| Hi Mark. I had my KVA SVA'd about 5 yrs ago. (I think the test is tougher now). It is most important to get the SVA manual, it explains everything.
The tester initially pulled me up on two points but allowed me time to fix them over lunch:
1). Too noisy. I had a silencer made for the car and during runing prior to the SVA, some of the packing had blown out. I temporarily repacked with wire wool. Since then, the silencer has been modified to enable proper repacking.
2). Speedo out of calibration by 1 mph. A small inaccuracy is allowed if the speedo reads high, but none if it reads low. The speedo was a standard item from GTD and I had doubted it's accuracy so had it calibrated by a firm in London area who gave the details for me to measure the distance covered for so many revolutions of the rear wheels. It wasn't quite corrrect on the testers rolling road, but a lunchtime phone call to the London company gave me the info to adjust it on the spot.
The car passed in the afternoon!
Many cars have the rally type bonnet pins to hold the rear clip down. As Ian says, any sharp edges or protusions are not allowed. I replaced the pins with standard car bonnet latches which are released with a lever inside the car.
Get the manual, recent member experiences and let the fun begin!!
Dave Tickle
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