Just had a quick read through the IVA requirements -
http://www.completekitcar.co.uk/Reso...anual%20v4.pdf
It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, the instrument bezel thing is only applicable if the instruments aren't behind the steering wheel, for example. My car would fail on the following issues though:
Single circuit brakes;
No visible/audible warning of brake fluid loss;
Unpadded steering wheel manufactured from hard materials that could splinter;
Seats with no head restraints;
Wheel spinners protrude beyond 30mm from bodywork;
Flyscreen top edges not blunted;
Lower seat belt mounts - spreader plate not integral with floor but externally mounted;
No rear fog light;
No side repeater lamps;
Only one rear brake light;
No reversing light;
Perspex flyscreen would fail rigidity test.
I'm sure there'd be a few more points that would need addressing, but overall, it wouldn't have been too difficult to make it IVA compliant if I'd started the build with the manual in mind. I do believe the test is rather expensive though at £450 plus £90 per (inevitable?) retest -
https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...oster_2012.pdf
Overall, I'm quite glad mine didn't need IVA.