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Sorry can only search by plate.

Maybe its me but if you had that HPI from the seller and still did the deal whats the problem? It makes it clear that there are issues and surely you took that on board when you parted with your cash.

Rich,
I did the deal and THEN realised the numbers didn't match sometime later.
I'm trying to sort it because I don't want to lose the bike.
By the way, when you say you can only HPI by plate, I presume you mean by registration number?
Therefore the details come back based on all info relating to that reg. number?
So, where have they got that frame number from? According to DVLA the frame number is different?
Or am I just not getting it?

Our HPI machine uses reg plate info to bring up the details that are logged against it (ie make,model,engine size, finance, total loss info etc etc) Its what we use to check out the P/X cars that we take to make sure that alls OK.

Im not sure which database it is connected to but forms part of large network that incorporates the dvla database. When something is registered using a V55 all the core information against it is used to create the V5 log book. the manufacturer fills in all the basic details and then the form is processed in swansea. Mistakes wig vin numbers etc are common but usually can be amended. In this case the plate seems to be the only piece of genuine history. Even if I could search by vin etc chances are you'll still be chasing your tail as you have no idea of the genuine number to look for.


The HPI check that I have done should match the HPI / DVLA records that you have. The check that I have done is against your reg number and the info above is what is known about it in the record books. If the numbers are different than the ones i have given you and the ones you have I would contact the dvla and ask them for confirmation. I would be surprised if my machine is wrong ; more likely a human typo in way back when.

Rich - does it not say (or can you find out) what make and model that registration number was originally assigned to back in 1993?

That would at least suggest what the bike was meant to be originally, rather than the Ducati-Suzuki hybrid it is now...

xxx

if it were only that easy. make and model are listed as "unknown". Never ever seen that before

[spacemonkey]

Speaking to my wrench monkey the other day, he said that he had used an assortment of legit spares to build a track 916 for a friend on the cheap. The frame was from a bike which he had upgraded the original frame for a better one and thus had a legit frame without a log book. Anyway, after a while the owner wanted to put the bitsa 916 on the road so he could take it to The Ring. A call to the local plod brought one of their vehicle specialists and a chap from the ministry around and after the inspection proved satisfactory the bike was issued with a new frame number which started SVO or something similar, and then it was registered. I don't know whether it gained a Q plate or not, but it was made legit which is the main thing.

Hi Dave

I have recently moved to Italy and am in the process of getting my six year old Monster registered with Italian plates. Guess what- Ducati say they have no record of my bike VIN numbers in their computer, ergo, the bike does not exist! It has even been suggested that I return the bike to the UK, sell it, and then buy a new bike in Italy.

I'm now going to try and take photos of the numbers and show them to a Ducati dealer in the hope that his computer will recognise the bike.

Did you get anywhere with your numbers?

Chris