S197 Mustang SVA, IVA, Importation & Light Conversion Information

On the 20^th March 2009, VOSA swallowed another lump of bureaucracy from Brussels and our old Single Vehicle Approval (SVA) test became the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) test.

The Mustang forums have been bereft of information on the topic up to now. Rumours have been circulating about long delays and hiked prices. So, having a car I needed to test, I called up VOSA today and got the information we need.

They tell me that the test itself for our class of car is essentially unchanged, so all the SVA information on this site remains valid for IVA. I will be confirming this without doubt as I have a vehicle to take for a test in May and have just mailed off the new IVA form.

So what else has changed? The fees have increased as one would expect of this grasping government. The fee is £199 now, and a retest – if necessary – is £40.

The chap on the phone told me there were currently no worse delays than normal, which up here in the frozen wastes of Manchester usually run at around three weeks.

The government has made a great job of hiding the forms also. They will no doubt keep moving them, so you can find them on the IVA Forms Page right here.

Old SVA certificates are valid from 18 months from the date of issue in theory, but you cannot use them after October. If you have a car that got an SVA certificate, make sure you use it before October and it wasn’t issued more than 18 months ago.