I would suggest a careful read of the IVA manual if you chop the chassis, you WILL be subject to it.
Just because your vehicle was legal before does not mean it will pass IVA.
When my cabrio went through IVA it failed because the chassis number was on the wrong side of the chassis (it has to be on the offside!). The examiner then pointed to a new Peugeot and said that it had it's chassis number in the wrong place for IVA but had passed type approval. So don't bet that because it was considered roadworthy before it will pass IVA.
The IVA takes about 6 hours to do, costs £450 with a £90 retest fee.
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