Age Certificate.

If you need to confirm the age of a Volkswagen then in most cases The Historic Volkswagen Club can help.

We are able to issue an Age Certificate in the form of a letter confirming the period of manufacture of a Volkswagen vehicle for use by an owner to prove 'Historic Vehicle Classification' or to obtain an 'Age Related' registration mark in the UK . This letter will then be passed, by the owner, to the DVLA for processing. A description of this procedure is available here (opens in a new window).
We are approved by the DVLA as part of the DVLA V765 Scheme which can be viewed here (opens in a new window).

To obtain such a letter the owner must supply the club with a signed document, confirming the chassis number (VIN) of the vehicle concerned, his or her name and address and a contact telephone number. This is a Free 'members only' service. Non members should use the membership services on this web site to join the Historic Volkswagen Club and send vehicle details on a separate document as above. In all cases applicants should provide proof of membership either by a photocopy (or scan) of their current membership card or a copy of the receipt of payment from the online membership process.

Please note that this free service to members extends to a maximum of two applications (VIN numbers) per member per membership year. The club will process further applications from a member in any membership year at a charge of £20 per application.

There are some occasions which necessitate an inspection of the vehicle, if this is the case a Historic Volkswagen Club representative will contact the owner to arrange this. In these cases the owner will be expected to pay any expenses incurred by the person inspecting his or her vehicle. Please also be aware that vehicles of non German production are often difficult or even impossible for us to check.

All enquiries should be addressed to:-
Rod Sleigh
28 Longnor Road
Telford
TF1 3NY

Initial telephone enquiries between 9.00am and 8.00pm weekdays may be made to 01952 242167