It's on a "T" plate but speaking to DVLA it's still registered as the Cortina donor. I'm sure this was common pre SVA and I know there was an amnesty some time ago. Will it need an SVA now though? Needs a thorough refurb but I like it.
Been offered this for not a lot of money
It's on a "T" plate but speaking to DVLA it's still registered as the Cortina donor. I'm sure this was common pre SVA and I
know there was an amnesty some time ago. Will it need an SVA now though? Needs a thorough refurb but I like it.
Hello. There is always a sound reason why any vehicle is sold cheaply, and still being registered as the donor vehicle, without any changes to the
vehicle details, means that you would have to submit your vehicle to an IVA test. Which will cost you £450.
Bearing this in mind, you then have to ask yourself whether it'll be worth that expense, plus unknown cost of bringing this Rotrax(?) into line
with IVA requirements. Think hard, but keep your money in your wallet.
I've just paid Vosa £450 for my Haynes IVA. Waiting on a test date this week.
Speaking to Swansea this afternoon the girl on the phone said it may just be a case of sending in photos etc and because it's a historic kit they
may just change the details on the V5. Can't see it myself but was wondering if anyone had experience of it.
Any history that this car has been built and on the road pre-SVA?
thats a Rotrax Safari
http://www.allcarindex.com/main-index/car-make-details/United-Kingdom-Rotrax/
according to the above homepage the kit was offered between 1988 and 1997...
yeah I liked the old Rotrax, died a death due to the SVA coming out, given the age of it it should be fine on the cortina docs. Just buy it on
condition it has a new MOT but I don't see any issues, certainly not needing an IVA test, good luck even trying.
There were loads of kit cars at that time which were put through on their donor cars reg even though there wasn't much of the donor included!
Some of the model names on the docs could be so made up too, I once had a Renault Mirage Countach! 
I think my biggest concern would be going round corners...
[Edited on 13/8/14 by Mr Whippy]
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Originally posted by stevebubs
Any history that this car has been built and on the road pre-SVA?
the amnesty period is definately over..so anything which is still on the road with the donor name in the v5c (even with a fresh MOT) needs to be
declared as INCORRECTLY registered.
this said, if you have enough prove (e.g. all old MOT´s) since the car was on the road as Rotrax you might be lucky asking the DVLA altering the V5c
with the corrct car details....but there is only a small chance.
I reckon given evidence of the build date, old mots and whatever other history a dvla inspection will be all that's required for them to change the make and model on the v5. I would definatly try that before shelling for an Iva that your going to fail....
here is a correctly registered one advertized for 2150,-pound:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/kit-cars/other-models/rotrax-jeep------1979/2709290
you might get it for 1500pound? and it has a 2L pinto running on EFI!!!
I've been offered this one for £400
plus IVA, plus some bit and pieces here, plus time...plus-plus-plus...so i would rather try getting the other one, with some price negotiation, down to 1500,-.
I chopped-up two kit cars due to being registered as the donor. DVLA refused to alter the details on the V5 even though I had a pile of old MoTs, tax discs and insurance policies showing that one had been used every year since it was built. Plenty of folks say they've done it but none seem keen on showing the updated V5s..... Several members of the Magenta Register claim that they have had the V5s amended and that DVLA have said they get to keep the historic tax. The DVLA vehicle information webby suggests they are still running incorrectly registered cars....
the one i posted above is now on ebay for 1950,-pound or offers......