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Driving on public road pre-SVA
bike_power - 12/9/03 at 11:03 PM

Am I right in thinking that I can drive my monster on the public road pre-SVA as long as (a) it's to a pre-arranged appointment at a garage where work will be done that is vital for the SVA test and (b) I have complied with the relevant laws regarding lighting etc and (c) I have insurance ?

Would a visit to TTS to get the engine rolling road tuned for emissions testing count ?

Would a visit to Dax to get the suspension set up count ?

Um, where else can I go . . .

Mark Allanson - 12/9/03 at 11:06 PM

Book an MOT in Cornwall - you could have a holiday at the same time!

matt_claydon - 13/9/03 at 01:35 PM

From the DLTR SVA booklet:

"You will be allowed to travel to and from the test station without the vehicle having been registered and licensed, and, if necessary to and from a garage or other place where modifications are done to enable compliance with the requirements."

If you get stopped I guess it's up to whoever stops you as to whether they consider where you're going to be necessary or not.

Cheers,
Matt.

bike_power - 2/10/03 at 08:03 PM

Thanks Matt, I've got a copy of the booklet and found that section.

I asked the local police what they thought and initially they said I can't drive it at all. I then pointed out that driving to and from the SVA test was allowed and they agreed to look into it.

The called me back and said that I can drive to/from MOT and SVA test but I can only drive to a garage after the car has failed one of the tests, in order to have the necessary rectification work done.

I think they're wrong and I'll show them this booklet at the weekend and see what their interpretation of the wording is but I've got a 60 day cover note on my VIN number starting this weekend and I'm not planning to waste it !

DavidC - 2/10/03 at 08:10 PM

I've gotta say, my 1st interpretation of " if necessary to and from a garage or other place where modifications are done to enable compliance with the requirements." was that you can drive to a garage to fix something you've failed on.

DC

JoelP - 2/10/03 at 08:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by bike_power
I've got a 60 day cover note on my VIN number starting this weekend and I'm not planning to waste it !


i was wondering what plate you would tell the insurance company. would you just display the donor plate and tell the insurance the VIN?

stephen_gusterson - 3/10/03 at 01:24 PM

you insure it on the vin and dont have number plates. Using the donor plates would get you in trouble.

atb

steve

bike_power - 3/10/03 at 06:30 PM

Yep, it's insured on the VIN number not a reg number. I won't be displaying a number plate which is why plod said they'd pull me as soon as I was visible. (Can't be done by a speed camera see, that's what they're worried about . . .)

One reason I believe you can drive pre-SVA to a garage is that imported cars from Japan need to be SVA'd and they need to be driven to a garage first to have the well known mods made.

Anybody else think I can't drive pre SVA to a garage ?

Thanks, Steve

Peteff - 3/10/03 at 07:55 PM

Mine failed the MOT 3 times on minor non-related faults. The easiest is to take a bulb or 2 out and slacken the handbrake cable right off.

yours, Pete.

bike_power - 3/10/03 at 08:08 PM

That was one option, deliberately fail an MOT and then drive to as many appointments as I like to have work done . . . but it seemed daft that I had to wait until I knew the car wasn't road worthy until I drove it on the road . . .