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drive it, it will be an adventure to remember. I drove a dodge back from amsterdam that we had just bought, it was scary, worrying and fun all at the same time :-) particularly the last 180 miles at night when we found out it was not charging!

well the Bedford made it to War and Peace and back in one piece :-), biggest problem we had was the god ol AC oil filter decided to leak all over the place on the way back! It performed better than expected i have to say, was happy at about 38mph and pulled very well up the hills, only being held up by me in the GTB in front! we were glad that we decided not to fit the doors as it was painfully hot in the cab without doors. so i will get the door finished and fitted soon and also finish the interior.

Thank you as well Mark. Mikes yellow one is hidden behind yours.

Mikes Ward at work as usual! Thanks for the lift :-). Makes the Bedford look tiny!

On a brighter note, three GTB's looking as handsome as ever!

Looking good Tony, will you be at W&P this year?

I think your right tony, it's going to be an oven in there! Unfortunately it's the mirrors that are attached to the door that I need most.

Registered, taxed and ready for W&P :-). Will have doors fitted by Wednesday, hopefully!

Thanks mike, will give you a ring on Thursday.

I know the Wrecker boys at W&P are always keen to put on a show so was wondering if one or two of you would be kind enough to lift a jeep off my scammel trailer on thursday? Would make a good photo opportunity at the same time :-) We can supply cool refreshments as a thanks :beer:

recieved my approved NOVA application for the bedford this morning :-) i can finally get it registered:clap:

Quite agree paul, it has not been thought through well before implementing, as usual!!! They suggested I put another country down for the Bedford too at one point but I felt a bit uneasy putting false details on a HMRC declaration, it could end up causing more problems.

Latest update :nut: Basically i have to complete a NOVA1 form, DVLA swansea have said that they cannot register the vehicle without a complete NOVA. I have spoken to the Personal transport dept in Dover and managed to get some guidance on when and who should complete a NOVA. You need to complete a NOVA if, 1, you have imported a vehicle from within the EU 2, the vehicle has been imported in the past from outside the EU but you dont have the relevant paperwork for import duties etc 3, an EX MOD vehicle that does not have a release paper 4, ANY VEHICLE that has a break in the registration with DVLA (i.e sat on a farm for the last 30 years and DVLA have no record of the vehicle and you dont have the old V5 etc) you DONT need a NOVA if 1, imported from outside the EU and have relevant imports docs 2, Ex MOD vehicle with release papers 3, If you have proof of previous registration with DVLA On a brighter note i completed a NOVA online for a Jeep that i bought in from france and it was processed and approved within 7 days with nothing to pay :-) the Bedford was done on a paper form and should be processed within 14 days so they tell me. If like me you have a vehicle that has not been imported the only way to complete a NOVA application is by using the paper version available by request from VAT helpline. I will keep you up tot date.

A well used and slightly modified rogers trailer in the Israel ship yard, Haifa.

:-)

No problem I will send when I get 5 min on the computer. Will use my drop box as its much quicker.

Yep I reckon so :-) with a trailer too

Getting there :-)

Good idea, I will forward my findings to both.

Latest news, went to dvla for the fourth attempt this time they spent plenty of gmail looking through the guidance notes sent by vat. The outcome was that they don't know! The problem seems to be that vehicle over 30 years old from outside of eu have a nova exemption code as do military vehicles with release papers, vehicles over 30 years old and from the uk and that have not been recently re imported do not have a nova exemption code! As its a computerised system without either an exemption code or nova number they can't process the registration!! So it has been sent to Swansea so they can figure out how to do it with hmrc. Basically the new system does not cater for old vehicles that have been sat on a farm for years but hopefully will do soon. I shall update when hear from Swansea

Looks great. We were on the beach Blackpool sands with the GTB when you came past leading the convoy, was a great site to see winding around those coastal roads.

I have loads of detailed pictures and drawings for the chevy troop seats/stake sides if its any help i can send them to you.

Update, went back to dvla and saw a different person again who now tells me that I need mod release papers!!!!!!! Or a nova 1 form is to be completed (going round in circles here). Speak to vat helpline about a nova 1, it's just a paper version of the on line form. Was told by them that its not required Again but they can send me a form anyway and I can fill it in a send it off but as its all about the importation of a vehicle they're not sure what I can put on the form! Help!!!

Guess what???? Had a letter from dvla today............................ Telling that this vehicle needs a nova!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FFS !!!!!!!!!!!!! Wonder how many times this will be done? Back to to dvla again!!!!!!

go for it, i drove my Ford GTB to Houffalize in the Ardennes for the BMVT winter rally, it was an 800 mile round trip. It was a great trip even though it was extremely cold (-19C). We took the scenic route on the way there from Le Havre, took 11 hours of driving to get there! on the way back we used motorways and it only took 7 hours , Averaged 10 MPG! lots of very long steep hills to climb, down to 2nd gear a few times on main roads! My advice would be to put some really good lights on your truck, including some decent flashing lights (i used flashing LED warning lights on the rear). My GTB is 12 volts with an alternator so i have a split charging system set up as a back up power source and for running sat nav, charging phones etc. As for spares i carried a head gasket, water pump, complete distributor,spark plugs, fuel pump repair kit, some spare HT lead and some wire. Also grease, gear oil, engine oil, brake fluid and antifreeze. Thankfully i did not need any spares. It is certainly a challenge taking truck on long road runs, particularly on your own, going with a group of vehicles is a far better idea but not always possible of course. I had a few contacts in the Belgium MVT who i got in touch with before we left and they offered to help if we any assistance enroute which was vey nice of them. We were hoping to win the "furthest travelled" prize at the rally but we soundly beaten by a guy from Austria in a Chevy 1.5t and another guy from North Denmark in a Dodge. Most importantly enjoy the challenge.