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Post by stevieh on Aug 20, 2005 10:01:17 GMT
I got confirmation of my Reg number today, so i've been to the local motorcycle shop and ordered my plate which I'll get this afternoon. Its seems like ages ago I got my scooter, but it has taken 23 days, not too bad. ;D
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Post by Gavin on Aug 20, 2005 10:43:13 GMT
Well done Steve.
I got mine registered more or less straight away, but I have still only been able to do about 30k due to ongoing medical problems.
When I went for my number plate, they made it up in front of me. It only involved sticking black pvc numbers and letters on a thick plastic sheet, adding a yellow background, and running it through a set of rolllers to get out the air bubbles.
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Post by stevieh on Aug 20, 2005 11:33:36 GMT
Did you have to show ID and proof of registration?
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Post by Ginger Phil on Aug 20, 2005 13:29:33 GMT
Well done Stevie!!  It took me around 4 weeks before getting my bike on the road so I know how you feel. It took the guy 5 minutes to make my plate, he asked if I wanted to leave and come back for it but after waiting that long I couldn't bear the thought of having to come back a few hours later.  I only showed my DVLA reg document and my driving license when I got my plate done. |
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Post by Gavin on Aug 20, 2005 14:26:14 GMT
Did you have to show ID and proof of registration? I had to show a form V948 (Certificate of Registration), which was given to me by the DVLA, and my driving license. |
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Post by Ginger Phil on Aug 20, 2005 15:44:09 GMT
Same as me.  Stevie should be on the road about now, I bet he won't be on here for a while.  |
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Post by stevieh on Aug 20, 2005 16:09:18 GMT
Actaully, I haven't been on it yet, been listening to the football with my son  , I'll get out after tea (or dinner if you're posh).  |
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Post by Ginger Phil on Aug 20, 2005 16:13:29 GMT
You've not been on it because of football? Get out there and enjoy it, there's more to life than football. |
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Post by stevieh on Aug 20, 2005 17:37:16 GMT
OH YES!! I only did 24k, down the A31 and back, but it felt gooood . I kept singing to myself "why should I care, why should I care...out of my brain on the 5.15". I had to make a consious effort to keep it below 30, as it is new and restrictwed anyway, but it kept creeping up to 35-40. |
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Post by jules30 on Aug 20, 2005 18:00:28 GMT
i had an argument with the bloke in the shop i went to get my number plate as i had the document from the DVLA and my drivers licence, but they said because it wasn't a photo license (i have the old paper one as haven't needed to change it) they wouldn't do it, i argued for a while and eventually they did it.
glad your now up and running steve
jules
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Post by stevieh on Aug 20, 2005 18:07:16 GMT
I hate Jobs worths dont you?
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Post by Ginger Phil on Aug 20, 2005 19:54:44 GMT
Have you ever watched Quadrophenia? There's a song at the end where Jimmy is riding his scooter close to the cliff's edge and I kept singing that the first few times I went out. To get your scooter run in quicker put it up on the stand and rev it so the rear wheel is turning, that's what I did. It'll make the engine work without putting too much strain on it. |
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Post by Gavin on Aug 20, 2005 21:02:28 GMT
i had an argument with the bloke in the shop i went to get my number plate as i had the document from the DVLA and my drivers licence, but they said because it wasn't a photo license (i have the old paper one as haven't needed to change it) they wouldn't do it, i argued for a while and eventually they did it. jules I had the old style license as well, but he didn't complain, even when I gave him a £50 note for the £7.99 plate  |
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Post by Ginger Phil on Aug 21, 2005 6:34:57 GMT
Did you say "nudge, nudge, keep the change mate" ? ;D |
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Post by Gavin on Aug 21, 2005 6:41:51 GMT
Did you say "nudge, nudge, keep the change mate" ? ;D I think he got his own back by giving me a false plate |
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Post by Ginger Phil on Aug 21, 2005 6:44:02 GMT
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Post by jules30 on Aug 21, 2005 9:06:13 GMT
he was telling me that the old paper licenses were no longer valid and everyone had to have a photo one, so i said why hadn't the dvla notified me of this and provided me with a photo one, i don't see why i should have it changed especially. it didn't help that he only looked 10years old jules |
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Post by Gavin on Aug 21, 2005 10:40:05 GMT
As far as I am aware, you can ask for a photo licence, but you have to pay for it.
They were given as a replacement automatically, at a nominal price, if you changed any of your licence details, or your address, but I am not sure how these costs now compare.
There is talk of including your driving licence, and your passport, in with the ID cards, if they ever appear, but I doubt that this will now happen, as the idea of ID cards seem to be being placed at the back of the filing cabinet, hoping no one will ever find it again.
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, I'll get out after tea (or dinner if you're posh). 
