A little bird (actually a big hairy mechanic) told me today that you now have to trailer your car to SVA and cannot drive it there any more - tha same applies to registering it with the DVLA too.

Have I missed something?

First I've heard, hope it's not true. You aint gonna drive yours there are you It might get dirty

See ya

Rich

News to me. Driving to your local DVLA has always been a bit of a grey area. Some will allow it (providing your insurance covers you) and others won't but driving to SVA is usually permitted. Best to check with your insurance company though to be certain.

Phil

I always belived that if you were insured you were OK.

regards

agriv8

I was intending to trailer my car to the first SVA (which it will probably fail) but drive it back for the inevitable re-test. I was horrified to hear this news but it kinda makes sense when you think about it - brand new car without any safety checks trundling along busy roads etc.

So what about all the other vehicles on the road Even brand new cars are driven for three years before they're tested. Lots of older cars are death traps being driven by people who rely on their annual MOT to highlight any potentially dangerous/safety issues and who don't know one end of a spanner from the other.

If you're unsure as to it's roadworthiness, take it for a pre SVA MOT.

Phil

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Originally posted by Hellfire
So what about all the other vehicles on the road Even brand new cars are driven for three years before they're tested.

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And then they're driven for how long before they're tested again?? Which is the point I was kinda trying to make..........

Phil


[Edited on 13-12-06 by Hellfire]

When you consider the cross section of society (and car builders) it is fair to assume that there will be cars of erm ... variable build quality being unleashed on the busy roads on their way to SVA - never having turned a wheel, let alone been checked for basic safety. For example if the tracking was horrendously set up (like mine was before I got it done professionally) there would be very little control in wet conditions.

Personally I would feel a little safer if a home pre-sva test was introduced to ensure that the hapless builder/driver stands half a chance of making that appointment without the wheels literally falling off.

Come to think of it, there might be a market for something like that - peace of mind and all that


[Edited on 13-12-06 by RazMan]

Pretty sure you can still drive to SVA and also home again after a fail, provided the testers let you.

The funny thing is that if you pass its illegal for you to drive on the road without tax and number plates!

I drove straight from SVA to DVLA office. Was told that this was a very grey area but most likely to be illegal. Regarless of the fact that it would have been illegal for me to drive the car on her majesty's highway, having passed anyway!

I used to be a big hairy mechanic some years ago and I new F**k all about SVA then aswell,
Where did he obtain this amazing snippet from?
You can drive to the test providing you are insured to do so.
And as already said DVLA or Built up inspection is a bit grey.
Steve.

Reading DVLA don't class the driving to registration as a grey area. They've told me I'm allowed to drive the car to the inspection as long as it's insured.

They won't inspect the car until it's SVAd though

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=48598

I'd don't quite see how I can drive to the SVA station. How do I get the car insured in the first place if it has no registration number? Doesn't it go like-

1)trailer to MOT
2)trailer to SVA
3)send documents to DLVA
4)get reg from DVLA then insure car.
5)crash it within first mile...

Have I got it wrong??

oh yeah does a car have to be insured to be towed. Reason I ask is the MOT place is on the other side of the vilage (500 yards away)? could I just tow it? failing that I might just push...!

If you go with one of the specialist Kit car insurers they will offer pre sva insurance.

the details on the cover note will be the chassis number.

Mine covered me for 'Booked trips to the MOT station' and to SVA appointments

PS for the MOT I would choose an MOT station a little further away so to give the car a propper shake down. Mine was 20 miles away ( though it was a freind garage !! )

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Originally posted by macnab
I'd don't quite see how I can drive to the SVA station. How do I get the car insured in the first place if it has no registration number? Doesn't it go like-

1)trailer to MOT
2)trailer to SVA
3)send documents to DLVA
4)get reg from DVLA then insure car.
5)crash it within first mile...

Have I got it wrong??

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Put it this way, you can drive any vehicle you like to the MOT centre, regardless of condition, so why not the sva? You are allowed to drive to and from the sva, dvla inspection and mots. Hell, if I ever get to the stage where I need to sva something, I have no intention of passing up the opportunity to drive an unmarked car around!

Thanks.

Thats clear now, more incentive to get pushing with the car. Goals to be on the road by spring! Even getting a bright orange fuel tank for christmas, how festive!

I got pulled on for having no plates on way back from SVA , showed insurance and driving licence . All he asked was is Norwich the nearest SVA center to you? Also said your bound to get pulled again before you get home

When applying for my chassis inspection at my local DVLA Office (Oxford) they asked if I would be able to get the car trailered there. I said I would and booked it in. Found out my insurance on chassis number had ran out so couldnt register it. Luckily Footman James renewed it for me for another 30 days. Rebooked the chassis inspection and they didnt say anything about trailering it there, so drove it there and nothing was said. Did a search on the internet when I got back and read a bit on peoples websites about chassis inspections at the Oxford DVLA and they said they werent allowed to drive there.

[Edited on 17/12/2006 by greggors84]