Since April 2004, to register a right hand drive vehicle less than 10 years of age it has been necessary for that vehicle to have passed an Enhanced Single Vehicle Approval (ESVA) test to prove compliance with the European Type Approval Regulations. This test is primarily designed to check design and construction on ten key areas of the vehicle: seatbelt anchorage, protective steering, noise and silencers, exhaust emissions, brakes, seatbelt installations, anti-theft devices, frontal impact, side impact and CO2 / fuel consumption.

A vehicle can be tested individually for each of these key areas or compared against a model report.

A mine field? Don't worry there are many BIMTA members who specialise in the field of model reports and SVA compliance.

Model Reports Direct Ltd - Contact Neil Howe 0845 250 1325

RTS Ltd. - Contact Martin Roxborough 0117 982 0888

Central Auto Logistics - Contact Tim Charlesworth 01332 814813

BMS ESVA Ltd. - Contact Nicholas Painter 0845 6349195

Protechnical Ltd. - Contact David Greenslade 01275 859955

Liverpool Technical Centre Ltd. - Contact Stuart Robinson 0151 9333420