Fight against the DVLA's proposals to modifying classic cars.


DVLA SVA article

and the letter to print, sign and send.


oi you down below / - link did work but photopukeit reduced it so you could not read it; now posted in the photos.

[Edited on 26/4/06 by 02GF74]

The photo bucket link doesn't work...

Cheers,
James

what a bunch of bastards not happy with the old mot system they bring in this shite computerisation which has been down for 2 bloody days!!! they really need to get a life.

here is letter f or you to cut and paste:

Clive Bennett
Chief Executive
DVLA
SwANSEA
SA6 7JL

Dear Mr Bennett
I am writing to you with grave concern over the DVLA's prospective actions.
As a classic car owner and car enthusiast I am contacting you in order to make ensure
that owners of classic cars are properly represented.

My concern centres around the recent DVLA consultation document "Responses to the Consultation
on the Review of the Inspection Procedures of the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency".

There are a numberof recommendations in this document that will restrict the use of classic
cars, as well as severely affecting the livelihood of specialists and businesses all over the
country.

My first concern is with the recommendations for the Reconstructed Classics category, which
allows cars to be restored without having to wear Q-plates. This category is vital for
keeping our motor heritage and is meant for people who want to restore cars and do so legally.
Abolishing this category would be a mistake and could force car restoration "undergound" to
avoid the negative stigma of wearing a Q-plate. This would result in the complete opposite of
the recommendation's claim and would instigate more vehicle crime, not less. I suggest that
the Reconstructed Classics category is sustained in its present form and that a
separate Modified Classics category is added.

Secondly and even more serious are the rules on Radically Altered Vehicles. While I
understand that there is a safety concern with modified cars, I do not believe that
Type Approval or Single Vehicle Approval is the way forward when it comes to inspecting
classic cars.

Both of these tests are designed for modern vehicles, and would be virtually impossible for
a classic vehicle to pass - despite many modifications actually improving a classic's passive
safety. Thsi will effectively force modified classics off the road and would also mean that
hundreds of specialists and suppliers up and down the country would go out of business.
This move alone has the potential to cause thousands of job losses. I propose a "Super-MOT"
for modified classics, where any modifications can be checked for proper execution.

It is vital that you consider these points. Modified classic owners are law-abiding tax payers
who contribute to the UK's economy with their hobby. We should be allowed to pursue it in
freedom.

Yours Sincerely