Hey up,

waz the big day yesterday for the SVA at shrewsbury..... but didnt even make it to the test station dam blown radiator cap, nicely polished engine bay now covered in rusty water!! well theres next time!! has any body had this problem and what did the SVA people say... i have been told that becaues it is non attendance i have to pay the full fee again and apply through swansea again goining to take weeks, is there a way round things??

also be warned the AA do not tell you when you take out cover especially for the SVA journey that they will not rescue you because it doenst have a number plate... about as much use as a chocolate tea pot!!! will be canceling that i think!!

till next time

bob

Tuff luck bob. Hope you get it sorted soon.
Seams a bit harsh to charge you again, I would have thought that you should just pay the retest fee.

Bob i think the fee is £50 seem to remember reading it on the wall in the test centre.
have you spoke to the test centre? they do all the retests direct!
after all that work to change engines as well

Sorry to hear about that Bob. I would definitely speak to the test centre and explain whats happened. They may be sympathetic

called the test centre to day, the very nice lady felt sorry for me and is allowing me to just change the date and not pay any fee!! box of rosies for her when im down there!! she said that if i was a production car then i would have had to go through the whole swansea route! waz very understanding about murphys law!!

next sva 18th june! 1 month with the sun out and a `finnished` car, itz going to be HELL!!!!

Barrie, after the engine rebuild and some £600 it turns out that the main reason for the high emissions waz the idle screwes warn on the webbers, £10 to change them and it ran fine Hydrocarbons down to 300 fromm 4000!!! not to happy with the guy at the garage but i do have a sweet , `reliable` and more powerfull motor!!

later guys!!

bob

unlucky bob, good luck for the retest, hope you pass