Post by Joe on Jun 20, 2016 18:38:50 GMT 1
I have been asked to write a quick resume of the eight point rule and suggest that anyone modifying their (or buying a modified car) reads up on these rules.
These are DVLA rules, not my rules and I am by no means an expert on this. I will try to be as accurate as I can but please do your own homework before wasting any time or cash.
These rules came in around 1998 so any cars modified before that time may have grandfather rights.
The rules are enforced by DVLA and VOSA with help from the Police and several high profile modified cars have had their registrations revoked and had to go for BIVA inspection.
Cars may well have MOT, be Taxed, insured and otherwise legal but still fall foul of this rule.
The eight points rule is laid down by DVLA and deals with the amount of modification that can be carried out to a car and still retain the original registration entitlement. The eight points system is not about safety or the quality of work.
It works like this:
A car has a total of 14 points
5 points are for the chassis or body shell if it's a monocoque - must be original or supplied new from the manufacturers and unmodified (subtle modifications (e.g. fitting sunroofs) are allowed but not structural work (roof chop, conversion to pickup etc).
2 points For the suspension (front and back) -original
2 points are for the axles -original,
2 points for the transmission - original
2 points for the steering - original
1 point for the engine - original
This Adds up to 14 points and the vehicle needs to retain 8 of these points in order to retain its identity and 5 of these points MUST come from the unmodified body shell.
Otherwise it needs to be re-registered as a radically modified vehicle and would be subject to a BIVA inspection.
I don’t know if a MK3 has ever had a BIVA inspection but it would not be easy as all of the glass would have to be replaced with CE marked glass and that in itself would be very expensive.
More information is available on the GOV.UK website (just Google modified vehicle 8 point rule) another good source of info is the RODs n’ SODS website
These are DVLA rules, not my rules and I am by no means an expert on this. I will try to be as accurate as I can but please do your own homework before wasting any time or cash.
These rules came in around 1998 so any cars modified before that time may have grandfather rights.
The rules are enforced by DVLA and VOSA with help from the Police and several high profile modified cars have had their registrations revoked and had to go for BIVA inspection.
Cars may well have MOT, be Taxed, insured and otherwise legal but still fall foul of this rule.
The eight points rule is laid down by DVLA and deals with the amount of modification that can be carried out to a car and still retain the original registration entitlement. The eight points system is not about safety or the quality of work.
It works like this:
A car has a total of 14 points
5 points are for the chassis or body shell if it's a monocoque - must be original or supplied new from the manufacturers and unmodified (subtle modifications (e.g. fitting sunroofs) are allowed but not structural work (roof chop, conversion to pickup etc).
2 points For the suspension (front and back) -original
2 points are for the axles -original,
2 points for the transmission - original
2 points for the steering - original
1 point for the engine - original
This Adds up to 14 points and the vehicle needs to retain 8 of these points in order to retain its identity and 5 of these points MUST come from the unmodified body shell.
Otherwise it needs to be re-registered as a radically modified vehicle and would be subject to a BIVA inspection.
I don’t know if a MK3 has ever had a BIVA inspection but it would not be easy as all of the glass would have to be replaced with CE marked glass and that in itself would be very expensive.
More information is available on the GOV.UK website (just Google modified vehicle 8 point rule) another good source of info is the RODs n’ SODS website