VIN stamped in the floor

[mole42]

My car has the VIN stamped into the floor just in front of the drivers seat in characters about 6mm high. Is this usual?

Richard

[jbuckl]

Dont think Ive seen that before

[len]

i too have never heard of this or seen it
Len

[Mister G]

Nope, not on mine, the floor's original too
John

[mole42]

I now suspect that this was done when the car was exported to Belgium to comply with some EU or local regulation, but I do like Neil's suggestion of a non-removable VIN to prevent ringing.

Richard

[Stagsongas]

I now suspect that this was done when the car was exported to Belgium to comply with some EU or local regulation, but I do like Neil's suggestion of a non-removable VIN to prevent ringing.

Richard

Richard,

I think you are correct on this. Often VOSA will ask for a VIN to be stamped in the case of an unidentifiable or kit build vehicle before passing it for registration by DVLA. They did that with my Series 1 80" Land Rover many, many moons ago. I how i wish I still had it!

Regards

Steve

[StagManiac]

Seems like a good idea to me too.

There has been coverage in the media of classic vehicle thefts recently. Whether this is caused by an increase in numbers being stolen or by other factors, such as the publication of a report on vehicle theft by the Home Office in January of this year, I do not know. But we should all beware that older cars are increasingly valuable and are usually the easiest to steal too. Plus there is a demand for secondhand spare parts.

Paul

[malc4d]

Mine has it stamped on the inner wing inside the engine bay. Also came from Belgium via Switzerland....

[dasadrew]

Mine was a French delivery and has it crudely engraved on the suspension turret on inner wing.