Originally Posted by
Psycho Warren
To be fair i see forced IVA on modified cars as a good thing. based on a type approved road car, almost all the standard bits and areas will already meet the standards anyway so its just the modifications and much of the common mods wont be a problem anyway. It also removes the grey areas often encountered with modified cars. prime example is exhaust noise which is open to interpretation. Under IVA the noise limit is absolute, plain and clear and its easy for us to comply and then no copper can challenge it either (well he can but wont win).
Isnt there the issue that a lot of classic cars simply would not pass an IVA regardless ? Certainly when the talk came in about all this nonsense, that was what the magazines and bodies acting on the classics behalf were saying.
IVA is based on modern rules, many of which an old car would never be able to pass as IVA didnt take into account vehicle age.
Noise is an odd one though. Ive a friend with a Victory Hammer 1800cc V-Twin with open pipes that was IVA'd or whatever the bike equivalent is. Loud is an understatement !