Single Vehicle Approval (Hansard, 23 October 1997)

§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Baroness Hayman)

I have asked the Chief Executive of the Vehicle Inspectorate Agency, Mr. Ron Oliver, if he will reply to the noble Lord.

Letter to the Earl of Haddington from the Chief Executive of the Vehicle Inspectorate, Mr. R. Oliver, dated 23 October 1997.

The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your questions about Single Vehicle Approval (SVA); namely which British kit and replica car manufacturers have received SVA, with dates; which other British manufacturers, having made an application for SVA, either have not received approval or are awaiting retests; which other British manufacturers have notified the Minister that they are making design changes to their products and will be subsequently resubmitting for approval: and when the Government will publish the final SVA specification.

The following kit and replica car manufacturers received "SVA" on the dates shown:

Frogeye Car Company: 14 October 1997
Quantum Sports Cars: 1 October 1997, 2nd car 20 October 1997
Genesis: 21 August 1997
Car Craft: 14 October 1997
Domino Cars: 8 September 1997.

There are no outstanding applications or vehicles awaiting retest. There is also no requirement for kit and replica car manufacturers to supply notification about design changes to their vehicles.

The following manufacturers have had their vehicles inspected either as a consultation inspection or in VI training inspections and we are aware that some of them will be making design changes to meet the SVA requirements:

Chesil Speedsters¹
Royale Motor Company
Claydon Hamilton
DJ Sportscars
Dakar Cars
Minari Engineering
Marlin Engineering
Hornet
Scamp Motor Company
Westfield Sportscars¹
JBA Engineering
Dwornik Engineering
Brooke Cars
Robin Hood Engineering
YKC Engineering
Teal Cars
Ultima Sportscars
Hawk Developments
Beauford Cars
SSC
Fisher Sportscars
GCS Hawke
GTM Cars
Lomax Motor Company
SP Motors
NG Cars
Formula 27.

¹Manufacturers which have subsequently resubmitted cars having made changes to successfully comply with SVA requirements.

The current SVA specifications came into force on 1 July 1997 and are contained in the Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 1996. Amendments to these regulations are currently the subject of a consultation exercise which ends on 14 November and it is anticipated that amendments will be made by 1 January 1998.