Does anyone know how to do this? Ideally to get the reg number too?
The reason I ask is not because I want to build a ringing empire but because I am restoring an old 1976 vespa small frame which I bought off some bloke on eBay four years ago without a clue and without a V5, although it does have a reg plate.
Now that I have built the engine and the frame is at the body Shop awaiting being made beautiful, I thought I would sort out this pesky v5 business. So did a hpi I check on the reg number - all clear and shows as black scoot, which is good because the scoot was black when I bought it, but it also shows that it has a colour change from green to black in 1996. Not so unusual you might think - scoots get repainted all the time - but my issue is that I think the colour change was in fact a frame change. My scoot is a 50cc but the frame is from a 125 primavera - I'm convinced that the vespa (which was made by PIaggio's UK agent, Douglas, at the time) cannot have left the factory with that frame.
If I apply for a new V5 I need to give both the reg number and the frame number. If both don't match the DVLA's records (because the frame has been swapped) then I won't get a V5. I therefore need to know either the VIN number for my reg, or the reg number for the frame (if that is HPI clear I could register that bike instead).
Can do a hpi check from my frame number and get details of the registration associated with it?
Otherwise what are my options - can I re-register the bike somehow on a Q plate?
Many thanks
Olly
HPI check from VIN number only
Re: HPI check from VIN number only
I am pretty sure a HPI on the reg check gives you the VIN. I will see if I have an old one laying around to check.
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Re: HPI check from VIN number only
Looks like the last HPI check I did I had to supply the VIN and the reg and it tells you if they match. But I don't think you can get the VIN from the reg or vice versa.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: HPI check from VIN number only
Further reading suggests that a trader with an HPI account can do it from the VIN only. Might be worth trying to find a friendly one.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: HPI check from VIN number only
Yes thanks - this is the conclusion i came to - need to find a friend who can help...Shoppinit wrote:Further reading suggests that a trader with an HPI account can do it from the VIN only. Might be worth trying to find a friendly one.
Re: HPI check from VIN number only
Maybe one of the friendly forum sponsors?
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: HPI check from VIN number only
I can look at this for you, PM meShoppinit wrote:Maybe one of the friendly forum sponsors?
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Re: HPI check from VIN number only
Top bloke. 
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: HPI check from VIN number only
Yes brilliant thanks - will pm when I get the frame number from the bodyshop...
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