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Olá. Tudo bemRabid Rhino wrote:Ola. Tudo bem ?
Its easy to bring the Vitara over because its such a nice car to drive or get it transported.
I use.... Transportes Beleza located in Lisbon. Speak to the owner Luis.
Less than 1,000 Euros from the Algarve to Kent. Just make sure he has ramps.
Registration. None of that silly having to drive the car out of the country evey 6 months like they used to do in Portugal.
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Anton wrote:The MOT tester isn't testing for road legal status, he's just testing for roadworthyness. He won't care if you've swapped in a solid axle.
What you might have trouble with is the man from the DVLA or from VOSA. If a modification bolts right up, it's legal. If you have to modify the chassis then it might not be. You're allowed to add crossmembers between chassis rails, you're allowed to box in 3 sided chassis rails, but other than that you're not allowed to modify the chasis except by bolting things to existing bolt holes. Any non-legal chassis modifications requires an IVA inspection.
Techically any other big modifications to a vehicle require a "radically altered vehicle report" and inspection by VOSA under the 8 point rules, but the reality is that what is and isn't "radically altered" is a matter of debate.
Swapping an axle, as long as you make it bolt-on, will pass the 8 point inspection. Probably.
You get 5 points for the chassis alone, 2 for axles (you'll lose those points) 2 for steering (you'll lose those), 2 for engine, 2 for transmission (you might lose those) 2 for suspension (you might lose those).
You might get one out of 2 points for axles, transmission, suspension etc. With engine and chassis standard, you only need 1 more point.
Most of us mod our cars and then just run them, because they're not "radically altered". It's up to you if you do that, or contact the DVLA for advice - but bear in mind that when I contacted them, they couldn't even find someone in the office who knew what the 8 point inspection was...