I'm afraid I don't understand why you now have to go through all that rigmarole and can't just take the V5 and transfer the number. I understand why you would need a certificate of destruction when scrapping it.True, that's why most of 'em are field bikes lol
I do wonder if the Government just want people to abandon the idea of doing it themselves and instead pay a company (+VAT) or the good old DVLA. Either
way would put cash in Government pockets.