Seems as though i'm ready for SVA etc.Whats the schedule from here to driving it fully legal, so that i can decide whether to drive or trailer.Read a lot of threads but cant decide whether every authority works the same or different.
Everyone seems to have their own methods.
For me;
1. Build up inspection at home by DVLA (approx 6 weeks before SVA),
2. Kind of pre-MOT to check headlamp alignment and emmissions.
3. Drove to SVA and failed.
4. Drove to SVA 2 and passed. Car broke down and got recovered.
5. dropped forms off at DVLA and got plates about 3 days later.
I did about 150 miles before getting SVA'd. My local SVA is 45 miles away. Perfectly legal to drive there and back for pre-arranged appointment.
You will only be prevented from driving home after a fail if the SVA issue a defect notice. You must be insured - Osbournes gave me 2 weeks on the
chassis number before having to inform them of the reg number - i just made it on the last day!
I neednt have bothered setting emissions. SVA man just passed me a screwdriver when he first hooked up the sniffer! As soon as it recorded a good
result he hit the button. I pulled out the stops for afirst time pass and gave myself all sorts of headaches. On reflection i should have just got it
fully roadworthy and then gone up for my list!!! I neglected to realise that some testers are very strict. All good now and very happy overall with
the whole experience.
Thanks for that,out of interest do your headers still glow,if so is it a fault and what causes it or is it inherrent in the material.Mine where bright
red on initial startup but a combination of timing and flooding carbs caused it and seems ok now.Just about to wrap the headers to minimise heat in
engine bay.Spent money having them polished and now there discoloured!
[Edited on 20/3/06 by westf27]
They glowed for the same reason as yours. Timing a mile out. Mixture even further out. I probs didnt have the cooling all plumbed up as well at the
time. They have never got anywhere near that colour since after setting it up better. Personally i like the discoloured look. Makes it look well used.
I havent wrapped my headers. I have vented the bonnet well instead. I now have airflow across the top of the engine from the bonnet bulge to 4 large
vents at the back of each side. This has kept the temperature under more control. Summer may present a different challenge and result in me wrapping
them, but my next trick will be to use water wetter to aid cooling before i do that.
By the way - was my answer what you were expecting or did you want to know something else?
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Originally posted by DarrenW
You will only be prevented from driving home after a fail if the SVA issue a defect notice.
You will get a defect notice for example if the brakes dont work and would result in an unroadworthy car. Iam sure it would have to be a major safety
related fault. You wont be prevented from driving home for an incorrect bonnet catch but if the bonnet was at risk of coming off then you may need to
secure it in some way (a roll of gaffer tape should resolve it). I havent heard of many defect notices being issued for amateur built cars. I think
Jos had a problem with his brakes but he managed to fix them after the test and avoid the defect notice. if the tester is super strict they can stop
you fixing at the test and enforce you getting a garage to recover you so they are professionally repaired. Its a rare occurence so dont worry about
it too much.
Ive heard of people failing for emissions and still being able to drive home to sort it for the retest.
I think the rule about driving to and from only counts if you go to the nearest test station (same rule if you dont have MOT but need to drive to the
garage). The only other thing to be aware of is if you do brake down before being registered some of the breakdown services wont pick you up. RAC left
me stranded and i had to arrange private recovery - cost me £60! (cash job arranged by a good friend - other quotes were between £150 - £200)
your reply was much what i expected.Contacted local DVLA they said sva first then maybe an inspection then registration.I have v55/4 is this what i need to register only it seems the questions cannot be answered at present.Do the sva people provide any paperwork after passing to give to dvla?
You will get the MAC off VOSA that has to be handed into DVLA. You wont see that again so best to take a copy if you want to keep it. The V55 has a load of questions that are not relevant to our cars. When DVLA came out to my house they went thro the forms in detail and told me which ones to answer. Cant remember off hand which ones they are. Probs best to call them i fyou need clarification. VOSA SVA form can be downloaded from website.
Thanks for your help