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DVSA IVA Test Stations and Privately Owned Test Facilities

Station AddressCategory of vehicle inspected

M1# M1* N1N2N3

M2M3

O1O2

O3O4

Aberdeen Cloverhill Road, Bridge of Don Industrial Estate, Aberdeen, AB23 8FE l l l

Beverley Oldbeck Road, Off Grovehill Road, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 0JW l l l l l l

Botley Hillson Road, Bottings Industrial Estate, Botley, Southampton SO30 2DY l l

Bristol Merebank Road, Avonmouth, Bristol,BS11 8AQ l l l l l l l

Cardiff (Llantrisant)

School Road, Miskin, Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan, CF72 8YR l l l

Carlisle Brunthill Road, Kingstown Industrial Estate, Carlisle, CA3 0EH l l l

Derby Belmore Way, Alvaston, Derby, DE21 7AY l l l l l l Edinburgh (Livingston)

Grange Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, Edinburgh, West Lothian, EH54 5DE l l l l l l l

Exeter Grace Road West, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8PU l l l

Gillingham Ambley Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0SJ l l l l l l l

Kidderminster Worcester Road, Kidderminster, DY11 7RD l l l l Leighton Buzzard

Stanbridge Road, Leighton Buzzard,Bedfordshire, LU7 4QG l l l l

London North (Edmonton)

Towpath Road, Lea Valley Trading Estate, Edmonton, N18 3JR l l l

London West (Yeading)

Cygnet Way, Willow Tree Lane, Yeading, Hayes, Middlesex, UB4 9BS l l l

Manchester (Chadderton)

Broadway Business Park, Broadgate, Manchester (Chadderton), Oldham, OL9 9XA l l l l l l l

Newcastle- upon-Tyne

Sandy Lane, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5HB l l l l

Norwich Jupiter Road, Hellesden, Norwich, NR6 6SS l l l l

Nottingham Main Road, Watnall, Nottingham, NG16 1JF l l l Southampton (Northam)

Unit R Centurion Industrial Estate, Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1UB l l l

DVSA IVA Test Stations

# - M1 vehicles having an unladen weight of more than 3500kgs.

* - M1 vehicles having not more than 3500kgs gross vehicle weight.

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Privately Owned Test Facilities (POTFs) available to the public

POTF Address Category of vehicle inspected

M1 N1N2N3

M2M3

O1O2

O3O4

Greenwich Knight Ltd

Unit 5, Willow Industrial Park, Castle DoningtonDE74 2NP l l

T Harvey & Sons Ltd

Radnor Road, Scorrier, Redruth, CornwallTR16 5EQ l l

Wheelbase Engineering Ltd

Chanters Way, Off lower Eccleshill Road, Lower Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 0RP l l l l

C.J. Wortley & Son

The Garage, 31 Old Severalls Road, Methwold Hythe, Thetford, Norfolk, IP26 4QR l

Newell & Wright Ltd

Templeborough Depot, Sheffield Road, SheffieldS9 1RT l l

Aebi Schmidt UK Ltd

Southgate Way, Orton Southgate, PeterboroughPE2 6GP l l

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For further information on how to apply for an IVA inspection go to :

www.gov.uk/vehicleapproval

or telephone our enquiry line on 0300 123 9000

Category of vehicle Description

M1 Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers and comprising of no more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat.

M2Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers, comprising of more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat and having a maximum mass not exceeding 5 tonnes.

M3Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers, comprising of more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat and having a maximum mass exceeding 5 tonnes.

M1 (Special purpose vehicles)

Motor caravans, ambulances, hearses, armoured cars, wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAVs).

N1 Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes.

N2 Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnes.

N3 Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass exceeding 12 tonnes.

N1 (Special purpose vehicles) Armoured goods vehicles.

O1 Trailers with a maximum mass not exceeding 0.75 tonnes.

O2 Trailers with a maximum mass exceeding 0.75 tonnes but not exceeding 3.5 tonnes.

O3 Trailers with a maximum mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 10 tonnes.

O4 Trailers with a maximum mass exceeding 10 tonnes.

Vehicle Category Chart