Sirus
Your all Banned except me
but yer describe si rather well
I aint got a flat cap. And I aint got a mole. The rest possibly
I aint got a flat cap. And I aint got a mole. The rest possibly
Langers
Well-Known Member
I aint got a flat cap. And I aint got a mole. The rest possibly
I think ima have to grow a beard in order ta fit in with the land rover scene. What d'ya reckon, something like this?
90truckcab
Well-Known Member
Sirus
Your all Banned except me
yellowbelly
New Member
A nice looking truck if you just want it to trailer to off road days but wouldn't touch it with a barge pole if it was going to be used on the road. This is a blatantly obvious case of a series id being applied to a Defender. I am no expert but even i know that none of the series of that age had coil springs. Even if this is a series chassis which has been modified to take coils (and the axles/brakes to match) it still comes under the heading of radically altered. In order for this vehicle to be road legal it will have to undergo an IVA test which in its present form there is no way that it would pass. You could drive and run it as is but the first time a local rozzer sees it and has a look you will be sent for an inspection or heaven forbid you are involved in an accident you will find that you are suddenly driving without insurance as your insurers will very quickly pull the plug when they realise that all is not as it should be. Most of the insurers we use for modified vehicles also cover kitcars so know all the ins and outs of the IVA system. They will happily take your money to insure you but as soon as something happens your policy will be void because the vehicle is incorrectly registered and they will not cover the claim. This leaves you in the position of having to cover all the costs of the accident yourself as well as any compensation to any injured parties. You also lose your premium because the insurers use the argument that they insured you on your information and because what you gave was incorrect they are not liable for the return of the money.
This happened to a good friend of mine and he will be paying for it for a considerable time. Someone ran into the back of him in his bobtailed Disco. Even though it was insured with the modifications the chassis cut is regarded as radically altered as far as DVLA are concerned so the vehicle was incorrectly registered. Even though the accident was not his fault the insurance pulled the plug. He was done by the cops and the other party have sued for the usual whiplash and other injuries as well as the cost of repairs to their vehicle.
To keep the original registration and description DVLA work on a points scoring system.
To add it up:
The original chassis unmodified or a new replacement to original specification - nil points
The original suspension system - nil points
The original braking system - nil points
The original drivetrain - nil points
The original engine - nil points
Gearbox doesn't count for anything and neither does the body as the vehicle has a separate chassis.
For a vehicle into which i was going to carry anyone i cared about (me included) i would kick this into touch and just buy a properly registered Defender or Series to tick the boxes i wanted.
This happened to a good friend of mine and he will be paying for it for a considerable time. Someone ran into the back of him in his bobtailed Disco. Even though it was insured with the modifications the chassis cut is regarded as radically altered as far as DVLA are concerned so the vehicle was incorrectly registered. Even though the accident was not his fault the insurance pulled the plug. He was done by the cops and the other party have sued for the usual whiplash and other injuries as well as the cost of repairs to their vehicle.
To keep the original registration and description DVLA work on a points scoring system.
To add it up:
The original chassis unmodified or a new replacement to original specification - nil points
The original suspension system - nil points
The original braking system - nil points
The original drivetrain - nil points
The original engine - nil points
Gearbox doesn't count for anything and neither does the body as the vehicle has a separate chassis.
For a vehicle into which i was going to carry anyone i cared about (me included) i would kick this into touch and just buy a properly registered Defender or Series to tick the boxes i wanted.
spuddog
New Member
Where do you get this info from and how many points make a reject/SVA required?
