Road Legal, MOT, Insurance etc

Hi folks I am part way through a process of registering a Yamaha TY175, I've sent in the V62 with fees, and some follow up photos and bike description after an email from DVLA. Four months later.....I've received a V55/5 form from DVLA that is for first tax and vehicle reg (Im guessing they could not find any original number) This form assumes you are a likely a dealer and that you have a certificate of conformity, so Im wondering if anyone out there has gone through this process and obtained a cert of conf? Did they even produce such docs in 1980? I heard I could write to yamaha UK and get information but is it bike specifi or just general for all TY 175…

I just started the process of registering my old TXT. It was a bit of a faff getting help from Gas Gas in Austria and a lot of time was wasted so thought I'd put what I learned on here to help others. It transpires the older Gas Gas machines were imported by John Shirt Motorcycles in Buxton. https://johnshirtmotorcycles.com/ A quick call to them and I was met with the friendliest pair of ladies I've ever spoken to. She gave me all the history they have of my two bikes and for the princely sum of £50, she is happily providing the dating certificate and carrying out all the HMRC NOVA work on my behalf. It's just a case of MOT, wait for the paperwork from John Shirt then sen…