DVLA Legislation - please read

[topher]

taken from talk audio forums

http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=81013

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/public/consult/veh_inspec/vi_summary.htm

PLEASE everybody interested in being able to continue to engine swap, tube frame or significantly visually alter motor vehicles in the UK go to the DVLA web site and go through the nausea of completing thier online submission - also please request a copy of the consultation paper. Doesn't matter if you don't read it - they judge strength of public feeling on the number of them that the send out.

basically they are trying to screw anyone moddifying a car, and particularly those of us moddifying older cars (not allowing fitting of more modern components without having to re-register on a Q plate, having to go the SVA for your mods every time, etc.)

BTW kit means kit car built to original kit car spec not fitting a body kit.

Deadline is 19th July, they're sneaked this f*cker on us without any anouncement.

Ta.

EDIT: please copy the link and post it on any other suitable web sites. The consultation list they have for this excercise includes such bodies as "The Christian Road Safety League" and RoSPA and the Vehicle Scrap Dismantlers Association, and not anyone to do with modifying cars or the moddified vehicle industry - need as much support for this as possible.

[Len]

sh!t!   there goes my Beach Buggy project ideas!

Bugga!   :'(

[tinman]

This sounds like one of those crazy ideas dreamed up by a bureaucrat, but rather than complain and call them f*ckers, why don't you find out where your local MP has his next surgery and go give him a visit.

MPs will do anything for your vote, and especially the younger vote. Outline your valid point that the consultation period is too short, and then just for fun - write to all the car magazines.

Car magazines are always looking for decent editorial, so if you become "Angry of Huddersfield" they love it.

You could even start on online petition to get the consultation extended. There are plenty of people here who will sign it (I would), I imagine plenty of people on ClubGTI and all the chavs will (they have to).

[Speedydub]

Thats terrible. Punish us like, but don't try and actually catch more car crims like eh??

One part refers to the point scoring system and mentions suspension. Does that imply that if you lower your car is has to be inspected??

[topher]

Before anyone starts aiming questions at me, just remember i didnt write any of that, all copy/pasted from another thread on the request of a mate. To be honest it doesn't affect me as far as i can see but thought you lot might like to have a browse  

Chris.

[Speedydub]

^soz Tophuh  

Bloomin sh*t innit.  

 

[topher]

no probs lass. i took a quick look and as usual its a lot of foaming and euphemisms... i think you're safe with lowering though  

[Speedydub]

I don't have the receipt......so is it really lowered?  

[jv]

if you read through the content I am not sure of why there is a load of fuss. if you think you are going to have you car inspected and it given a Q reg just because you fitted some neon washer jets and a bad boy bonnet you are way off the mark!

this section, for example
http://www.dvla.gov.uk/public/consult/veh_inspec/vi_radically.htm

is just commenting on the fact that in the past you got get a vehicle bodyshell, put whatever inside you like in terms of engine, suspension etc and it would still be named and registered as whatever the original shell was

[Dizzie]

I best send off the forms a bit quick then saying it's now got the 20v in there!  

EDIT*
I don't get this. Originally my car had a 1781cc engine with 4 cylinder's running on petrol. No change there then