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getting to sva???
Z20let Corsa - 8/12/08 at 05:44 PM

right. i know if a car isnt mot'd you can drive it still aslong as your going to the mot station. but obviously when the cars not even been sva'd, people talk about driving to their sva test centre but i dont understand how when you havnt got numberplats or anything?? whats the crack with it?? thanks.

mistergrumpy - 8/12/08 at 05:47 PM

SVA's a pre government booked test same as an MOT. Get your insurance on the chassis number. There's loads on it if you do a search.

cd.thomson - 8/12/08 at 05:50 PM

you can drive in your kit without plates as long as you meet the following criteria:

1. you have a booked appointment for SVA or MOT which the pigs can check
2. you have insurance which covers you to drive the vehicle to these tests (talk to your insurer, this is where kit car specific policies help).
3. you have paid your road tax

Z20let Corsa - 8/12/08 at 05:52 PM

but can you get road tax without it being road registered??:S

cd.thomson - 8/12/08 at 05:55 PM

ha! good point, I just copied those details from an historical post.

Possibly you only need those first two points

BenB - 8/12/08 at 05:56 PM

No. You don't need road tax to drive to SVA. You just need insurance.

The only thing to be aware of is that some insurers will only insure for a few weeks on a chassis number and some insurance policies are non-refundable. So if you fail SVA you can't get a registration number to give them and your insurance may become void as a result (and you lose all your insurance money ).....

TOO BADD - 8/12/08 at 06:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
you can drive in your kit without plates as long as you meet the following criteria:

1. you have a booked appointment for SVA or MOT which the pigs can check
2. you have insurance which covers you to drive the vehicle to these tests (talk to your insurer, this is where kit car specific policies help).
3. you have paid your road tax



They say there is trouble with the pigs in Ireland, so no worry there

martin1973 - 8/12/08 at 06:08 PM

i know this may seem a bit ott but i asked my insurance company for a letter to comfirm i was covered to drive to the sva.

Z20let Corsa - 8/12/08 at 06:59 PM

yeah id definately do that. when im building everything custom from scratch, what do i do for a chassis number?? do i just stamp the engine no on the chassis or make a random one up or do i ring somewhere and get one issued or what?? thanks.

iiyama - 9/12/08 at 06:33 AM

and all this grief and hassle is exactly why Im sticking my car on a trailer to take to SVA!!!

jabbahutt - 9/12/08 at 08:10 AM

You can drive to SVA with a pre booked appointment (normally they send you a letter) and insurance on the chassis number.

Your exempt needing plates and tax under the 1984(?) excise and registration regs, do a search under my posts and it even lists the section and sub section which covers you.

Cheers
Nigel

JoelP - 9/12/08 at 08:51 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Z20let Corsa
yeah id definately do that. when im building everything custom from scratch, what do i do for a chassis number?? do i just stamp the engine no on the chassis or make a random one up or do i ring somewhere and get one issued or what?? thanks.


speak to your local DVLA regarding the chassis number as they all do it differently. Some let you make your own, some issue it at the inspection, others want to inspect after SVA so will issue the chassis number without it.