SVA Testing

The Single Vehicle Approval (SVA) scheme is a pre-registration inspection for cars and light goods vehicles that have not been type-approved to British or European standards. The main purpose of the scheme is to ensure that these vehicles have been designed and constructed to modern safety and environmental standards before they can be used on public roads.

Will SVA affect you?

Generally, your vehicle will need to be approved under the SVA scheme and issued with a Minister's Approval Certificate (MAC) if it is up to 10 years old from the date of manufacture and is not covered by either an EC or national type approval.

Standard SVA only will be applied to the following:

• a left hand drive vehicle
  
• a personally imported vehicle
  
• an amateur built vehicle
  
• a vehicle manufactured in very low volume
  
• a vehicle manufactured using parts of a registered vehicle (for manufacturers only)
  
• a rebuilt vehicle (mandatory if first licensing and registration required)
  
• a hearse
  
• an armoured vehicle

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