blakep82
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| posted on 24/5/08 at 06:26 PM |
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hmmm, Goods vehicle SVA?
whats the chances of SVAing my pickup as a good vehicle? or would they see right through it? 
i don't think they'd go for it... but its a nice idea...
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viatron
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| posted on 24/5/08 at 06:29 PM |
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dont see you have anything to loose by trying? maybe a bodged up cover over the bed to make it a bit more realistic?
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BenB
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| posted on 24/5/08 at 06:31 PM |
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When you see what they got away with on scrappy races you probably will 
e.g. the barley pickers f'ing huge artic lorry which was deemed an "agricultural vehicle"...
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blakep82
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| posted on 24/5/08 at 06:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by viatron
dont see you have anything to loose by trying? maybe a bodged up cover over the bed to make it a bit more realistic?
well, if you look at my avatar (mine's the same as that one) its got a cover over the bed anyway, but there's NOOOOO way you could put
anything in the back. ever, because its all chassis tubes.
thing its, its a pick up (and what is a pickup truck if not a good vehicle?) but quite clearly a racing chassis lol
goods vehicle SVA is only £63 according to the last page of this
http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosacorp/repository/Single%20Vehicle%20Approval%20(SVA).pdf
compared to £158 or something
true theres nothing to lose, except £53 if the tester won't test it, plus the original £63
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b184
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| posted on 24/5/08 at 06:38 PM |
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Should be ok aslong as load area has a floor and lashing points I would say.
read somewhere the other day the load area has to be larger than the passenger area I think.
Think it was on vosa web site?
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blakep82
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| posted on 24/5/08 at 06:40 PM |
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ah... could be a problem then... there is no actual load area
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viatron
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| posted on 24/5/08 at 06:40 PM |
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how about temporarily mounting a genny or compressor on the bed, mobile service vehcile for agricultural vehicles?
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b184
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| posted on 24/5/08 at 06:46 PM |
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http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosacorp/repository/IB%20Foreword%20-%203%20-%20Kit%20Goods%20Vehicles.pdf
this is on vosa site
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b184
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| posted on 24/5/08 at 06:47 PM |
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Whats in the back?
can you not put a floor in it?
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blakep82
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| posted on 24/5/08 at 07:01 PM |
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^loads of chassis tubes, and cross bracing... though there is a large space in there, which could have a container constructed for carrying
'grain' or 'animal feed' for delivy to a field, or some other nonsense.
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b184
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| posted on 24/5/08 at 07:07 PM |
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I dont think the floor woul have to be below the pick up sides, it could be level and be a flat bed?
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Miks15
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| posted on 24/5/08 at 09:02 PM |
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Dont know what fields you be gettin through to deliver grain though with 3-4" ground clearance?
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blakep82
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| posted on 24/5/08 at 09:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Miks15
Dont know what fields you be gettin through to deliver grain though with 3-4" ground clearance?
shhhhhh!
or i build some kind of water tank into it, and a petrol presure washer and clean bins... does that count as commercial? lol
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 25/5/08 at 01:47 AM |
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Most production pick-ups are type-approved as N1 category (goods vehicle up to 3.5t) so no reason you shouldn't have yours SVAd as such. Bear in
mind the requirements posted on VOSA's website which b184 linked to above.
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blakep82
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| posted on 25/5/08 at 01:39 PM |
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here it is with no clothes on 
they may take some convincing...
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/5/08 at 01:44 PM |
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Put some boards on and make it a flatbed, a couple of tiedown hooks either side and you could actually use it. b184 suggested it and I agree it sounds
doable.
[Edited on 25/5/08 by Peteff]
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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b184
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| posted on 25/5/08 at 03:00 PM |
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The undressed pic looks as the "Flat bed" area is larger than passenger area, so I would say yes to commercial sva
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blakep82
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| posted on 25/5/08 at 09:04 PM |
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lawnmovers! thats what its for! they're not heavy, for my, er, gardening business. i only cut residential gardens, our council gave everyone
bins to put grass in, so that ties in. so all i need to do is carry 2 lawnmovers (1 flymo, and one with wheels...) and some other light tools.
perfect. there's my story.... thanks to the guy over the road who is a gardener lol
cheers guys! so flatbed with tie down hooks, maybe a cage on the back it is then lol
anyone know whats actually tested (or not) in the commercial SVA or is this going to me a lot of work and hassle to save a few quid on the price of
the test?
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 12:42 AM |
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A large number sections in the SVA manual begin:
"Application: All vehicles except goods vehicles..."
Thus a large proportion of the test is not carried out. You'll have to find a copy of the manual if you want to know the specifics.
[Edited on 26/5/08 by matt_claydon]
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blakep82
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 12:55 AM |
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^ thats what i thought. i did have a link to download it... it doesn't work now though 
i've got it saved somewhere 
i really wonder how viable this is...
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 01:18 PM |
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Are you not at (considerable) risk of the SVA tester not being a complete retard and thus saying 'Goods vehicle? Pull the other one, it has got
bells on'.
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FEZ1025
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 01:26 PM |
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Just like the guy who turned up with an Imprezza (or however you spell it) with a sleeping bag across the back seats & claimed it was a camper
van.
Alan...
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blakep82
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 01:26 PM |
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^ this is why i'm saying i wonder how viable it really is
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 02:22 PM |
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To be honest I'd just get the full test done, for a hundred quid more I'd say it was worth it to have a thorough inspection rather than
the cursory glance over you get with the goods vehicle test! I'm sure you could argue your case but I'm not sure there's a real
benefit.
[Edited on 26/5/08 by matt_claydon]
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