SVA pass

[Incorrigible]

Woooohooo, the cat passed the SVA this morning, just got to sort out the tax and then we're laughing

Blinking flip, it's fun to drive. mucho sideways action on the country lane blast home

I'm quite excited, can you tell

[jeremyc]

Congratulations.

Just how long has it taken you to finish it.

[Incorrigible]

jeremyc said:

Just how long has it taken you to finish it.

How long has it taken to sort out money for the tax and insurance

It's like being a bloody student again

[stone]

Congratulations

[mechsympathy]

Oh bu66er! Suddenly the roads are a whole heap less safe.






Mind the turn into that carpark

[Graham.J]

Wehay, many congrats Ben, enjoy it....not like you won't eh

[Incorrigible]

Unfortunately once you've passed the SVA the fun really starts

Now bear in mind, for the SVA you have to fill in a few forms, send them off, wait for them to send you back another form, get insuarance, and get to the SVA test centre with your car all niceley prepared and brand new

Surely that should be the hard bit........

No, after that you have to take your pass cert, certificate from the manufactureer insurance document, and a cheque book to your local DVLA office only to be told that that's not really proof enough of where you live and they can't process it immediatly anyway

So they can shuffle a bit of paper (one bit of fg paper) and they'll ring me "in a few bussiness days" so I can go back to the DVLA office (20 miles away) with a gas bill for some stupid fg reason and get another peice of paper

Hopefully then I can take that peice of paper, my driving licence, insurance, the form from George Bush proving that my Mother wasn't actually the founding member of Al Quaida (countersigned by Osama bin Laden) and they can finally tell me what number plate my car should have so I can at last drive the fg thing

It took me about 45 hours to build it and well over 10 to do the paperwork/arsing about

Yours

A tad frustrated from Sussex

[MikeE]

Ben,

I paid Caterham to do the SVA and registration for me, well worth it as I dropped it off for the post-build check and picked it up a couple of days later SVA'd, registered and taxed

cheer

[Incorrigible]

>> Forgot to say, Thanks for that. What's your full login name Mike E Smug-Bastard

I can now see the attraction of getting Caterham to do it

But £200 odd for something I can do in a few lunchtimes wasn't really ecconomically viable

I'd have to do one less track day

I've calmed down a bit now hopefully it'll be sorted soon

>> Edited by Incorrigible on Thursday 17th February 14:23

[Incorrigible]

In fact it is sorted, just got a call from the DVLA

That should be it..... or we'll see some proper ranting

[caro]

Good news, Ben, glad to hear it's built and (almost) paper-ed up! When does your racing campaign Begin?

[Incorrigible]

Hi Caro

Got a test day on 21st March and a Sprint 23rd April (Aintree) I really want to get some more time in the car on track before then (as was the original plan) but it's looking unlikely

Brian must do it next year, it's really quite ludicrously exciting and I haven't even started yet

If he's not convinced try reading this from a competitor from last year

[caro]

Sshhh...don't tempt him

He'll love that link, he had great fun with the Pembrey hairpin the first time he took it on the track...

[MikeE]

Sorry mate didn't mean to rub your nose in it (and no, it's atually Mike E Lazy Bastard)

[Incorrigible]

MikeE said:

Sorry mate didn't mean to rub your nose in it (and no, it's atually Mike E Lazy Bastard)

No worries, all sorted now, and got 250 miles on it complete with a run up to Virginia waters at the weekend

I'll give it another 100 or so miles drop the oil and filter and then see what she's got

Early signs are very promising

[Incorrigible]

And here she is

[mechsympathy]

Did you get the shorter version???











Good work btw. When's you first track outing?

[NikB]

Good lad Bernard, looks like a fine motor.

Gutted I missed VW to see it in the flesh.

Catch up with you soon though, with some more shiney bits on the 200