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Jun 26, 2024 10:55:53 GMT
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Hi Folks, So I'm looking at something for the weekend... A Blitz 2 Buggy. www.blitzworld.co.uk/blitz-2-factory-built-road-legalThis particular one is not registered and obviously built some time ago. The kit is NLA, but was offered with the option to IVA it, but there is mention of a donor car which must be MOT'd and taxed. That is obviously no longer possible. Does the IVA test use the ID from a donor car? If that's not an option could I still IVA this one or am I looking at a world of pain? Any advice gratefully received.
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Jun 26, 2024 17:05:20 GMT
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Trying to think back to when I put a vehicle through IVA and what was needed from donor car.I guess you have no details of the original donor or are able to obtain these. One of the DVLA forms, V627/1, built up vehicle report asks for the origin of the chassis/bodyshell, axles (both), transmission, steering assembly, engine and front/rear suspension. Have you tried finding a owners group on FB, etc?
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Jun 26, 2024 17:07:41 GMT
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don't know too much about this particular conversion....the DVLA will issue a new VIN and I guess a age related plate if you can provide the required details. Otherwise it will probably end up with a Q plate
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The use of a donor car just gets you an age related plate instead of a Q plate. It's not relevant to getting it through BIVA. I would take a look at the BIVA manual and understand what is required to pass the test. If it does not have a VIN number that will be your first job. DVLA supply them.
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Jun 27, 2024 12:13:06 GMT
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The use of a donor car just gets you an age related plate instead of a Q plate. It's not relevant to getting it through BIVA. I would take a look at the BIVA manual and understand what is required to pass the test. If it does not have a VIN number that will be your first job. DVLA supply them. Thank you. As I understand some of these were made road legal and it has mirrors/lights etc so the IVA route should be feasible then. I was hoping that it might be possible to get a Certificate of Conformity and do it that way (as the guys from Anarchy garage have somehow managed to make a couple of karts road legal) but I guess if that was an option Blitz would not have had to offer the IVA option. Don't really want to ask on the FB owners group because then I'm feeding info to folks who might be bidding against me.
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Jun 27, 2024 13:47:16 GMT
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I'd say they were made road legal a long time ago
I can't imagine it would go through an IVA without many many changes
I have a kit car built in the 80s and again, I really doubt I could make it road legal these days
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Jun 27, 2024 15:32:02 GMT
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I'd say they were made road legal a long time ago I can't imagine it would go through an IVA without many many changes I have a kit car built in the 80s and again, I really doubt I could make it road legal these days They were designed for the old SVA which is not too far removed from BIVA. It does depend on whether the original builder intended to go down that route. If not then I agree, there could be a lot of remedial work involved. One issue that springs to mind is that they were a series powered. Could the build date of the engine be established with the appropriate evidence? If not the emissions part of the test will be a big issue.
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Good point about the A-series, more to consider, thank you.
As an aside, is there a difference between IVA and BIVA? I've been trying to search but not finding much.
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Good point about the A-series, more to consider, thank you. As an aside, is there a difference between IVA and BIVA? I've been trying to search but not finding much. AFAIK IVA is for the manufacturers with documentary evidence of type approval and certificates of conformity of every single part of the model in the range. BIVA is basic compliance of construction and use and safety criteria of the individual vehicle presented. Guess which one costs more. Happy to be corrected if not so. Colin
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Last Edit: Jun 29, 2024 7:57:44 GMT by crockpot
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