I don't have a definitive answer to that but would think that would be the case and yours would then be based on the revenue weight.

 

[Pausim]

When I had a new registration of more than 3500kg the MAM was left blank. I now have a 3500kg new registration which shows the MAM as 3500kg. I get the impression that they only bother with MAM under 3500kg, perhaps there are occasions when it is less than the revenue weight In this category. It seems the DVLA system has trouble coping with changing the MAM but I would be inclined to blame the system not the staff, they probably aren’t given time to think just have to bang through their quota.

 

[Minxy]

When I had a new registration of more than 3500kg the MAM was left blank. I now have a 3500kg new registration which shows the MAM as 3500kg. I get the impression that they only bother with MAM under 3500kg, perhaps there are occasions when it is less than the revenue weight In this category. It seems the DVLA system has trouble coping with changing the MAM but I would be inclined to blame the system not the staff, they probably aren’t given time to think just have to bang through their quota.

I made them aware of this when we bought our first Globecar back in 2015; the 'manager' at the time checked the guidelines they work to which had no mention of changing the MAM/MTPLM, just the Revenue Weight. It was supposed to have been brought to the attention of the upper management to get this corrected but it looks like nothing was done ... why am I not surprised.

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[596]

Vehicle registered last Wed, V5C arrived today, Air suspension fitted, new rear uprated 121 load rated tyres fitted, engineers report completed and new DWC and VIN plate issued showing new GVM as 4,850kg (gives me new payload of 1,422kg), documents being sent to the DVLA with section 1 complete and covering letter, fingers crossed they get it right on the new V5C with new Revenue weight and MPM as shown in vehicle details F.1.

 

[Mr Chrysalis]

What did you do wrong? I need to learn for mine ?

I made a copy of my V5, wrote on it the changes they needed to make, highlighted them and sent it with a covering letter explaining what they had to do. I used simple language, short sentences and words with few syllables. They copied it correctly.

 

[MotorhomersRus]

Posted our V5 off on the Monday the 21st to alter the revenue weight
Recieved it back today Thursday 31st ?
and amazingly they’ve done it correctly ???