The latest version has just been released June 2013 and links can be found at
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-approval/individual-vehicle-approval-manuals
and
http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/publications/manualsandguides/vehicletestingmanualsandguides.htm
Direct PDF http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/repository/M1%20IVA%20Inspection%20Manual.pdf
ShareACE reported in July 2009 that concerns were raised about the requirement, for BIVA, that vehicles be fitted with ECE 43 spec windscreen glass and the difficulties that would be faced in replacing such glass on a ‘Production’ car that was submitted for the test.
When we first published this piece, a 12 month concession had been granted to allow projects that were in the final stages of completion to be put through the test with BS (British Standards) marked glass. This was later extended for a further 12 months to April 2011.
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