Just a thought for those of you yet to SVA.

First time I SVA'd a locost I made up my own chassis number, then after SVA I had to come to an inspection appointment at my local DVLA - which I had to wait over a week for when I was busting to get on the road.

This time I got the local DVLA office to give me a chassis number months before SVA. Then they sent out a guy to inspect it before the SVA. So this time when I went to register the car with my MAC certificate I got my tax disk and number plate authorisation on the spot, so I was on the road the day after SVA re-test.

When I SVA`d mine back in 2000 I had a home inspection before my SVA - and they gave me a registration number on the day !
The SVA man was a bit put out by me turning up with plates on ..........

Not all offices will do the inspection before the test. Mine wouldnt.

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Originally posted by Danozeman
Not all offices will do the inspection before the test. Mine wouldnt.

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I had my inspection before the sva and handed all my paperwork in before the sva apart from the mac, droped off the mac after my sva ( last friday) and was told they will post the reg & tax to me and they longer do the registation there and then on the spot, told upto 10days to be posted

What I want to know is how come they all have different ways of doing it? Surely there should be one system for all, isn't that what central government is all about?

I don't know Jasp...it is quite mad.......
Back in 2004 when I phoned for a chassis number..they said it was a big NO NO to make up your own, they said they would send out an inspector, and issue me with one if he was 'satisfied'....

He duly arrived, the build was in a position where the engine/gear box numbers could be easily seen, he verified that they were the same as stated on my 'build' form, and the V5 for the Escort, went back to the office and called me with the chassis number (he had even advised me the best places to stamp it).....

All of that detail went into 'my file' at DVLA Wimbledon, so when I went with my MAC in hand, they pulled up 'my file'......read through the notes, saw all was in place, Reg number, tax issued.......

It all seems pretty logical to me.......cannot understand why some other areas make it such a headache for everyone!

Fozzie

A lot of places wont even consider an application until you have a MAC.

I know of at least 2 having tried both.