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« Reply #5655 on: February 18, 2013, 09:52:37 PM » |
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Inspection should be a doddle. They're basically looking for verification on what the paperwork says.
They're nice peeps in the Wimbledon office.
I went with Dslam for one of his fossils for the paperwork part, and the guy behind the desk was really good bloke, helpful and human.
Then a week or so later, took the shrapnel loverlee vintage vehicle on a trailer for the inspection. Different guy, but again, he was a really decent friendly bloke.
A real shame the place is closing down with all the related job losses.
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« Reply #5656 on: February 18, 2013, 10:29:29 PM » |
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Civil Service counter staff must be a pretty thankless job. I don't know Nice DVLA Lady's name or I'd actually write to the office & tell them how helpful she was -not that it'd do her any good. She was offered a job at DVLA Swansea or redundancy. She's taking the money & leaving, though she did joke that maybe she should set up an advisory agency for people struggling with the paperwork. The top 2 floors of their building have already got To Let signs in the windows.
As N DVLA L said, once they're closed down, future applicants will have to do everything online or by post, submitting one form at a time, waiting for it to be processed, applying for the next etc. The inspection I'm going for next week will be farmed out to VOSA test stations, rather than being done for free by the DVLA.
Progress apparently.
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« Reply #5657 on: February 18, 2013, 10:50:31 PM » |
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The DVLA check the info that VOSA checked when you did the SVA test , even though they are both part of DfT they can't take each others word for it  Apparently when the LOs shut THEN VOSAs word WILL be good enough  Two months time eh ? Looks like they are bringing forward the closures as it was all meant to be phased for Oct/ Nov/ Dec. |
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« Reply #5658 on: February 18, 2013, 10:58:58 PM » |
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May be winding down the staffing levels until final closure Kev.
Another trip back with the recovery truck next week will obviously mean another pay out to Scottie. Don't begrudge him that at all, but I'll be glad when all these journeys back & forth, form filling & fees are done.
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« Reply #5659 on: February 18, 2013, 11:17:29 PM » |
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The only one you HAVE to trailer to is the DVLA inspection you can drive to the SVA ( now BIVA) with no plates etc ( very exciting ,done it several times ) likewise doesn't have to be trailered to MOT. Mind you the way it ran on the first SVA test it was worthwhile trailering it  |
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« Reply #5660 on: February 19, 2013, 12:05:44 AM » |
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Really, you can drive to the SVA ?
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« Reply #5661 on: February 19, 2013, 09:21:25 AM » |
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Yup, as long as it's insured on the chassis number ,it's considered a mandatory test as is MOT. The downside is if the find something seriously wrong they can prohibit it so you need to trailer it back.
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« Reply #5662 on: February 19, 2013, 10:53:30 PM » |
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Yeah, we knew it was going to fail it's first SVA test, but didn't realise quite how much it'd fail by!
Not sure what they'll be looking for next week -VIN number on the chassis, engine number -what else? I'm assuming it's a vehicle identity check, rather than road worthiness? Making sure I'm not trying to re-register a stolen vehicle, or a fibreglass kitcar pretending to be original steel -that kind of thing? Checking it is actually what I claim it is? I was told I don't need to take any paperwork with me at all, but will take my file of receipts again, just in case!
Got a couple of new fuel filters in the post today, so will fit them in the next few days, one between the tank & the pump & the other just before the carb. I've also rebuilt the sticking drivers door lock, as well as fitting an interior handle, (a drawer front handle from B & Q, drilled with hotrod holes).
The doors look a bit Frankenstinian at the moment, stitched together from several donor doors. The welds will be smoothed out though & there'll be an interior door panel over the top eventually anyway.
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« Reply #5663 on: February 20, 2013, 06:48:17 AM » |
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They will be checking that it is what you say it is. They have a clipboard with a list of stuff on it and go around mumbling and grumbling and ask you a few questions like where is the chassis number, engine number etc. A bit of polite conversation and away you go.
They will be pleased to see something different. Most of the inspectors time is spent giving people bad news in that that really expensive car they bought is in fact a nicked ringer and they have lost their money. Enthusiasts with different from the norm kit are welcomed as it offers a diversion.
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« Reply #5664 on: February 20, 2013, 07:01:48 AM » |
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« Reply #5665 on: February 20, 2013, 08:39:02 AM » |
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Hot rod holes.. Lol Got plenty of those already |
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« Reply #5666 on: February 20, 2013, 05:10:00 PM » |
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Specially lightened racing door handles.
As I've said here before, I've got a bit of phobia for tests & exams of any sort. They make me feel genuinely terrified. When we did the SVA test I couldn't go into the building with the truck & had to sit outside till it was over. I'll be so relieved when this is all sorted.
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« Reply #5667 on: February 20, 2013, 08:52:24 PM » |
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Specially lightened racing door handles.
As I've said here before, I've got a bit of phobia for tests & exams of any sort. They make me feel genuinely terrified. When we did the SVA test I couldn't go into the building with the truck & had to sit outside till it was over. I'll be so relieved when this is all sorted.
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« Reply #5668 on: February 20, 2013, 10:30:16 PM » |
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« Reply #5669 on: February 21, 2013, 11:58:08 AM » |
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I'm fine with an MOT if I think it's going to fail! It's when I really think it should pass that I chew my fingernails down to the bone!
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