SVA - Single Vehicle Approval

The Single Vehicle Approval (SVA) scheme is a compulsory pre-registration inspection to ensure that vehicles have been designed and constructed to modern safety and environmental standards before they are used on public roads. The inspections are undertaken at selected testing stations operated by the Vehicle Inspectorate, an executive agency of The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

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The items tested include:

Interior fittings
External projections
Protective steering
Exhaust emissions
Noise and silencers
Radio interference suppression

 Lamps, reflectors and devices
Rear-view mirrors
Anti-theft devices
Seat belts
Seat belt anchorages
Brakes
Glass: windscreen & other windows outside
Seats and their anchorages
 Tyres
Speedometers
Wiper and washer system
Defrosting and demisting system
Fuel input
Design weights
General vehicle construction
All road-spec factory built cars from Chester Sportscars are SVA tested and conform to the rigorous SVA standards.

 

The Single Vehicle Approval (SVA) test was revised from March 2004. We have a FREE copy of the draft inspection manual available here for download [877 KB pdf document].

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