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The
regulations concerning the SVA / ESVA are fairly complex, but the basic
rules are as follows:
All
passenger vehicles with 8 seats or less and goods vehicles with a G.V.W of
less than 3500kg need to show compliance to ESVA standard unless it falls
into these catagories:
1. Left hand drive
vehicle
2. Personally imported vehicle (with proof
of overseas usage)
3. Amateur built
vehicle
4. A vehicle manufactured in very low
volume
5. A vehicle manufactured using parts of a
registered vehicle (manufacturers only)
6. A rebuilt
vehicle
7. A motor caravan
(optional)
8. An ambulance
(optional)
9. A hearse
10. An armoured
vehicle
These
vehicles require a standard SVA test only, and are not subject to the
enhanced regulations. Any vehicle over ten years old does not
require any SVA / ESVA testing.
The enhanced SVA scheme is
applicable to all other vehicles, any vehicle that can not show compliance
to an acceptable standard will need model reports. For
example, compliance can be found on the deregistration documents on
Japanese market cars for all items except noise and emissions, and unless
the car is over ten years old a model report is required.
If these numbers are not present on the deregistration then the vehicle
shows no compliance and registration is almost impossible.
All vehicles
submitted to ESVA are required to be in standard form with no
modifications which would affect the car from its original state, i.e.
exhaust system, induction system, different wheel size etc.
Any
vehicle that can not prove compliance with its documentation will require
the full range of requirements, these being protective steering, exhaust
emissions, seat belts (including anchorages and installation), brakes and
noise and silencers, which basically makes a vehicle without any
compliance uneconomic to bring into the UK.
Full
information regarding the regulations can be found at :
www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_roads/documents/pdf/dft_roads_pdf_506874.pdf
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