I haven't really mentioned the SVA before. First thing is to ignore the advice you are given in the guide. This implies that you should apply only if you are going to build quickly and that there can be a 4 week delay for an appointment. The form itself also looks a bit of a gamble as it asks you what date you'd like for the test - too soon or too early?! The reality is that it takes at least two weeks to get to the point where you can actually book an appointment. After filling in the first form (and another they then send you) they send you a card asking you to ring them to arrange an appointment. I did just that this morning and they can either do this week (too early and no time for Caterham to do the PBC) or on 25th November. I've gone for this, but they are going to try and get a cancellation earlier. The car is booked in for it's post build check on 15th November; I wanted to drop it off on a Saturday and the 22nd is a bit too close if they need to do any work.
Posted by charles at October 13, 2003 2:51 PM