Guidance

Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) scheme guide

How the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) scheme works if you’re making or importing a single vehicle or a very small number of vehicles.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Published: 7 March 2013
• Last updated: 25 March 2024
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  1. 25 March 2024

     Updated information in section 6 about: - how to submit an application through the Technical Application System (TAS) - how you will be notified about the place and time of your IVA inspection - how to track the progress of your application - how to transfer your booking to a different test location

  2. 18 January 2024

     Section 1.9, page 9 – updated the quadricycles bullet point to include "refer to the Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MVSA) scheme www.gov.uk/vehicle-approval/motorcycle-single-vehicle-approval".

  3. 7 March 2013

     First published.

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Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) scheme guide

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Details

This guide helps those affected by the changing European legislation on vehicle approval. It explains all the relevant information about the IVA scheme.