Ex Mod process

Hi Guys
I am entertaining the idea of buying a ex mod vehicle which will come with a military release certificate and I'm just looking to get an idea of the process of getting it on the road.
Can someone please give me a idea of the process, I'm assuming I would have to register it with the dvla as a new registration and then get it most'd and taxed?

Is there anything I have missed??

Thanks in advance

With ex MOD bikes you get it insured on the vin number, then take it for an MOT, fill in the DVLA V form and send it to the DVLA with the money for road tax (sometimes with a photo or rubbing of the vin number) and MOD release paperwork. You then either get your registration docs sent through to you or called into one of their offices for an inspection.

Thats great thank you

Jam1 said:

With ex MOD bikes you get it insured on the vin number, then take it for an MOT, fill in the DVLA V form and send it to the DVLA with the money for road tax (sometimes with a photo or rubbing of the vin number) and MOD release paperwork. You then either get your registration docs sent through to you or called into one of their offices for an inspection.

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Yep - that was the process I went through although slightly different in that when your issued a plate the dvla re-issued my MOT test certificate with the reg on and then I was able to tax it with the reg number, I didn't tax before getting the v5 through.

Oh and keep copies of everything you send the dvla and make sure you fill out the form right as it's what does your tax class etc

Ah excellent thank you, Are there any other things I should be aware of when buying ex mod?

Depends on what age of Land Rover you are looking for, the early 1980's 2.5 N/A stuff is very very very slow, but is likely to be well maintained for it's age, newer TDi engined stuff is likely to have some kind of issue if it has been cast. With any of them try and get a drive around the yard just to see that everything works. As with all Land Rovers, check for rust, rust and more rust.
I'm told that anything that has been to the Falklands is likely to be paggered, but I don't know how true that is, I think all the TD5 stuff is ex-Falklands and the photos of those that I have seen have definitely had a hard life.
Make sure you get the Form 654 and look after it, because they don't do replacements and you need it to register the Land Rover with DVLA.
You can apply on line for a form V55/5 from DVLA to register a vehicle https://www.gov.uk/dvlaforms
When I registered mine the V5 came back as Estate rather than Goods Vehicle, as it means that it is LEZ exempt, I don't know if this is DVLA policy or I was lucky.
The whole process was straightforward, no messing, no photos, no vehicle examination (other than the MOT)
I got insurance via Adrian Flux, don't know if they are cheapest, but they are sane and used to the unusual.
I then got it MOT'd, you can drive it to and from a pre-arranged test without tax and registration plates, but must have insurance and then sent the paperwork to DVLA.
The only minor issue I had was that the MOT tester needed a few details to input in his computer as the Land Rover was un-registered so it could be worth a chat with them before booking the test.
Did I mention, the 2.5 N/A are very, very, very, very, very, very, very slow and the steering is bloody heavy.

Thanks for taking the time to put a detailed answer Rougharse Racing! Ha I am indeed looking at a 2.5 N/A, When you say very very very very slow how slow are we talking? Over 60? hahaha

MacLandy91 said:

Thanks for taking the time to put a detailed answer Rougharse Racing! Ha I am indeed looking at a 2.5 N/A, When you say very very very very slow how slow are we talking? Over 60? hahaha

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60 you will be lucky. It will go 60 but it isn't mechanically sympathetic. Just plan ahead and it's fine just pedestrian.

I had always planned to fit a 200tdi but the NA was okay for the couple of years I drove it, it's an almost unbreakable engine.

Biggest difference to driveability wasfitting PAS.

Plus point were almost all the bits on my LR had been changed a few years before it was cast and it was almost rust free so it was a solid base to start with.

Cosmetically it was ****e though but that was easily sorted

I agree with Flat, the power steering made a HUGE difference, particularly reversing a horse box. I did some long journeys with the 2.5 N/A, it just about kept up with trucks on the motorway, but did not like hills at all.
I picked up a Discovery for its engine, and when towing it home on an Ifor Williams trailer, I found myself in 1st gear low box on a couple of steep country lanes. At one point on the same journey, I found myself flat out at 30mph on one motorway hill, fortunately it was quiet.
They are plated for a train weight of 6550kg, and even with the Discovery on the back I was well under that by at least a tonne, someone at Lode Lane clearly has a sense of humor!
It didn't feel safe enough speed wise to take the horsebox on the motorway until it was re-engined.
Like Flat's Land Rover, mine was solid and had received a replacement bulkhead during its later life, it appears to have had a comprehensive rebuild about six years prior to being disposed of by the military.

Mine although cosmetically a bit battered is very solid, and recent bulkhead. I've stuck with the na engine but mine is a second vehicle/toy. It keeps up with lorries unless you hit a gradient, it will chug along nicely at 50/60, top speed 70. It is a very tough engine and works very well off road, and very easy to work on.

TBH off road I actually preferred the NA - was another power delivery and just kept plugging away. A couple of times I have been negotiating steep muddy banks in the tdi (hat I had previously driven in the NA) and the turbo coming on would break traction. However the tdi had enough power to just muscle through where as the NA didn't break traction, either way both got up the gradients the tdi is just a bit more 'brute force' imo.

My NA went to a mate who put it in his 88' 2a and it's well suited to that vehicle which is a lot lighter