Vehicle Decoding Service
Europe’s leading decoder for American cars and pick up trucks, Paul Hilton, offers this service exclusively to club members free of charge. From a reference library of over 25,000 pages of information he can decipher all types of codes including - VIN/Chassis; Body; Style; Trim; Paint; Accessories; Engine; Gearbox; Axle, etc. Paul can also decode Canadian-built cars and American cars built or assembled in Europe, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
Please send your codes along with membership number and four first class stamps to club HQ. Please Note: This service is NOT available over the telephone.

Year-related Registrations
If you wish to apply to the DVLA for a year-related registration, we can provide you with a letter confirming the year of manufacture of your vehicle, free of charge. We will require the following information/documentation:
A rubbing of your VIN/Chassis code and any other codes you can find, together with a duplicate printed on a separate sheet of paper. Also, a photocopy of your Vehicle Registration Document (V5), three photographs of your vehicle (front, rear and side). Please send all of the above with four first class stamps and membership number to the club HQ.

Insurance Valuations
We can provide you with a letter stating the current value of your vehicle (for insurance purposes only) free of charge. Please send a stamped self adderssed envelope for vehicle Condition Declaration form to Club Headquarters.

Non-members

The above services are free to members of the associated clubs; the fees to non-members are as follows:

Year-related Registrations £17.50 per vehicle.

Insurance Valuations £12.50 per vehicle.

Vehicle Decoding Service is not available to non-members.


All the Services on this page are only available to UK residents.