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ned - 30/7/03 at 11:15 AM

but where can i buy a copy of the sva manual? I tried looking on the dvla site but had no joy (or looked inthe wrong place) If anyone could advise me I'd be grateful. I think I need to read up on what will and won't be permitted before I make some silly choices...

thanks,

Ned.

wicket - 30/7/03 at 12:17 PM

Vehicle Inspectorate
Welcombe House
91/92 The Strand
Swansea
SA1 2DH

I think it now £30, money well spent.

http://www.via.gov.uk/home.htm

Viper - 30/7/03 at 12:18 PM

i got mine from my local ministry testing station.

ned - 30/7/03 at 12:30 PM

just rang the vehicle inspectorate (0870 60 60 440) and apparantley the SVA manual is out of print at the moment!

Ned.

timf - 30/7/03 at 12:37 PM

ned has u2u

Simon - 30/7/03 at 01:31 PM

Go to:

http://www.tso.co.uk/bookshop/bookstore.asp

In the search box, type: Single Vehicle

and it should come up as first answer and the buy now option.

HTH

ATB

Simon

[Edited on 30/7/03 by Simon]

ned - 30/7/03 at 02:00 PM

thanks all, now sorted.

Ned.

Mark Allanson - 30/7/03 at 09:56 PM

There is a pdf version (2000) which could mysteriously appear in you email if you need it

MK7 - 31/7/03 at 07:58 AM

I'm in the same situation. I just received a letter this morning from the VOSA returning my cheque and telling me I'll have to wait for 2-3 months.

I'm wondering if this is just an out of stock situation or if the manual is going to be revised.

Either way, anyone that can help out I'd be grateful. Any recent second hand ones knocking around that are no longer needed?

I have the SVA 2000 PDF but I've been led to believe that the SVA manual is as much as 'how to' document with diagrams and templates as it is a 'what to' list.

Russell

MikeyG - 2/8/03 at 10:50 PM

There is a cheaper way...

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svaonline/

Dunno how current it is, but the whole think is so heavy n dull to read. If found the best way about things was to skim the SVA manual, read the book a couple of times, browse the newsgroups, fail the first SVA test and the find out what was wrong with everything.....The tester will explain it much better than the SVA manual ever will!!!

stephen_gusterson - 4/8/03 at 10:18 AM

The 'online' manual is 2000 edition - I have a real one of same vintage.


The online one is made complicate dby several pages of preamble that waffle on about legislative aspects, before it gets into the 20 or so sections that actually ARE the sva manual. There are also some diagrams missing that are in a real manual.

For me, a real manual is pretty easy to read and interpret in 98% of the manual.

atb

steve






quote:
Originally posted by MikeyG
There is a cheaper way...

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svaonline/

Dunno how current it is, but the whole think is so heavy n dull to read. If found the best way about things was to skim the SVA manual, read the book a couple of times, browse the newsgroups, fail the first SVA test and the find out what was wrong with everything.....The tester will explain it much better than the SVA manual ever will!!!

dutchsuperseven - 4/8/03 at 07:00 PM

Dear Ned,
There is a summarised version of the SVA-manual on seven.dp-graphics.nl/SVA-man-password-bje693.pdf
The password is bje693.

Greetingz Rob.