TUV certification count for anything in UK?

[rav]

Does TUV certification count for anything in the UK?

I know it's a German standard, but does it count for anything over here?

Germany is in the EU, is there any EU legistation (don't know the correct term) that may give TUV significance here?

Im specifically refering to using parts produced in Germany over here in UK (eg; Suspension), and proving the parts would not make the car unroadworthy.

Cheers,
Rav.

[Cupramax]

rav said:

Does TUV certification count for anything in the UK?

No

rav said:

I know it's a German standard, but does it count for anything over here?

Again, No

rav said:

Germany is in the EU, is there any EU legistation (don't know the correct term) that may give TUV significance here?

Probably not.

rav said:

Im specifically refering to using parts produced in Germany over here in UK (eg; Suspension), and proving the parts would not make the car unroadworthy.

You could argue that whats good enough for the Germans is good for us but probably nothing more.

What exactly are you trying to achieve anyway? Pursuede an insurance company mods are roadworthy perhaps?

[tubbystu]

If its TUV approved it will be CE marked too.

CE should mean it conforms to European standards, though it could also be considered as 'China Export' .

[flemke]

rav said:

Im specifically refering to using parts produced in Germany over here in UK (eg; Suspension), and proving the parts would not make the car unroadworthy.

It's not clear what you have in mind (kit-car?), but the burden is not necessarily on the user to prove that parts are roadworthy.
In certain areas, UK rules are surprisingly lax on what you can get away with.

[EDLT]

You'd be surprised how relaxed the rules are, it's unlikely your insurance company will care where your suspension came from and an MOT man will only care if it fouls the bodywork, the springs are broken or the dampers are leaking. I know of someone who is driving around in an MGF with little to no fluid in the suspension and it has passed its MOT a few times.