Michael
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posted on 30/10/10 at 08:50 PM |
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Recovery to IVA
I am all booked for my IVA at Mitcham this Friday (5 November)
I was wondering if anyone has used a recovery agent to get their car to the center and which one that gave good service?
Thanks
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MakeEverything
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posted on 30/10/10 at 08:52 PM |
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Just Drive it.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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Michael
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posted on 30/10/10 at 08:54 PM |
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Oh thats the thing its not been driven yet apart from about 10 feet so want to test it first and make sure all is well.
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matt_gsxr
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posted on 30/10/10 at 08:56 PM |
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You need insurance, but driving it there is quite a popular thing to do.
It does feel wrong though.
Matt
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marcjagman
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posted on 30/10/10 at 08:59 PM |
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How do you get insurance to drive it to IVA? No number plates, not registered etc, is it legal?
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Mark Allanson
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posted on 30/10/10 at 09:03 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Michael
Oh thats the thing its not been driven yet apart from about 10 feet so want to test it first and make sure all is well.
My first drive was from Penzance to Exeter SVA, 110 miles! I MOT'd the car first to make sure it was (provably) roadwothy, insured it on the
chassis number, made up a set of plates 'SVA TEST' and even got a wave from a Police bike who was chasing a speeding Volvo! Passed without
any tweaking and had a thoroughly good day.
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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UncleFista
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posted on 30/10/10 at 09:04 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by marcjagman
How do you get insurance to drive it to IVA? No number plates, not registered etc, is it legal?
We gots ours insured on the chassis number (which we made up and wasn't registered anywhere !) the "SVA or bust" sign is obligatory
and makes everything legal and above board
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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austin man
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posted on 30/10/10 at 09:06 PM |
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I was confident in my build and I welded it, insured it and drove 40 miles at a fair old trot . good thing is those speed cameras have no idea who you
are
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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marcjagman
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posted on 30/10/10 at 09:11 PM |
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What company does the insurance on a chassis nymber and a number plate of IVA TEST? Useful info for when it's my turn.
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austin man
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posted on 30/10/10 at 09:16 PM |
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think I did footman james to start and had no plates whatsoever OOOOH
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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handyandy
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posted on 30/10/10 at 09:40 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by marcjagman
What company does the insurance on a chassis nymber and a number plate of IVA TEST? Useful info for when it's my turn.
I,ve just got my quote from 2 Together, as per the links on this forum, very helpful, quoted on chassis number up until the car is registered then
will receive updated insurance docs when i can supply the reg number.
cheers
andy
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adithorp
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posted on 30/10/10 at 10:01 PM |
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I got quotes from all the specialist insurance companies from adverts in the mags'.
Check how long it can remain insured on a chassis number. Usually a month before you have to give them a reg', which can be a problem if you
have a bad fail or difficulty with DVLA. You can loose the insurance and the fee if you don't get the reg'.
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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02GF74
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posted on 30/10/10 at 10:27 PM |
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Adrian Flux insured mine on chassis number.
oh, and generally is is short term, like a month so when they ask whe you want it to start, set date same as IVA date.
[Edited on 30/10/10 by 02GF74]
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wicket
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posted on 30/10/10 at 10:27 PM |
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Don't think there is anything in the rules that says 'IVA Test' plates are required when driving to the test. As long as it is
insured on the chassis number and you are carrying the appointment letter everything should be OK.
Footman James will insure on chassis number.
[Edited on 30/10/10 by wicket]
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handyandy
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posted on 30/10/10 at 10:28 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by adithorp
I got quotes from all the specialist insurance companies from adverts in the mags'.
Check how long it can remain insured on a chassis number. Usually a month before you have to give them a reg', which can be a problem if you
have a bad fail or difficulty with DVLA. You can loose the insurance and the fee if you don't get the reg'.
adrian
cheers Adrian......you raise a good point there, i,ll check that out on my cover.
hope to go for IVA in next six weeks or so.
thanks
Andy
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wicket
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posted on 30/10/10 at 10:30 PM |
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I think FJ will extend the chassis number cover if required.
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Peteff
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posted on 30/10/10 at 10:33 PM |
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Putting plates on could fall foul of the law as you are running the car on false plates. MOT station warned of this and recommended no plates for SVA
after I tested mine years ago.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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interestedparty
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posted on 31/10/10 at 05:48 AM |
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If you don't drive it, how are you going to bed the brakes in, and maybe loosen up the steering a bit?
As some day it may happen that a victim must be found,
I've got a little list-- I've got a little list
Of society offenders who might well be underground,
And who never would be missed-- who never would be missed!
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Macbeast
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posted on 31/10/10 at 08:02 AM |
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Book it in for an MOT in the next town. You're probably going to want to do that anyway, prior to IVA.
I'm addicted to brake fluid, but I can stop anytime.
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interestedparty
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posted on 31/10/10 at 08:41 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by Macbeast
Book it in for an MOT in the next town. You're probably going to want to do that anyway, prior to IVA.
I'm almost certain that you can't book an MOT for an unregistered car.
As some day it may happen that a victim must be found,
I've got a little list-- I've got a little list
Of society offenders who might well be underground,
And who never would be missed-- who never would be missed!
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rusty nuts
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posted on 31/10/10 at 08:53 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by interestedparty
quote: Originally posted by Macbeast
Book it in for an MOT in the next town. You're probably going to want to do that anyway, prior to IVA.
I'm almost certain that you can't book an MOT for an unregistered car.
Unless things have changed since computerisation which I don't think they have it is possible to test a car using the chassis number
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martyn_16v
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posted on 31/10/10 at 08:57 AM |
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Frank Pickles don't set a fixed time for having it insured on a chassis number. When I asked about it, they told me just to give them a call
back either when it passes, or to let them know if it was a really bad IVA fail that's going to take ages.
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interestedparty
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posted on 31/10/10 at 09:17 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by rusty nuts
quote: Originally posted by interestedparty
quote: Originally posted by Macbeast
Book it in for an MOT in the next town. You're probably going to want to do that anyway, prior to IVA.
I'm almost certain that you can't book an MOT for an unregistered car.
Unless things have changed since computerisation which I don't think they have it is possible to test a car using the chassis number
I'm going by what i was told by my local MOT place earlier this year.
As some day it may happen that a victim must be found,
I've got a little list-- I've got a little list
Of society offenders who might well be underground,
And who never would be missed-- who never would be missed!
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Macbeast
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posted on 31/10/10 at 10:26 AM |
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If so - bugger.
Obviously you're not going to get an MOT certificate but I'm sure on here it's often been said that you can drive to a pre-booked
MOT test.
I'm addicted to brake fluid, but I can stop anytime.
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interestedparty
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posted on 31/10/10 at 10:33 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by Macbeast
If so - bugger.
Obviously you're not going to get an MOT certificate but I'm sure on here it's often been said that you can drive to a pre-booked
MOT test.
Best to check with your local test station, but the guys at my place are pretty sensible, so much so it didn't even occur to me to try
elsewhere.
As some day it may happen that a victim must be found,
I've got a little list-- I've got a little list
Of society offenders who might well be underground,
And who never would be missed-- who never would be missed!
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