hi theres a locost for sale on the bay. he says its got a dutton reg so no need for sva. is this ture or are you asking to have the car taken off you if you get stoped and the car checked out by the plod.
adam

Dont go anywhere near it, Whats the Item Number

[Edited on 8/9/07 by Rek]

[Edited on 8/9/07 by Rek]

i thought that lol it sounds like your ringing it.but because its a kit car i wasnt sure.
adam

[Edited on 8/9/07 by oadamo]

It would be classed as a ringer, but unless the plod in question was very clued up on kitcars, it prob wouldnt be noticed.

I am aware of a few people that have used old dutton v5's to avoid the sva and i personally think its wrong to do, as the test proves the cars safty and build quality, its a route to be taken by the people who are scared of the sva, or bodge artists.

the dutton owners club report evry locost sold on ebay as a dutton to the police and dvla.
and they have reported loads from ebay over the last 2 or 3 years.

Personally I would ban Duttons from the road and crush every one.

Problem come when you sell it as a Locost, not a modified Dutton.
If you have a Dutton that has been progressively modified one part at a time to resemble a Locost is it a Locost or a Dutton or a Westfield replica ?

Can you make sure your sitting in one when they crush it?

Dont slate the Duttons.

In their day they were very good, and give the kit car industry a big boost.
Things have moved on a bit, and they are now quite dated.

As for using them as a ringer V5, then thats out of order.

If you have radically modified your Dutton chassis (the body wont count as it has a chassis for 5 of the 8 points) into a locost (or near clone) then it should have a new SVA as its a radically altered vehicle. Thats the rules.


It also offers the less well off an alternative to a Robin Hood

Dont slate the Duttons.

i love them and there are some real nice restored ones out there.