Vehicle & Technical > Series Land Rovers
Tax Exempt?
electricbluebadger:
A completely different body in the case of a landrover DOES NOT need an SVA, on a landy you have a seperate ladder chassis, the body counts for 0 points and you can remove it all should you wish..no issues. this is how home built specials can legally retain tax exemption.
Cheers Steve
Canada Al:
so if I replace the chassis with a donor chassis ( from the bitsa in the yard ) grind of the chassis number if I can find it , do the same with the axles etc , then I have a "ringer" . But how do they prove it ?
electricbluebadger:
They dont need to, If its questioned you have to prove its genuine...they have you by the short n curlies on this...fraid thats how it works :(
Cheers Steve
Canada Al:
Good job I would'nt do anything like that then ........Any body what to buy a Sii with a .............
steve_h:
--- Quote ---Original and unmodified..... key wording
So chassis - no points as modified to suit coils
--- End quote ---
Not quite! Original and unmodified refers to the main chassis members between the axles IIRC. It matters not what you do with mounting brackets, including engine and suspension mounts as long as the main chassis rails aren't modded and the welding is up to scratch. If you took your original series chassis and welded coil spring mounts etc to it, you still keep the five points for the chassis and only loose those associated with suspension type and axles.
With regard to bodies, it depends on type approval. the series and defender body is already type approved , as is the range rover and disco. Swapping a series body lengthened or shortened at the back as required onto a range rover chassis shouldn't require and SVA as long as you don't modify anything from the front end to the rear of the cab.
What does flag up as an SVA is if the chassis (main rails) has been altered between the axles. If you take a 110 defender and chop it to 100" then you'll need an SVA even though its +100% the original car, but with 10" missing from the middle - mad :x
Steve.
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