getting on road before SVA was introduced?
02GF74 - 9/1/08 at 11:12 AM
what were the hoops one had to jump through prior to introduction of SVA?
was it just an MOT and then fill out registration docs?
was it possible to get age related plate and tax exempt status, even with a new chassis?
[Edited on 9/1/08 by 02GF74]
John Bonnett - 9/1/08 at 11:49 AM
I put a Caterham together in 1988 and my son's Special was also on the road before SVA. For the Caterham, it was a question of getting an MOT on
the chassis number followed by a DVLA inspection and the issue of a Q plate. In the case of the Special the DVLA inspector agreed sufficient points
to allow the retention of the donor Cortina registration. This was an R but had we used a pre-73 car as the donor, the Special would have been tax
exempt.
Many Specials of 50s and 60s era were Ford Popular based and many people just notified the DVLA of a body change even when very little of the original
car had been used. Things were much more relaxed in those days.
John
coozer - 9/1/08 at 02:10 PM
I built a reg'd my Sylva Striker back in 97ish. I rushed to get it on the road before SVA!
When i was near completion I sent the application for first reg off to DVLA (Gosforth). They sent a lady out to have a look at the car well before it
was finished and score it for Q or age related reg.
She simply looked at from a distance, didn't want to get her hands dirty. She asked me for the numbers, so I gave her the chassis number and told
her the engine didn't have one (Fiat twink)
When it was finished I went to the local test centre who gave me a MOT based on the chassis number. I went to Gosforth (No car) handed the MOT, my
receipts and £55 over. A few minutes later I was handed the MOT and a tax disc with my new number on it.
Simple as that, the only thing I was a bit miffed about was the fact I never got the receipts back.
Steve
John Bonnett - 9/1/08 at 04:25 PM
They were the good old days but the wind of change has blown.
zilspeed - 9/1/08 at 05:00 PM
My old Sylva has the donor registration - that was build around 1983 I think.
It's not a tax exempt one unfortunately, but being an old M reg is still quite cool.
stevebubs - 9/1/08 at 06:38 PM
So does my mid-90s Fury - has a 1980 registration...
DarrenW - 10/1/08 at 12:16 PM
Ive no experience of pre-SVA kit cars but still think SVA is one of the best things to happen to our hobby. Fair do's there are bits that seem
strange etc but overall its a great quality control exercise.
John Bonnett - 11/1/08 at 10:37 AM
quote: Ive no experience of pre-SVA kit cars but still think SVA is one of the best things to happen to our hobby. Fair do's there are bits
that seem strange etc but overall its a great quality control exercise.
No, it's all part of the nanny State taking more and more control from the individuals.
John
tks - 11/1/08 at 10:59 AM
quote:
Originally posted by John Bonnett
quote: Ive no experience of pre-SVA kit cars but still think SVA is one of the best things to happen to our hobby. Fair do's there are bits
that seem strange etc but overall its a great quality control exercise.
No, it's all part of the nanny State taking more and more control from the individuals.
John
Yupsz until some strange non approved vehicle looses his wheel due to a design error and someone who you really like loses his life.
i bet you then think different about the SVA test.
Tks