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Nov 14, 2012

RULES & REGULATIONS * Europe

* UK - BVRLA calls for clarity on whole vehicle type approval

(Photo: Opel/Vauxhall Movano full-size van) 
London,EN,UK -Fleet News -13 Nov 2012: -- There are fears that the introduction of European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) for light vans next spring could cause chaos for fleet operators... From April 29, 2013, light commercial vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes will come into scope of ECWVTA, requiring additional approval for any modifications made to them... Almost all panel vans will have some modification to equip them for service, whether it is ply-lining, racking, lamp beacons or side-steps, and the BVRLA is concerned that each vehicle would have to be individually re-inspected, tested and approved... At the BVRLA’s recent Technical and Operational Management Forum, the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) presented details of a ‘light touch’ approval scheme for the more common vehicle modifications, to reduce the burden on fleets, test centres and inspectors... 

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