European certificate of Conformity for TVR
Discussion
Ok, so I have rung around all the major dealers and also contacted tvr.co.uk - who ae f£$%%%$ useless - keep sending mails to some chap by the name of James - in Austria - all to no avail.
I have been told that either certian cars of certain years had a c.o.c, only the chimaera had a c.o.c but no one has ever seen one - or knew from whence they came. Another intriguing part of tvr ownership!!
Has anyone ever seen or even better managed to have one of the c.o.c's - as it would make life easier sa to what vehicles I could suggest to my friend who "has to have a tvr" and is here in France.
I have been told that either certian cars of certain years had a c.o.c, only the chimaera had a c.o.c but no one has ever seen one - or knew from whence they came. Another intriguing part of tvr ownership!!
Has anyone ever seen or even better managed to have one of the c.o.c's - as it would make life easier sa to what vehicles I could suggest to my friend who "has to have a tvr" and is here in France.
Hi,
I did the same, and although told by some that it existed, and others that it did not, never managed to get hold of one. I don't think it is possible to get hold of one now (not legally, at least).
I live in France, and managed to register my Chimaera here (only Griffs' and Chims' are really possible, as far as I know). In theory it is not that difficult, but you have to deal with French civil servants so it becomes like adopting a child.
The most important thing is to buy a post 1996 TVR with a chassis number beginning e*11. The local "DRIRE" should then be contacted to check whether they can find it in their database (if it has the number, it is there, but being France, it depends which muppet you land on). They will then issue an identification certificate which certifies the car as being compliant with EU standards. That takes the place of a certificate of conformity and so you can just register the car in the usual way.
As I said, it is a pain, but can be done and has done recently by many people taking advantage of the weak pound. Some "DRIREs" are more welcoming than others. I had to pester mine for a few months. But perserverence gets you there. There is a lot of info on the French TVR forum http://www.tvrcarclub-france.net/forum/index.php
Cheers
S
P.S. one other tip, if you are looking for a Chimaera, is not to buy one that is less than 10 years old. You will pay double the amount in registration tax.
I did the same, and although told by some that it existed, and others that it did not, never managed to get hold of one. I don't think it is possible to get hold of one now (not legally, at least).
I live in France, and managed to register my Chimaera here (only Griffs' and Chims' are really possible, as far as I know). In theory it is not that difficult, but you have to deal with French civil servants so it becomes like adopting a child.
The most important thing is to buy a post 1996 TVR with a chassis number beginning e*11. The local "DRIRE" should then be contacted to check whether they can find it in their database (if it has the number, it is there, but being France, it depends which muppet you land on). They will then issue an identification certificate which certifies the car as being compliant with EU standards. That takes the place of a certificate of conformity and so you can just register the car in the usual way.
As I said, it is a pain, but can be done and has done recently by many people taking advantage of the weak pound. Some "DRIREs" are more welcoming than others. I had to pester mine for a few months. But perserverence gets you there. There is a lot of info on the French TVR forum http://www.tvrcarclub-france.net/forum/index.php
Cheers
S
P.S. one other tip, if you are looking for a Chimaera, is not to buy one that is less than 10 years old. You will pay double the amount in registration tax.
Quentin1 said:
Got one for the Chimaera.
No other car ever had one.
No other car ever had one.
No other car ever had one?I have one for my Griffith that was issued (I assume) when it went to it's original owner in Belgium. They used to be issued by TVR I'm not sure if it's possible to obtain them by other more direct method than the one suggested above
Edited by V8 GRF on Friday 30th April 10:48
Well, I´m a German TVR owner (Cerbera 4.2).
As far as I knwo there are COC´s for the Chimera and the Griffith for other models you can get a VCA Document.
For the Homologation they acepted the VCA Document.
Go to your national authoroties and ask them.
May be that in your country someone homolgated the same model you want and he will give you the information you need.
TVR Drivers are always helpfull guys.
Regards
Johannes
As far as I knwo there are COC´s for the Chimera and the Griffith for other models you can get a VCA Document.
For the Homologation they acepted the VCA Document.
Go to your national authoroties and ask them.
May be that in your country someone homolgated the same model you want and he will give you the information you need.
TVR Drivers are always helpfull guys.
Regards
Johannes
In Finland they don't issue CoCs. They accept however foreign certificates, like issued by Tüv or car importer in Germany or any other country. The CoC MUST be specified to VIN Number, not a general certificate approved.
Also getting any help from fellow TVR oowner is very difficult in Finland as I know only one other Chimaera being in Finland, but I don't know the owner and I don't know has he registered it as he's a collector (I read about this car from a magazine).
So is there German importer still active, who I could contact? If they would be kind enough to write a certificate, that'll do. Regards: Beezei (pasijuhani.lehtinen@gmail.com)
Also getting any help from fellow TVR oowner is very difficult in Finland as I know only one other Chimaera being in Finland, but I don't know the owner and I don't know has he registered it as he's a collector (I read about this car from a magazine).
So is there German importer still active, who I could contact? If they would be kind enough to write a certificate, that'll do. Regards: Beezei (pasijuhani.lehtinen@gmail.com)
Hi
Coc are not available with TVR
i register TVR in italy, swisland, germany, romania, exc...
without Coc
, only with english paper.
i was the official dealer for tvr in italy and i sold many
www.ukgarageit.com
Coc are not available with TVR
i register TVR in italy, swisland, germany, romania, exc...
without Coc
, only with english paper.
i was the official dealer for tvr in italy and i sold many
www.ukgarageit.com
elisek, how did you get cars passed the swiss 'MFK' test without a CoC? Which UK documents did you submit to register - Just the V5?
So far, everyone i've talked says a CoC is necessary for Switzerland to pass the MFK, although I have seen cars registered in Switzerland that only ever had UK small manufacturer type approval.
So far, everyone i've talked says a CoC is necessary for Switzerland to pass the MFK, although I have seen cars registered in Switzerland that only ever had UK small manufacturer type approval.
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