Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) for heavy trailers: help to get a pass
How to avoid the top 10 reasons heavy trailers don't pass the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection.
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This guide tells you how to avoid the top 10 reasons that heavy trailers and other vehicles in the O3/4 inspection category fail the IVA inspection.
Full compliance with this guide doesn’t guarantee a pass. You’ll need to view the IVA Inspection manual for the full requirements and testing procedures needed to get your trailer passed.
You must apply for vehicle approval if you’ve:
- built a trailer
- rebuilt a trailer
- radically altered a trailer
- imported a trailer
Vehicles in the O3/4 category are defined as trailers designed and constructed for the carriage of goods, and weigh over 3.5 tonnes.
Last updated 13 July 2017 + show all updates
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Updated guidance on how to avoid the top 10 reasons heavy trailers don't pass the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection.
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