Private Hire Vehicle policy

Any vehicle which has been altered from the original manufacturer's specification, re-registered or has been an insurance loss (categories N and S only) shall only be considered for licensing if the vehicle has been subjected to a satisfactory Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) or Voluntary Individual Vehicle Approval (VIVA) test (engineers report) from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) Vehicles without a DVSA engineers report will only be considered for licensing if they have been built to the manufacturers original specification. The IVA test is appropriate for vehicles not previously registered in the UK, and a VIVA for vehicles registered in the UK that need to prove compliance.

Category A and B write offs will not be considered fit for licensing