From all the literature ive read about the SVA, am i to take it that the underside of the car doesnt come into it, i have a couple of bolts that might fail otherwise. then again i could always run over a couple of speed ramps to round them off

The tester will put a 30-degree cone against the car - everything above that will be checked.

As for the underneath, he will look, but should only concern himself with dangerous stuff, e.g. something that will fall off, vulnerable pipework, etc.

DJ

as i understand it anything under the level of the floor pan or over two meters doesnt get covered by the dreaded radius and covered theory. sorry i cant quote any official reference but i cant remember where the hell ive read it