Hello all.

I know this has probably been done a million times, but can anyone explain in terms of a bullet pointed list exactly what hoops we have to jump through to get a car on the road. I know SVA inspection, but there seems to be a few more hoops that I'm not too sure about.

Any clarifgication greatly appreciated!

Steve

You need a chassis number first. That can either be allocated by the manufacturer, made up by yourself or allocated by the DVLA. I made mine up.

I found a good way of getting your own vin number accepted was to write it on the sva application form. When they write back to you with the appointment, there it is in black and white from the VOSA. Then get it stamped / engraved etc onto the chassis. When you pass the SVA the inspector will write it on the paperwork (MAC Certificate) and you can take that to the DVLA office. No way they are going to argue with a letter from VOSA and a MAC Certificate with a chassis number on them (IMHO).

Then an SVA test at a VOSA station.

Then an inspection at a DVLA Office or your home to register it.

Some offices will inspect before the SVA, some require you to take it to them after the test.

Some offices require an MOT, although this is not required. Can be useful to get one done by a friendly local garage with no number plate / only chassis number on it.

Then to register you need to pay the DVLA office for the registration fee and tax. Of course to tax it you need it insured, so you need a certificate from an insurer on the vin number, with no reg number.

Cheers

Mike

Bloody hell - a lot of stuff to get done!

I was coming under the impression that you need the DVLA Inspection before SVA, but obviously different places have different ways of doing things (which kind of defeats the entire point of the process!).

Anybody know which way round Beverly test centre does it?

alright steve this is how I did it

1. first get your car ready for the sva and the road in general so your Happy.

2. then we made up a 17 digit chassis number consisting of letters and numbers it cant have certain ones like numberplates cant do a search to find which ones.

3. if you think of a good one the chances of someone else having the same number are very extinct

4. you can now insure the car to drive to and from a place pre booked for work ie to set your emissions or general MOT work.

I paid £23 for a days use insurance but they knock that of your final premium(adrian flux).

5..YOUR CAR DOES NOT NEED AN MOT regardless of what the dvla say etc etc there all jobsworth

6. your car can have a pre MOT so just a check over but nothing logged down on computers no chassis numbers etc etc

7. book your sva with your chassis number

also see if at the same time the dvla do the inspections at the SVA centre mine did every tuesday so booked both for at the same time got there 1 hour early for lad to just check car over and look at chassis number took him about 10 seconds.

there is some forms you have to fill in for the dvla once sva passed you could do with having these done for the time of the above inspection

there some answers you wont be able to fill in as you wont have passed the sva yet if you get what I mean

then go DVLA centre and register the scud missile


hope that helps chris

All good stuff!

So, if I get it all right (which I will - positive mental attitude and all that!), I could get it all done over the course of a day or two, so long as I keep a tight ship.

Steve

If you have a look at the total kitcar website they have a fairly comprehensive guide to SVA and registration including examples of the forms required. I followed there guide and had no problems with the paperwork.

Dave

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Originally posted by StevieB
All good stuff!

So, if I get it all right (which I will - positive mental attitude and all that!), I could get it all done over the course of a day or two, so long as I keep a tight ship.

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I'm thinking I won't be on the road by the beginning of spring now!

However, positive thinking and forcefulness will win the day, I'm sure!

Different local offices have different ways.

Chester would not inspect mine until they had the application for registration including the MAC. But from application to inspection and registration only took just over a week.

Also I didn't think you could drive on the road (to get work done) until after the SVA. I think it's worth checking to be sure.

Driving on the road is not a problem pre SVA - PROVIDING you are driving to or from SVA, or to or from a garage for a pre booked session to have either an MOT, or to have work carried out for MOT / SVA, AND you have insurance.
This makes it technically legal to drive to a garage to have your headlights adjusted. Problem is, Plod hates it when you know the law better than them, and will try to get you on anything, however trivial, under construction and use regs (just make sure your car is up to scratch!)

Have a look at:

http://www.irvined.co.uk/content/view/28/49/

And:

http://www.irvined.co.uk/content/view/41/61/

And:

http://www.totalkitcar.com/tkc_article_125.php

And:

http://www.totalkitcar.com/tkc_article_123.php

When you go to the local office to get things sorted, does it have to be the nearest one, or any that you choose (as there's none close to me in particular, it'd be a good opportunity to visit my Nan in Teesside).

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Driving on the road is not a problem pre SVA - PROVIDING you are driving to or from SVA, or to or from a garage for a pre booked session to have either an MOT, or to have work carried out for MOT / SVA, AND you have insurance.

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So if you fail SVA, you can drive it to your mates house to get fixed providing you have an appointment with him to do the work?

I'm not saying it makes any sense, but that's what it says on the SVA form.

I would have thought showing the document would be a fairly good defence if you got stopped by the police.

Excellent - save yourself a load of road tax and registration fees etc. by always being 'on the way to an appointment at a mates house for some work'!