Factory built BEC se7en, non Q-plate?
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I would have thought that all of the seven manufacturers would factory build a BEC for you, the Q plate was given to vehicles which were either a mix of parts from various other vehicles or where the age could not be verified. Go for a new build with one major reconditioned compeonent and the car can be registered as new. Try DAX, MK, MEV, MNR for a factory built car.
What's involved with getting an age related plate? Would it be possible to get a factory built car on age related plate?
Reason for wanting to know all this is as follows;
In Norway a car is taxed based on BHP, CC or CO2, weight and age. If I import a car that is brand new I will be charged a very high tax. The older the car is the lower the tax and less stringent the emission test is. So the ideal BEC would a factory built car based on an older veichle (12 years or older), with low weight and BHP.
Just to give you an example:
A BEC with 1300cc, 180BHP, 450kilos, first registered 31st of October 2009 with a purchase value of £20.000 would cost me an additional £16.500 so in total £36.500 - yikes
A BEC with 1300cc, 180BHP, 450kilos, first registered 31st of October 1998 with a purchase value of £12.500 would cost me an additional £6.500 so in total only £19.000 - slightly better
Reason for wanting to know all this is as follows;
In Norway a car is taxed based on BHP, CC or CO2, weight and age. If I import a car that is brand new I will be charged a very high tax. The older the car is the lower the tax and less stringent the emission test is. So the ideal BEC would a factory built car based on an older veichle (12 years or older), with low weight and BHP.
Just to give you an example:
A BEC with 1300cc, 180BHP, 450kilos, first registered 31st of October 2009 with a purchase value of £20.000 would cost me an additional £16.500 so in total £36.500 - yikes
A BEC with 1300cc, 180BHP, 450kilos, first registered 31st of October 1998 with a purchase value of £12.500 would cost me an additional £6.500 so in total only £19.000 - slightly better
FlossyThePig said:
These are Se7ens, please get it right!
Ooooh....... okay Edited by Sonus on Tuesday 10th November 14:14
Why don't you buy a second-hand BEC? There are plenty araound that already have suitable registrations, mostly relating to the original donor car, so the registrations will be over ten years old in the case of Sierra based cars.
Alternatively you can get a kit car manufacturer to build a vehicle for you but that is going to be a lot more expensive.
Alternatively you can get a kit car manufacturer to build a vehicle for you but that is going to be a lot more expensive.
singlecoil said:
Why don't you buy a second-hand BEC? There are plenty araound that already have suitable registrations, mostly relating to the original donor car, so the registrations will be over ten years old in the case of Sierra based cars.
That's probably the best solution, but are there cars out there with this history that are factory built? Sonus said:
singlecoil said:
Why don't you buy a second-hand BEC? There are plenty araound that already have suitable registrations, mostly relating to the original donor car, so the registrations will be over ten years old in the case of Sierra based cars.
That's probably the best solution, but are there cars out there with this history that are factory built? Contact MK, they have agents in Holland whom build factory cars to your spec, ship them to the UK for IVA and registration.
Details should be on there website.
http://www.mksportscars.co.uk/links.htm
Details should be on there website.
http://www.mksportscars.co.uk/links.htm
Sonus said:
That's probably the best solution, but are there cars out there with this history that are factory built?
What is the definition/evidence required by the Norwegian authorities to meet the 'factory built' status?I could see this being defined as evidence of approved series production; i.e. full EU type approval, LVTA (Low Volume Type Approval) or WVTA (Whole Vehicle Type Approval) ...in which case I'm afraid the majority of UK kit car manufacturers would not be able to provide you with a 'compliant' product.
You need to be sure that SVA (Single Vehicle Approval) or its successor, IVA (Individual Vehicle Approval), would be deemed to be 'factory built'. As their names suggest, these are essentially regarded as being for the approval of 'one-off', non-series manufactured cars, and here in the UK it makes no difference whether they are assembled by the 'manufacturer' or by another person... the testing regime does not differentiate.
IF they are willing to accept SVA/IVA tested cars, I suspect they would want evidence that the vehicle was both fully assembled and put through the appropriate test by the manufacturer.
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