ditchlewis
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| posted on 8/5/07 at 08:35 AM |
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Have i got this right?
Hi guys
I’m just about to send off the SVA application form. I’ve been checking through the posts on the subject and just wanted to see if I had got it
right.
I fill in the form include a cheque and post… (good start what……)
I get insurance for the car, best to get the date first to ensure that the insurance does not laps before the test and registration procedure is
complete.
Make a plate with the cars chassis number on it and tape it to the back of the car.
Drive to the test with a support car with all my tools in.
I am planning to write a letter to the DVLA giving details of the car and its chassis number before I go for the SVA, so that I can say if stopped
that the DVLA are aware of the car.
Once the sva has been passed I fill out the necessary forms for the DVLA and post those off and then what???
Do I wait for an inspector to contact me or do I contact the local office and talk to them, what’s best?
Hope I have got it right please can I have your comments lads
Ditch
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Mal
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| posted on 8/5/07 at 09:08 AM |
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SVA
When I took my car for its SVA last year I did not put the chassis number on the rear of the car.
You don't need to contact the DVLA to make them aware of the car, your SVA application will have done that and you will have an appointment
letter to take with you when you go for the test.
Take your insurance cert with you when you go for the Test.
When you have your MAC certificate from the SVA test centre phone or visit your local DVLA office to make an appointment for the car to be inspected.
Take all your paperwork when you go. I think some offices come to the owner's home for the inspection.
On the way bck from my SVA test I went to the toilet at a filling station and was told that a policeman head been looking at the car, which obviously
had no plates or tax. When I went out to the car he was in the checkout queue and not interested in me or the car. Since the car was packed with tool
boxes and it was only 10 miles from the test centre he may well have understood why the car had no plates.
HTH
Mal
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Dave J
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| posted on 8/5/07 at 09:55 AM |
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I managed to arrange an inspection at the DVLA straight after the SVA. I should have been able to tax it there and then and get my plate numbers
issued, but unfortunately I forgot to take proof of identity with me (passport or similar) so they wouldn't do it.
So if you decide to go in person to speed things up, then don't forget your I.D
Best of luck with the SVA
Cheers
Dave.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 8/5/07 at 11:05 AM |
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Ditch,
Which test centre are you applying for? Chelmsford and Norwich are both good, but CM is easier to find, and has fewer traffic problems.
Otherwise they're equal, and roughly the same distance from you (give or take 10 miles)
David
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Ketchup
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| posted on 8/5/07 at 11:17 AM |
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chelmsford test center is still closed for another month or so i beleive, thats why i had to go to gillingham for mine last month, hopefully it will
be open by the time you need yours tested
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 8/5/07 at 11:22 AM |
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In that case I'd suggest nominating Norwich as the first choice.
The A140 is a steady road to take a new car along, rather than zooming along the A12 in the morning rush hour (as I did). Only the Norwich inner ring
road is a pain...
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BenB
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| posted on 8/5/07 at 11:46 AM |
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Different places play it differently. Some DVLA offices want to inspect before SVA (some also want to tell you what chassis number to use) some do the
inspection after. Best decide which office to use then tell them what you're planning on doing. Then they can tell you which particular
car-registration dance they like to do!!! 
It'll take them two months for them to get the fingers out of their butts so the sooner you do it the better
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NS Dev
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| posted on 8/5/07 at 11:48 AM |
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you have it exactly right, you want to apply to the dvla as soon as poss, but you are then in the tricky situation of having to take out insurance
(to get it registered) and hoping it doesn't lapse first (same prob here!!! )
It's a catch 22, but an sva retest should be pretty quick so I'd take out the insurance on the day of your first sva test as a best guess.
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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ditchlewis
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| posted on 8/5/07 at 01:14 PM |
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Many thanks lads.
I was hoping to go to chelmsford, but you are right the A140 is a gentile road and a little futher so more of a drive in the beast.
just cant wait to get the plates, tax and have some fun, as weel as end the comments from the wife about the pile of scrap in the garage.
Ditch
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 8/5/07 at 02:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ditchlewis
Drive to the test with a support car with all my tools in.
What happens then if your car fails sva?
Would they just let you drive back?
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 8/5/07 at 02:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ditchlewis
Make a plate with the cars chassis number on it and tape it to the back of the car.
NO you can then get done for driving with an illegal plate. If you have to put anything on the car (because the number plate mount has sharp edges for
instance) then just use a blank number plate, like the reverse of the donor, but don't show a number not issued to your car.
I know others have used the donor registration plates on the cars on route to the sva but that does happen to be illegal and not something you want to
get pulled for as they can then scrap your car with no redress.
It is not illegal to drive to your SVA without number plates but you may get pulled over if Mr Plod notices but you are driving within the law just
make sure that you have all of the appropriate paperwork with you.
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 8/5/07 at 02:35 PM |
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Just realised where you live, I have used Norwich twice for SVA on different cars and they were very fair, made suggestions and allow you time to make
small fixes while the guy went for his tea break.
Also I found Ipswich DVLA very helpful, call in before the sva with your basic paperwork and see if you can make an appointment for straight after the
SVA. I did this on both occassions even though I live north of Ipswich they were quite happy with this. First time I received my registration straight
away and the second got the paperwork within a few days
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ditchlewis
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| posted on 8/5/07 at 07:51 PM |
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Well lads the paperwork is in the post so fingers crossed
i'm trying to have the sva on a weekend, so i will have to do the dvla another day.
i will have to got to the doctors  one day.
many thanks
Ditch
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