DVLA registration records

[Colin Morgan]

I recovered an original Kent registration a couple of years ago from the DVLA for a Seven that had been out in America for 43 years. The evidence used was paperwork obtained from the DMV in Oregon, where the car was exported to in 1969. The Oregon DMV had a microfiche copy of the car's 1950s buff log book and a bill of sale in their records and were willing to provide a certified copy of them for a small fee.  (A local librarian kindly obtained the copies, which she signed as genuine and posted to me.)  The DVLA accepted this as proof and reissued the original number.  The car was registered with a BF age related number on its return prior to the original number evidence being tracked down.  I doubt that the DLVA had any record of the car prior to its return.  

Regards,
Colin