Registering engine change

[MartinN]

Need to correct the reg doc on my lightweight Land Rover. The engine number needs to be changed. Do I need to include any additional docs to show the engine is original?

[fv1609]

Martin when I have corrected errors on my V5C all I have provided was the required date of change, which I put as the date I acquired the vehicle.. Beware the system (or the people who operate the system) have difficulty coping with more than one change at a time. I remember trying to make changes to a Pig I had just bought. Some changes were ignored & some things got swapped around like weight appearing as the chassis number.

[norseman 02]

I experienced a similar error in the log book for a Chev. truck years ago.

The vehicle's  weight & it's engine capacity were transposed .. I didn't try to get it rectified as sometimes it's best not to rattle the cage 😉

[Rangie]

No, chance your hand and just do it.
They may request proof, a photo of the number is generally good enough, but don't volunteer anything to them unless necessary!

The last time I did it, I updated the engine number as it was muddled-up (letter and number type engine code on a Perkins), I sent a photo along with the application as I could envisage the ensuing red tape bollox, but I wouldn't normally do that for a fresh number "change".
It went through without issue though.

The transcription error for my 80" however was an utter nightmare, they had muddled up the chassis and engine numbers when they went from paper to computer in '83. That was a world of pain and years of nonsense to sort out, but its correct now.

Avoid extended interactions with that entity at all costs!!!

Alec.