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Hi, I'm trying to figure out exactly when my Mk3 was manufactured.

The VIN is 335136

Is there no date stamp on the frame plate (assuming the plate is still there)?

But I can't find any numbers that fit.
I freely admit I may be being stupid as I have no idea how VIN numbers work.

It's not easy to understand. Around May 1975 the non-matching F1xxxxx Mk3 'frame' number changed to a matching number, so 335136 stamped on the frame as well as the frame plate, engine and gearbox would be approximately July-August '75 build date unless it was one assembled during 1976-77 after NVT went bust.

http://atlanticgreen.com/commandoframes.htm
 
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Andover Norton's certificates are not DVLA approved last time I looked, so if you need it for dating for DVLA then you need to go to the NOC who are DVLA approved, but the NOC may not have the records so then you have to get an Andover Norton cert and then send that to the NOC which they verify to get a DVLA approved one. That means paying twice, so if Andover Norton have recently started the process to get added to the DVLA list then once that process is finished you can use it directly and only pay once.

Sept 2018 approved dating cert list

https://assets.publishing.service.g...47909/v765x1-list-of-vehicle-owners-clubs.pdf
 
Andover Norton's certificates are not DVLA approved last time I looked, so if you need it for dating for DVLA then you need to go to the NOC who are DVLA approved, but the NOC may not have the records so then you have to get an Andover Norton cert and then send that to the NOC which they verify to get a DVLA approved one. That means paying twice, so if Andover Norton have recently started the process to get added to the DVLA list then once that process is finished you can use it directly and only pay once.

Registered and road legal by the looks of it and with an 'R' reg. would automatically qualify for 'Historic' tax class.

https://www.accessnorton.com/Norton...our-norton-commandos.5804/page-79#post-417527
 
Where did you find your VIN # , did you take it off the steering head barrel or just see it on paper work ? ... the build plate on steering head usually has abbreviated month and year of manufacture punched onto it .... hope this and above info helps .... and Welcome !!! if I haven’t already said it on another thread .... good luck !
 
Registered and road legal by the looks of it and with an 'R' reg. would automatically qualify for 'Historic' tax class.

https://www.accessnorton.com/Norton...our-norton-commandos.5804/page-79#post-417527

Correct, I was confused by the reg of the bike being R (1976) but the log book says first registered 22/02/1977 which I would have thought made it an S reg.
This all started because I wondered if I could run the bike with a black and silver Reg plate. But it needs to be have been manufactured prior to Jan 1975 for that I think.

I knew it was MOT exempt but only today found out it was Tax exempt too, I'm currently paying for vehicle tax.
How does this work, do I need to contact the DVLA and state that I want to tax the vehicle but that it's exempt from charges?

Sorry to ask so many questions.
 
Correct, I was confused by the reg of the bike being R (1976) but the log book says first registered 22/02/1977 which I would have thought made it an S reg.

'R' is 1977 (August 76 - July 1977).


This all started because I wondered if I could run the bike with a black and silver Reg plate. But it needs to be have been manufactured prior to Jan 1975 for that I think.

As long as its taxation class has been changed to Historic vehicle then it can legally have a black and silver (or white) number plate.

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https://assets.publishing.service.g...stration-numbers-and_number-plates-inf104.pdf

"Traditional number plates for vehicles made before 1 January 1973

Vehicles made before 1 January 1973 may display traditional ‘black and white’ number plates (for example, white, silver or grey characters on a black plate). From April 2019 vehicles manufactured before 1 January 1979 are also able to display traditional ‘black and white’ number plates. You must:• have applied to DVLA • be registered within the ‘historic vehicles’ tax class. The 40-year exemption date rolls forward automatically each year on 1 April."


I knew it was MOT exempt but only today found out it was Tax exempt too, I'm currently paying for vehicle tax.
How does this work, do I need to contact the DVLA and state that I want to tax the vehicle but that it's exempt from charges?

You need to enter Historic Vehicle in the changes section of the V5C and take it to the Post Office with the current MOT or V112 if it has expired (Edit although it still seems unclear if a vehicle needs to be Historic to use it without an MOT). The bike still has to be taxed but it's free and you should get a partial refund.

https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles
https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles/apply-for-vehicle-tax-exemption
 
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AN do not do dating certificates, NOC do these. The AN factory record is accepted by DVLA, this is how many managed to get their Historic Tax status changed on the build date as a dating certificate was no use for this. The two are very different.
 
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