I plan on building a wooden vehicle all by myself and I plan on copying an existing vehicle, by copying the blueprints and dimensions of an existing vehicle like for example a Renault or Volvo vehicle, because it’s already legal and in mass production, would my wooden replica pass the inspection as I’m copying existing vehicle plans that have passed years ago before the vehicle came into production. As far as I know, with a category B license, also known as (the car license that everyone gets from age 17). You can drive any size of vehicle as long as the vehicle does not exceed 3,500kg in weight. So it’s not about the length of vehicle, it’s about it’s weight / mass. So if I bought a 13m long bus, of course it would weight around 18 to 26 tonnes which means that I would need a HGV license because a buses weigh more than 3,500kg. But if I were to build a 13m long wooden bus would I be allowed to drive it with a car license as a wooden bus, although it’s long in length, it would be a wooden bus that weighs under 3,500kg so I guess that I would be able to drive it. Because the difference licenses are nothing to do with the size of the vehicle, it’s to do with the weight of the vehicle (the gross weight) so I guess that in conclusion, yes you can drive a homemade 13m long bus on a car license (category B license) as long as it does not exceed 3,500kg.
Great video and it will be a huge help when i check my build over prior to the test. However i must correct the mud guard numbers, you stated 30 degrees forward and rear of the vertical. it is 50 degrees to the rear and 30 to the front.
My only advice is to make sure you double check your speedo calibration on the road if your given a code to program it with, years ago all my cobra rep failed on was indicated speed, i was given the wrong calibration code by the manufacturer 🤬🤬 speedo was miles out ffs. After it failed i Literally rang the company while car was on trailer still at iva center and reprogrammed it with the correct code id just been given (couldn't get through while on test as they were apparently on their break for an hour and wouldn't answer the phone,, speedo was literally corrected while still at the test center ffs, but cost me about 600 odd quid in retest fees, trailer n towing hire...... All to just have the speedo checked, took longer to get the sodding car off the trailer than it did to test it.......to be fair the examiner was gutted for me as he said it was a good build, and yes i did double check it on the road before it went back 😉
Quick Note - The indicators on the front wing can also be on the back wing, as long as they are within 2600mm of the front and comply with height restrictions, I passed with these recently (previously builder put them there). But visibility is definitely better on the front wings
Hi there, great video, we need to do this for one of my builds, also I just wondered if you knew how i would go about getting a custom fabricated chassis with a vin on the road. thank you very much
How do I do for a kit atv quadbike? I'm thinking to change my Raptor 700 frame and engine for the R1 engine also I have a hand made chrome swing arm +4 and xenon lights, side mirrors, after market plastics in carbon look a like and designed seat with my name and tgat what would I need to do to change the V5C to soecifie all of this and would it be difficult to do? With Thanks Ricardo
What happens if the donor vehicle is rear-engine with the speedo drive taken off the front left wheel e.g. Imp or Air-cooled Beetle? Proving conformity at this distant age i.e. 50+ years will be nigh on impossible and neither vehicle has the facility in the transaxle for a speedo take off and having a toothed wheel on one output shaft is a nonsense because it is quite possible for the two rear wheels to be turning at different rates.
The only thing you can do is download the 400 guide on the dvla website. We’ve tried to make it easier with this film, but there’s an awful lot in there, and some of it is open to interpretation
I believe the short answer is no. It still needs to comply with the latest rules. As an example, the tipo184 from Ant Anstead looks like a 50's race car, built on custom chassis with MX5 running gear... I've just watched their video which outlines similar points mentioned in this video, and they have to add loads of rubber trim and foam pipe insulation to soften all the sharp edges and switches. I'm not certain if this applies to an older car which has already been road-registered and is getting re-evaluated. To retain the correct age number plate it would need to be using most of the old car too, but I believe it still needs to follow the latest IVA rules. I dont think this was your question anyway, but if it is, maybe better to call VOSA or your local test center and check first.
Some of these rules are ridiculous nonsense. "If you can touch the edge of a nut with your fist that's dangerous and a fail, meanwhile an unshielded exhaust is fine." Government rules though so I guess it's always going to be like that.
Awesome video, went through it when I did my IVA - helped me to make sure all boxes were ticked off :)
Great video. My test is on Tuesday and this really helped put my mind at rest a bit
Awesome, do let us know how you get on.
Good luck 💪💪👊
This will help so many new builds..
Hopefully someone out there will benefit for this 👍🏻
I plan on building a wooden vehicle all by myself and I plan on copying an existing vehicle, by copying the blueprints and dimensions of an existing vehicle like for example a Renault or Volvo vehicle, because it’s already legal and in mass production, would my wooden replica pass the inspection as I’m copying existing vehicle plans that have passed years ago before the vehicle came into production.
As far as I know, with a category B license, also known as (the car license that everyone gets from age 17). You can drive any size of vehicle as long as the vehicle does not exceed 3,500kg in weight. So it’s not about the length of vehicle, it’s about it’s weight / mass.
So if I bought a 13m long bus, of course it would weight around 18 to 26 tonnes which means that I would need a HGV license because a buses weigh more than 3,500kg. But if I were to build a 13m long wooden bus would I be allowed to drive it with a car license as a wooden bus, although it’s long in length, it would be a wooden bus that weighs under 3,500kg so I guess that I would be able to drive it. Because the difference licenses are nothing to do with the size of the vehicle, it’s to do with the weight of the vehicle (the gross weight)
so I guess that in conclusion, yes you can drive a homemade 13m long bus on a car license (category B license) as long as it does not exceed 3,500kg.
Great video and it will be a huge help when i check my build over prior to the test. However i must correct the mud guard numbers, you stated 30 degrees forward and rear of the vertical. it is 50 degrees to the rear and 30 to the front.
Brillian video. Glad I requested it last week!
Yep, it was all down to you 👍🏻
Thanks
Brilliant video thanks. My iva is in 4 weeks and whilst I believe it’s ready this video is a great watch to double check. 👌🏻👌🏻
Let us know how you get on 👍🏻
My only advice is to make sure you double check your speedo calibration on the road if your given a code to program it with, years ago all my cobra rep failed on was indicated speed, i was given the wrong calibration code by the manufacturer 🤬🤬 speedo was miles out ffs. After it failed i Literally rang the company while car was on trailer still at iva center and reprogrammed it with the correct code id just been given (couldn't get through while on test as they were apparently on their break for an hour and wouldn't answer the phone,, speedo was literally corrected while still at the test center ffs, but cost me about 600 odd quid in retest fees, trailer n towing hire...... All to just have the speedo checked, took longer to get the sodding car off the trailer than it did to test it.......to be fair the examiner was gutted for me as he said it was a good build, and yes i did double check it on the road before it went back 😉
Good feedback thanks 👍🏻
Really helpfull thanks. Aren't wheel arches are 50 deg to the rear not 30 deg.
Great video,Does anyone know if it's the same procedure if you want to build an electric version of this car?
Quick Note - The indicators on the front wing can also be on the back wing, as long as they are within 2600mm of the front and comply with height restrictions, I passed with these recently (previously builder put them there). But visibility is definitely better on the front wings
great video this , thanks for the information
Hi there, great video, we need to do this for one of my builds, also I just wondered if you knew how i would go about getting a custom fabricated chassis with a vin on the road.
thank you very much
Send me an email, I’m sure we can advise… mail@mksportscars.com
18:20 Im curious, if you were building your own chassis from box section (Im not) what do you do about a chassis number? Make up something? 001?
Speak to the DVLA and they will issue you a chassis number
thx for this :) does the car need front crash protection for ped's?
Nope, just the rubber trim around any sharp edges and covers over the nuts and bolts on anything exposed.
Thank you very interesting
How do I do for a kit atv quadbike? I'm thinking to change my Raptor 700 frame and engine for the R1 engine also I have a hand made chrome swing arm +4 and xenon lights, side mirrors, after market plastics in carbon look a like and designed seat with my name and tgat what would I need to do to change the V5C to soecifie all of this and would it be difficult to do? With Thanks Ricardo
What happens if the donor vehicle is rear-engine with the speedo drive taken off the front left wheel e.g. Imp or Air-cooled Beetle? Proving conformity at this distant age i.e. 50+ years will be nigh on impossible and neither vehicle has the facility in the transaxle for a speedo take off and having a toothed wheel on one output shaft is a nonsense because it is quite possible for the two rear wheels to be turning at different rates.
Great video.
Awesome guys. So so helpful 👍
Can the rear view mirror be substituted with cameras?
Very helpful - thanks very much
Really helpful thanks 👍
Jolly good, make sure you like and share 👍🏻
great been looking for the IVA test demo for some time....How are Japanese imports treated,,, can they get through ok... thanks
Absolutely no idea - we manufacture vehicles here in the UK and have them tested for road worthiness via the IVA test
great video. thanks!
Hopefully it will make sense and help you on your kit car journey
Is there anywhere I can get the official IVA checklist to print off?
The only thing you can do is download the 400 guide on the dvla website.
We’ve tried to make it easier with this film, but there’s an awful lot in there, and some of it is open to interpretation
What if you want a period correct look? Do they make allowances for cars built in a fifties or sixties style?
I don’t think so… there are a set of rules which need to be adhered to.
Have a read of the M1 manual….. it’s only about 500 pages
I believe the short answer is no. It still needs to comply with the latest rules.
As an example, the tipo184 from Ant Anstead looks like a 50's race car, built on custom chassis with MX5 running gear... I've just watched their video which outlines similar points mentioned in this video, and they have to add loads of rubber trim and foam pipe insulation to soften all the sharp edges and switches.
I'm not certain if this applies to an older car which has already been road-registered and is getting re-evaluated. To retain the correct age number plate it would need to be using most of the old car too, but I believe it still needs to follow the latest IVA rules. I dont think this was your question anyway, but if it is, maybe better to call VOSA or your local test center and check first.
And now do a "German edition" 😁
Some of these rules are ridiculous nonsense. "If you can touch the edge of a nut with your fist that's dangerous and a fail, meanwhile an unshielded exhaust is fine."
Government rules though so I guess it's always going to be like that.