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<blockquote data-quote="John Appleton" data-source="post: 18913" data-attributes="member: 760"><p>Tim, for the word "should" read would. The only way in which anyone can test a vehicle for conformity is to set the standard at the outset and this is where type approval comes in. The manufacturer submit his product for inspection, and all subsequent vehicle production of that model must conform. If you wish to build a "one off", this is catered for under the SVA (single vehicle approval) scheme to ensure it meets current legislation. I quite agree that it would be great if all special builders were competant to produce a machine that met all the requirements, but they aren't. I agree it would be good if all car "customisers" were to be trusted to be sensible, but they aren't. Witness the Astra that was presented to us for test, having had its rear suspension lowered by removing the rear springs altogether and running on the bump stop rubbers.</p><p>There is discusion going on at the moment to extend the testing period to two years. I can quite see the logic in this apart from the fact that we still get a disturbing number of vehicles presented that have tyres that look like a steel wool scouring pad. We also get a disturbing number of vehicles that have had short springs fitted and that are not located in the cups on full extension.</p><p>When all of this stops, and please remember these are only examples of a much wider range of faults, then I agree further legislation would be unwarranted. As it is we do not live in an ideal word and there has to be some mechanism for ensuring that, at some time period, vehicles are checked. Obviously regular servicing was intended to pick up on these routine inspection items, but we now have extended service periods and after the first three years of its life many vehicles dont even get those.</p><p>We still get wives creeping in to us saying "the car is wandering, and it did not used to do that, my husband says there is nothing wrong, could you check please" and we find a front swivel about to pop out. It is all of these things that make me say "that I can only see the good in it", even though, like you, I find further legislation distasteful and I too do not fully trust the legislators to get it right.</p><p> </p><p>John</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Appleton, post: 18913, member: 760"] Tim, for the word "should" read would. The only way in which anyone can test a vehicle for conformity is to set the standard at the outset and this is where type approval comes in. The manufacturer submit his product for inspection, and all subsequent vehicle production of that model must conform. If you wish to build a "one off", this is catered for under the SVA (single vehicle approval) scheme to ensure it meets current legislation. I quite agree that it would be great if all special builders were competant to produce a machine that met all the requirements, but they aren't. I agree it would be good if all car "customisers" were to be trusted to be sensible, but they aren't. Witness the Astra that was presented to us for test, having had its rear suspension lowered by removing the rear springs altogether and running on the bump stop rubbers. There is discusion going on at the moment to extend the testing period to two years. I can quite see the logic in this apart from the fact that we still get a disturbing number of vehicles presented that have tyres that look like a steel wool scouring pad. We also get a disturbing number of vehicles that have had short springs fitted and that are not located in the cups on full extension. When all of this stops, and please remember these are only examples of a much wider range of faults, then I agree further legislation would be unwarranted. As it is we do not live in an ideal word and there has to be some mechanism for ensuring that, at some time period, vehicles are checked. Obviously regular servicing was intended to pick up on these routine inspection items, but we now have extended service periods and after the first three years of its life many vehicles dont even get those. We still get wives creeping in to us saying "the car is wandering, and it did not used to do that, my husband says there is nothing wrong, could you check please" and we find a front swivel about to pop out. It is all of these things that make me say "that I can only see the good in it", even though, like you, I find further legislation distasteful and I too do not fully trust the legislators to get it right. John [/QUOTE]
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