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registration help please
t16turbotone - 20/10/08 at 06:58 AM

hi ime at a stage where i need to start to think about sorting the paperwork out. ime fairly sure i will have to have q plate. is there a guide anywhere? also ime running a rover t series turbo engine, which had a cat (which i dont want and is not fitted at mo) is there any way i could maybe get away from fitting cat?
maybe try to make out it is the earlier m series without cat? what proof is required? thanx in advance

coozer - 20/10/08 at 07:14 AM

You need a certificate from Rover proving the engine age is pre 95 to get away without a cat.. Thats all ny impossible now.

Without engine age proof SVA use the current emmisions standards....

Check the DVLA website for the guideHERE!

Steve
PS. as I also have a T16 lurking in the garage I'd be interested in your build. Planning a blog??

blakep82 - 20/10/08 at 07:18 AM

best to go with cat for SVA i think. and if you et a Q plate, i'm sure future MOTs are only done on a visible smoke test, so i guess the cat could mysteriously disappear

tomblyth - 20/10/08 at 07:19 AM

read these
link one

link two

So to me that reads
chassis or body shell (body and chassis as one unit - monocoque ie direct replacement from the manufacturer) (original or new) = 5 points

axles = 2 points
steering assembly = 2 points

total nine points and you only need eight to keep the number! but it will depend on how you read new chassis (direct replacment)????

matt_claydon - 20/10/08 at 08:09 AM

quote:
Originally posted by tomblyth
read these
link one

link two

So to me that reads
chassis or body shell (body and chassis as one unit - monocoque ie direct replacement from the manufacturer) (original or new) = 5 points

axles = 2 points
steering assembly = 2 points

total nine points and you only need eight to keep the number! but it will depend on how you read new chassis (direct replacment)????


That is not the correct system for registering a kit car. That is for 'radically altered vehicles' where it works on a points scheme. Our builds are registered as 'kit conversions' which require two major items from a list to retain donor registration year on the plate.

It's academic anyway really, the main issue is whether you'll need a cat for the test, and if you can't prove the engine is pre-95 then you will need one. As said above, once registered with a Q-plate emissions test at MOT is visible smoke only.

tomblyth - 20/10/08 at 09:49 AM

That is not the correct system for registering a kit car. That is for 'radically altered vehicles' where it works on a points scheme. Our builds are registered as 'kit conversions' which require two major items from a list to retain donor registration year on the plate.



then whats the list if it is still
Scoring components

The following values will be allocated to the major components used:

* chassis or body shell (body and chassis as one unit - monocoque ie direct replacement from the manufacturer) (original or new) = 5 points
* suspension = 2 points
* axles = 2 points
* transmission = 2 points
* steering assembly = 2 points
* engine = 1 point
then if you can't claim the 5 points for a new chassis all the seven type cars (except robin hoods) would fail to get 8 points ! thats not what happens , so how does the list work?

BenB - 20/10/08 at 11:31 AM

quote:
Originally posted by coozer
You need a certificate from Rover proving the engine age is pre 95 to get away without a cat.. Thats all ny impossible now.


Most SVA testers will accept an alternative source e.g. haynes manual, Burton Power catalogue etc etc....