will the yaris vits rs turbo ever get imported in the uk?

Ted

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you can import one any time you like, but without a model report you couldnt register it. any car over ten years old is exempt but im not sure how they calculate emissions on 2001 on cars. road tax is supposed to be calculated on emissions on 2001 cars on but that creates a problem for 2001 on jap cars i suppose.

i read in a magazine last year that model reports and sva tests were to be abolished so any amount of tasty jap stuff would soon be available but havent heard anything about that since.
 
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no, if its over ten years old it only needs to be moted before u can register it, if its younger than ten needs to be sva tested
 
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Personal imports less than 10 years old are required to pass an IVA test. The IVA test is in simple terms, an assessment of the vehicle to ensure it complies with the construction and use regulations. Once the vehicle passes the IVA test a IAC (Individual Approval Certificate) is issued and the vehicle is then only required to pass an MOT test before it can be registered for use on the roads in the UK.

Generally with Japanese Imports, the export document can be used as evidence for type approval as long as the vehicle has not been modified since leaving the factory.

Most of the info can be found here:

http://www.dvtani.gov.uk/uploads/vehicletesting/IVAInfoGuide.pdf
 
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i thought personal imports were for people who lived abroad for a while and brought a car home with them. so you need evidence of having used it abroad for a length of time, receipts of car ownwership in the other country etc.
 
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The car will have been approved for use in Japan, the Japanese approval standards are very similar to the UK and so all that is usually required to be presented at the time of the IVA test is the export document containing the Japanese approval codes.

Depending on the actual spec of the car, some items may need addressing to pass the IVA such as; HID headlights (without washer jets and self leveling adjustment), E approved tyres, optional extras removed from the vehicle etc... basically there's no point taking the car for an IVA test unless your sure it complies with the construction and use regulations 100%. The IVA process can be very fickle, it's a case of knowing what the inspector expects to see and ensuring that the vehicle is delivered to them in such a condition
 
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5.2 COMPARABLE STANDARDS (Passenger Cars & Light Goods Vehicles ONLY)

Each key area has an EC Directive and/or UN (ECE) Regulation that applies to it. In many cases, the technical standards that apply in other non-European countries (Japan, the United States and Canada for example) are the same or very similar to those required in EC Member States. These have been identified in the IVA Inspection Manual. If it can be demonstrated that a vehicle meets those standards then it can be deemed to be compliant for that key area.

Exactly how this is done depends on the country of origin, but will normally require some approval documentation or in the case of vehicles of Japanese origin, a ‘Certificate of Completion’ or an ‘Export Certificate'
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5.6 How do I demonstrate compliance if my car / light goods vehicle has come from Japan?

Where vehicles have been imported from Japan, evidence that the vehicle was type approved in that country will be taken to confirm that the vehicle meets the requirements in respect of those items where Japanese Approval is considered comparable (see section 5.2 page 14) (‘Comparable Standards’). In order to demonstrate compliance for a used vehicle, an original Japanese ‘Export Certificate’ (also known as a ‘De-registration Certificate’) that demonstrates the vehicle has been allocated ‘Specification’ and ‘Classification’ numbers (or sometimes called ‘Type Designation’ and ‘Variant’ numbers) will serve this purpose. This is providing the vehicle has not been modified since manufacture (in respect of any of the IVA relevant items), in a way that is likely to have a detrimental effect on the original approval of the vehicle.

Where the vehicle is new, a manufacturer’s ‘Certificate of Completion’ will be sufficient evidence of compliance with the Comparable standards. This again is providing it displays the required specification and Classification numbers and the vehicle has not had any detrimental modifications in respect of the relevant IVA items.

If you are using either an Export Certificate or a Certificate of Completion as proof of compliance, then you will be required to submit a photocopy of the complete document along with the IVA application form to DVA (please note – it must be a copy of the Japanese version). The original of the Japanese document MUST be presented to the examiner on the day of the inspection.

If the original document is not presented with the vehicle at the time of inspection or it is not exactly the same as the photocopy submitted with your application form, then this will be deemed as an ‘Inspection Non-Compliance’ on the basis that compliance with one or more of the key areas has not been demonstrated (i.e. the vehicle will fail the inspection on all items requiring evidence of Directive Compliance).

If the Classification and Specification numbers are missing from their relevant boxes and appear in the Japanese text in the large bottom box (the Remarks box), then we will also require an official translation of the document. On receipt of this information, DVA will be able to assess if the document does demonstrate compliance. However, if this information is not able to be provided, then alternative proof of compliance will be required e.g. by having a Directive Test or a Comparison Test.

If the Classification and Specification numbers are not shown on the document at all, the applicant should attempt to provide the details of the Japanese Type Approval from the vehicle manufacturer or consider alternative ways of demonstrating compliance
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6.9 Are there any documents that I need to supply on the day of the inspection?

Passenger Cars & Light Goods Vehicles

In the case of a passenger car or light goods vehicle subject to Normal IVA (or class ‘R’), on the day of the inspection you will need to present specific documents to the DVA Examiner which demonstrate evidence of compliance to the Normal IVA requirements. This will include for example, an original copy of the Japanese De-Registration or Export Certificate (if the vehicle has originated from Japan) or alternative documents such as an original manufacturer’s letter of Compliance for the vehicle
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The vehicle will also need a Cat 1 alarm and immobiliser installed to comply with the anti theft/immobiliser directive.

See the diagram on page 48 of the above PDF.
 
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Imports from outside the EU
On 1 August 2000 the Government announced that it was to relax SVA quotas, which had previously restricted trade imports of non-EU Type Approved vehicles to a total of 50 a year for any one make and model. These quota restrictions were lifted as from 18 August 2000. By January 2001, personal import rules were tightened up so that only people who have lived overseas for more than a year and owned the car overseas for more than six months can bring it to the UK as a personal import which, if it is more than 3 years old, is not subject to a Single Vehicle Approval test. All other imports up to ten years old will be subject to the SVA test.
 
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Rules changed again in April 2009.

In the last 16 months we've sent a good 20-30 cars (Jap imports) for IVA, none of them with a model report.
 
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In any case, it's not worth importing a Yaris/Vitz from Japan, the exchange rate doesn't make it viable. By the time you've bought the car, shipped it and added on the cost of duty, VAT, prepping the car, getting it IVA'd and MOT'd, registration fees and then road tax, you'll be stuck with an expensive stock trim car that's probably been clocked to increase the resale value. AFAIK the turbo is not a factory model, it's an RS with a optional TRD kit installed (most likely by the dealer), this would mean the turbo kit would have be removed for the the IVA test.

You'd be better off finding a good UK model and bolting a turbo to it.

Something like this:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3311902.htm
 
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weeJohn said:
Under 10 years old and in standard trim?
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Off the top of my head vehicles included would have been Mazda Bongo, Hilux Surf, Nissan Elgrande, Honda Odyssey, Nissan Cube and probably a few more. Mostly Hilux surf and Mazda Bongo's though. IVA is only needed when the car is less than 10 years old.
 
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