The Volvo Enthusiasts Club offers a service to help Members with obtaining build dates etc for Volvo Vehicles.
The Club operates as part of the DVLA Authorised List of Clubs and are in their publication - V765/1 ‘List of Vehicle Owners Clubs’.
As part of this service the Volvo Enthusiasts Club may help Members apply to Register a Vehicle under its original Registration if vehicle has been off road for a number of years and has no Logbook, help restore an original Registration to a vehicle which has been removed in the past (if still available), help Register a newly imported classic car under an ‘Age Related’ Numberplate etc etc.
The DVLA and Vosa also contacts the Club from time to time for Technical Advice and to check data etc where they may feel that an application or a vehicle they are inspecting is not as originally specified or stated.
The Club has in the past provided a number of Members with build dates for their Volvo vehicles in order to obtain Historic Vehicle Status (Free Road Tax). This being a requirement of the DVLA, that the vehicle in question was built on or before 31st December, 1972. (Note -Vehicle could have been First Registered later).
In the first instance Members requiring this Service should contact Kevin Price by Email kevinprice.vec@btinternet.com or write to Kevin Price, Volvo Enthusiasts Club, Astley Cottage, 127, Kidderminster Road, Wribbenhall, Bewdley, Worcestershire, DY12 1JE, so that he may guide you through the process.Please Note: Email is not checked daily and may take a few days for a reply