Tag Archives: VOSA

New MOT regulations – How modified is a modified?

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On the Pistonheads website an interesting article appeared relating to Track day cars and the MOT.

New MOT regs – Do you need to panic?

Most of the new rules have been introduced to keep up with the number of electronic safety systems on new cars. If there’s a warning light you’ve been trying to ignore for a while, you might want to take a second look at it. Under the new rules, any illuminated malfunction indicator lights for electronic power steering, air bags, seat belt pre-tensioners and the like could mean a failed test.
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Rebodying – A clarification

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There are some kits that are manufactured to fit already registered chassied vehicles and others are creating hybrids with the (almost) complete mechanicals from one vehicle with a different body fitted.

As the basic component identity of the vehicle does not change, per DVLA rules , they would not lose their ‘right to registration’ and therefore would not require SVA /BIVA.
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Chassis and Monocoque Modification

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VOSA Clarification on Body/Chassis points rules

Some of you will have taken the time to find the rules that govern how much you are allowed to modify your vehicle before its identity is called into question.

Whilst the 8 points system has been in place for at least 27 years (in its current form) DVLA have been sadly remiss in making the guidelines relating to car modifying known to those that it affects.
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Harmonised IVA – HIVA

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The EU Council have released the draft Harmonised Individual Vehicle Approval document and it’s caused a storm.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/24592411/Draft-Harmonised-Individual-Vehicle-Approval

The document appears, as with the original SVA, to have completely ignored the fact that there are classes and types of vehicles that do not fit the ‘Global’ definitions the the EU likes to deal in.
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BIVA Pickup problems

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The new BIVA test has a class for modified production cars(group M1) which is a big step forward from SVA and enables many more to legally modify their cars outside of the DVLA 8 points system.

However there is an anomaly in the application of the rules,which needs pointing out before you rush into building a pickup from your production car.
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BIVA – Amendment

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After the introduction of the new BIVA test at the end of April it had become obvious that issues were occurring with finished builds that didn’t comply with the new EC43 only glass specifications. Currently an amnesty, for a period of 12 months, been granted to allow current projects to be completed without the need for purchases of replacement glazing.
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