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Guidance: Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection manual: cars

Driver Vehicle Standards Agency

March 13
15:02 2023

Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection manual: passenger vehicles (M1) to 19 March 2023

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Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection manual: passenger vehicles (M1) from 20 March 2023

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You can use the IVA scheme if youre making or importing a single passenger vehicle or a very small number of vehicles.

These vehicles are classed as category M1 in the EU vehicle categories.

The manual sets out how Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency examiners will inspect vehicles to make sure they meet the necessary standards.

You can use the manual to find out more about the detailed requirements and processes.

Published 29 April 2012
Last updated 13 March 2023 +show all updates
  1. Added the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection manual: passenger vehicles (M1) from 20 March 2023.

  2. Added Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection manual: passenger vehicles (M1) (From 1 April 2022).

  3. Updated to latest version of manual.

  4. Updated the 'very low volume' definition in the foreword to clarify that up to 500 vehicles can be produced.

  5. An updated version of the IVA inspection manual for cars has been published following the introduction of improved environmental and safety standards on 1 September 2018.

  6. Added a draft ve

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