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In response to my email I sent to the CEO of the DVLA, this is the reply have just received to my question: - "As you might know, members of the National Caravan Council (NCC) include the likes of the Swift Group, Bailey Caravans and numerous other professional converters and most, if not all...

The thing I like about these low chassis box vans is the squareness of the body gives you so much more useable space, but I for one would have to have a walk through from the cab. Phil

Great news, do you by any chance have any pics of the inside as well, oh and do you have a walk through from the cab as well?

I took my 'Millie' to Greetham Garage (https://www.greethamgarage.co.uk/ ) last week for her MOT and was well pleased with the no advisories pass. But the major surprise for me was the look on the testers face (Julian Cardew) when the test equipment recorded perfect brake balance and...

My email to Julie Lennard didn't mention speed limits at all as I honestly don't believe that is the stumbling block. I concentrated on like for like in as much that, and I quote from my email, "As you might know, members of the National Caravan Council (NCC) include the likes of the Swift...

I have just sent my email off to Julie Lennard in which I was asking her for some kind of clarification over the confusion that currently exists. Just in case you want to do the same, her email address is julie.lennard@dvla.gov.uk Phil

We possibly all ought to start writing to Julie Lennard of the DVLA as she possibly has never heard about this problem....................... My letter will be going in the post first class tomorrow as the current situation is plain bonkers loopy loo!!! I do understand that they no doubt...

I wish you all the very best Jim, but I am sorry but I have my doubts, but having said that I for one will be overjoyed if you have a positive outcome. Phil

@Squiffy, I believe you have the name etc. of the top technical bod at the Caravan & Motorhome Club? Might it not be opportune to make contact with this person and ask him to have discussions with the DVLA as it is an issue which needs addressing, who knows the NCC might also want to get this...

As you can see, my sticker says BUILT not bought.

This is complete and utter madness and is something that patently needs bringing to the attention to a higher authority! Sheer speculation, but I wonder if there is someone in a senior position in this department of the DVLA who is a motorhomer and the owner of a swanky great coachbuilt 'A'...

I call it the belt and braces approach and as I wrote previously, I used the very same document to send off to the insurance brokers once the V5 had been changed. Phil

@Squiffy, throughout all of your posts on this and numerous other taxing matters I am with you 100% as I know from my experience with your knowledge over the years that you are someone who can be trusted. Thank you Phil. Phil

You are of course right Dave, sorry for that but I had been gliding all day and my brain was a bit numb when I typed that last night!! But when it comes to insurance, my then broker and indeed the one I am with now wanted to see proof that the V5 had been reclassified, and as for the DVSA bods...

What a captivating read all this has been for me, well done @NickB and of course @Squiffy for your usual knowledgeable responses. So how will all this play into the powers of the DVSA and any road side checks, oh and how about the significant reductions in VED and the associated reductions in...

Well done, truly well done and now you can start to enjoy the labours of your efforts and you can start planning the holidays of your dreams. Have you by any chance changed your V5 with the DVLA? All the best Phil

Great to see you aboard @Ketch123 I hope you will soon become a very active member. It doesn't' matter how many times you ask a question even about the most basic problems that you are facing in you Movano conversion, because as sure as night follows day several of us on here will have faced...

Bloody hell @GEOFF that reads like big brother or the infernal EU meddlesome meddlers (with nothing to do apart from sticking their noses into other business) have found something else to while away their days! Phil

And @GEOFF there are countless thousands of kit cars and competition cars that are used on a day to day basis onthe public roads, fitted with perspex windows. The Cooper S's and various Escorts I had in my competition days all had prespex side and back windows and were all used on the open road...

I have only just seen your exciting/frightening project and boy oh boy, rather you than me! I can well recall when I was in my early 20's once going around the Moseley bus coachbuilding works which is approx. 50 years ago where I commented to the bloke who was showing me around about the...