identification numbers missing

[Edward.21]

Hi all
I bought a lovely barn find van off of someone on ebay about a year ago and only just got time to start on it, its going to be a nut and bolt restoration and I didn’t want to get to far and then find out I cant get it registered or something like that . Anyway the black and silver number on the left of the bulkhead is missing (is it called the vin number?) is it a big problem to find it out? Is it a big issue? There is the smaller number on the right hand side that I don’t know about. It does have the number plates. What I need to know is, is this enough to get the v5 and get her on the road? (while I’m here how do I know if it still has the low compression engine?)
Thanks in advance

[goldfish]

Hi, If you have the registration number or log book then you should be able to obtain the chassi number there. It's easy to order a chassi plate from Charles Ware part dept in Bristol, the part numbers are AC15 for early plate and AC16 for later style. Cost is £5.50 or £4.50 plus VAT and it's about £25 for them to punch the numbers in. Hope this helps. Cheers Neil