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BIVA test fees - consultation document
chrsgrain - 5/6/08 at 02:18 PM

Hi all,


This has been posted on the Dax owners club, looks like the proposed IVA fee will be £540 (page 31 of the consultation document)..... that's 2 of Rons cars!

Chris

matt_claydon - 5/6/08 at 02:30 PM

To save reading the whole thing, the interesting section for amateur builders is as follows:

quote:

Individual Vehicle Approval

77. Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) is the other national scheme. It is designed for
manufacturers making unique vehicles, or very low numbers of vehicles, and
importers of single vehicles (who will usually be private individuals). The IVA
scheme involves a physical inspection of each vehicle to check that it complies
with the Technical Requirements. Depending on the category of vehicle
submitted, up to 38 examination areas may be assessed for compliance,
although many involve only a simple check.

78. For M1 and N1 category vehicles, two tiers are proposed. Basic IVA (BIVA) which
equates to the current Single Vehicle Approval (SVA) scheme and IVA which
equates to the current Enhanced SVA scheme (ESVA). For all other vehicle
categories only the standard IVA is available.

79. The IVA technical requirements are based on the provisions set out in the 61
separate Directives, and contain derogations where justified. The proposed IVA technical requirements are set out in ANNEX B. There are three separate documents, one for M1/N1 BIVA, one for M1/N1 IVA, and one covering IVA for all other categories (which also covers NSSTA for those categories). Please read
them thoroughly.

80. For Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA), the inspection manuals which define the
examinations to be performed to determine compliance are being developed by the Vehicle and Operators Services Agency (VOSA). Copies of the draft inspection manuals will be available from the VOSA website shortly:

http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosacorp/publications/consultationsandresearch/consultationpapers/consultationpapers.htm

81. The technical requirements largely consist of references to various paragraphs in EC Directives. For the Inspection manuals, the relevant text has been extracted, and converted into language that is easier to follow. If you still have questions, please use the email or postal addresses given for consultation replies.

The technical requirements doc gives a flavour of the new subjects that are covered (which we already knew about) but make so many references to the EC Directives and ECE regulations that I'd suggest waiting for the draft manual before drawing any conclusions.

£540? Ouch!


[Edited on 5/6/08 by matt_claydon]

smart51 - 5/6/08 at 02:55 PM

what are the next page?

Mole - 5/6/08 at 03:20 PM

I thought the £540 was for imports not for amateur built vehicles.

loggyboy - 5/6/08 at 04:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mole
I thought the £540 was for imports not for amateur built vehicles.


Sadly not, good job its just a consultiation Document at the mo.

- NATIONAL APPROVAL SCHEMES, TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND FEES
CONSULTATION DOCUMENT

M1 / N1 (Kit Car*) - £540

* Kit car means a vehicle subject to Basic IVA (BIVA) in one of the following categories/codes: Amateur-built (A), Rebuilt (S) or Vehicle using parts of a registered vehicle (C). The higher fee is to take account of the typical length of inspection needed for these vehicle categories (i.e., just under twice the time for “normal” production vehicles).


Perhaps they should look making the test slightly closer to that of normal cars, im sure theres a good 20% of the test that makes very little difference to the overal safety of the car.

DarrenW - 6/6/08 at 08:14 PM

Im surprised the SVA wasnt that much. You try finding any professional inspector to work for less than £400 for half a day.

'Tis a shame though its so high. By the time you get insurance and road tax you could be talking a grand to put the car on the road after the build.