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[Lord-Toady]

My 1993 Enfield is listed with EBRO as the make on the V5 logbook with no model, does anyone know why that is I tried searching online for EBRO but couldn't find anything. Does anyone know any of the back story of that, I assumed it was to do with the Indian company not being allowed to use the Royal Enfield name during the 1990s.

[Alan R]

can't help you directly but this came up}-------------- http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/64768-ever-heard-ebro.html --------

[Alan R]

and this}-------- https://www.i-bidder.com/en-gb/auction- ... 8e00ef1e6e ---------------------- I know old Enfields are a bit "Agricultral" but DVLA are taking the michael I think !!

[Lord-Toady]

Thats odd maybe a mistake with the DVLA then might ring them up.

[Lord-Toady]

Lol it looks like EBRO is a make of tractor.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ebro-6079-2w ... 2468354115

[Lord-Toady]

I gave them a ring said to send the V5 with a cover letter and they will look into it.

I noticed it was odd as Insurance companies can't find the bikes model from the registration number which meant I couldn't use the comparison websites. Also for some reason when I told them it was a Royal Enfield they were clueless like they had never heard of it.

[Lord-Toady]

Does anyone know what that would normally say on the logbook for a 1993 Indian Built Bullet 500? In the back of my mind I am worried I might be opening a can of worms for myself bringing this up with the DVLA.

[papasmurf]

Lord-Toady, as it is obviously a cockup of the DVLAs making and an obvious one, all they need is VIN number and the registration and they can correct it and issue a registration document with the correct information.

[stinkwheel]

I can only wish you luck. It took the DVLA 12 years to spell my surname cortrectly on my driving licence. I also sent a V5 in for a change of colour no fewer than 5 times and it's never been changed to this day.



They also added a new keeper to all my vehicles when I moved house.



Not all is lost though, they recently processed a change of engine number for me at the first time of asking with no arguments.



You have to hope you get someone who is both lazy AND incompetant rather than simply incompetant (that's a given). A lazy one will decide it's easier to just change it than to write a letter creatively misunderstanding what you're asking them to do.

[Paul M H]

Ha Ha DVLA efficiency or should that be inefficiency. I sent off my Driving Licence for its 10 year renewal done it though the post office like you have to now. When new one arrived it only had motorcycle classes on it. ? No car van or bus or other catagarys which I did have and have passed my test for. So call them up and they cant find any record of it as I passed various tests in early 1970s. lucky I always kept a few scanned copy's of all my previous licences on paper & on my computer which I've now sent them so they can investigate it and see what's gone wrong.

My old Enfield log book from late 90s says make Enfield - Model Bullet