Age related SVA test

[ben]

Does any one has some info about this system
I am looking for the possibilty to get my GT40 replica sva approved on a age related plate
Because this is one of the ways to get the car road legal in holland and skip the tax they want if you build on a new registration
I have heard some thing about that all ( major ) components of the donor car have a certain value and with enough pionts you can keep the registration of the donor car


Looking forward to your replay
Also othor suggestions welkom

Ben

 

[Tony Hunt]

Ben,
If you have an age-related plate on the car, you won't need to get SVA - just present the car for MOT. Of course, you will have to have the correct description on the V5, the 'log book'.
If you don't have a registration for the car, you must get SVA in order to obtain a modern plate. Once you have that, you can then change it for an age-related plate, but your car would still be 2007 registered.
This assumes that you can prove that all parts on the car, with one major exception (usually the engine), are new - you have to have Certificates of Newness. Otherwise you will only be eligible for a Q plate, which you cannot swap for an age-related one.
This system is to prevent people from putting unapproved vehicles on the road.
If you think you will have trouble obtaining approval in Holland, consider registering the car in UK and running in Holland on British plates. You would still have to obtain SVA in the first place and would have to bring it back to UK every year for its MOT, and buy a UK tax disc of course. Some owners (mostly expatriate Brits) do this.
I know of a number of GT40s running in Holland on Dutch plates. What's the problem with obtaining approval over there?

Tony Hunt

 

[Lee]

You will struggle to register a newly built GT40 with an age related registration. I think what you are looking for is described here.

This is different to registering as a new vehicle onto which you then transfer an old registration which is relatively (!) easy.

Registration and SVA Articles

 

[Chris E]

Ben
The first thing to note that SVA and registering teh car are two separate processes.
Once you have passed the SVA test, there are various routes to obtaining a registration number. As Tony says, you can get either a new registration, or a Q plate.
However, there is third method ( which is the one I think you are referring to ) which involves presenting your car as a KIT CONVERSION ( not a Kit car ).

The rules for this are explained on the DVLA website - as follows:

This is where a kit of new parts is added to an existing vehicle or old parts are added to a kit comprising a manufactured body, chassis or monocoque bodyshell. The general appearance of the vehicle will change and result in a revised description on the registration certificate.

A vehicle will retain its donor registration mark if either the original unmodified chassis or unaltered monocoque bodyshell and two other major components are used. If a new monocoque bodyshell or chassis from a specialist kit manufacturer is used (or an altered chassis or bodyshell from an existing vehicle) together with two major components from a donor vehicle, an age related mark will be assigned. The mark will be based on the age of the donor vehicle. An ESVA, SVA or MSVA test will be required to register the vehicle.

Where there are insufficient parts from a donor vehicle or in cases where the original registration mark is unknown, an ESVA, SVA or MSVA certificate will be required to register the vehicle and a 'Q' prefix registration number will be allocated.


The Important and relevant words for GT40 builder are ' If a new monocoque bodyshell or chassis from a specialist kit manufacturer is used (or an altered chassis or bodyshell from an existing vehicle) together with two major components from a donor vehicle, an age related mark will be assigned. '
This means if you use, say, a 1990 'T'' reg Granada as the donor car forsay, the front and rear suspension and the driveshafts or steering, yuo should be able to convince the registration officer that you have used enough parts to avoid being given a Q plate.

The DVLA spells it out clearly. Just search on 'DVLA kit conversions' or 'DVLA radically altered'.


Good luck!

 

[ben]

Thanks for all the information
Chris the info you have send is what I was looking for maybe if I explane the Idea I had you can judge if is a possiblity

The car ( parts )I have is similiar to an KVA type C
I was thinking of using as many parts as possible from a renault and with a bit of modding ( which is not a problem )I was hoping to use enough parts to get the registartion from the donor car
-motor
-gearbox
-steering
-driveshafts
-brakes
-hubs
This will give a lot of benefits in getting the car on the road in Holland
A new registered car with UK papers will be seen as a new car and you have to pay about 20% of the value of the car as tax
The amount of tax is getting lower in relation to the age of the car prox 1% each month so after 100 months you do not have to pay any tax
Also the road tax we have to pay if free for cars older than 25 jears and the insurance can be done on oldtimer bases which also saves a lot of money
So the plan was to build the car using as much parts as possible and then later change the motor number on the UK papers and ( wich can be done by post I have heard )and then get the car on dutch papers

Because the car is still in parts I am looking for the best way to get it on the road in holland and ofcorse I like to spend the money to the car and not to the goverment

Thanks for the info and if some one has more it1s always welkom


Kind regards

Ben