Got my Nova number TODAY !!!.....HMRC are really on the ball !!......lets see what DVLA are like 
I think that they're quite quick nowadays.
For my last three, a chap came out to verify the frame and engine numbers.
DVLA contract this out and the chap that came to see me said that it made a nice change from doing insurance/loss adjustment assessments. Was only here for 10 or 15 minutes.