With my wife driving the "support car" full of tools we set off late evening, weather held up and luckily we were not rained on. The drive to the hotel was enjoyable but I was very nervous after all I had put this chunk of metal together that was moving 60mph down the road.
Put her to rest overnight in a cover just in case it rained:
Early start in the morning straight to the test center in rush hour traffic I had developed a fault. I couldn't get the car into gear whilst warm and right outside the test center I had to turn it off, put it in gear and drive in - good first impression!
The car failed on a large number of items all of which were minor, some missing trim, my speedo wasnt working properly, cables needing tidying up slightly. The major items I passed on, all of my windscreen, wipers and washers all were fine. Emissions and noise test were fine (although it took an age to get a pass and we ended up spilling coolant out of the header tank everywhere).
Waiting on my final list and to book the retest but I am very, very pleased! IVA Attempt 2 coming up....
I guess while it was not the good news of a pass, sounds like it's not going to take much to get it through next time. It is interesting the differnt things each iva tester seems to pick up on in the iva. I guess hearing it will help us all avoid any pitfalls. Again wishing you the very best of luck for iva 2
ReplyDeleteThanks, the guy was really good and told me everything I need to do. Retest booked for 10 days time so I need to get a shift on :)
ReplyDeleteNo rest for the wicked but I am sure the joy will be ecstatic once its done, although the dvla is another hurdle so I hear .... Lol
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