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Petition seeking the relaxation of vehicle registration rules for electrifying classic cars

An extraordinary petition was made under the UK Government and Parliament "Petitions" procedure seeking "New rules for electrifying classic cars, without the need to re-register or undergo an IVA, should be introduced. The new rules should allow safe modifications to enable electrification without requiring an IVA". The petition was rejected as it was considered not to have met the petition standards.

What is an IVA?
Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) is the process of approving each individual vehicle against national technical requirements. The standard approach to this is to inspect each vehicle and more information on this route to approval can be found here.

Posted: 221025

	Petition seeking the relaxation of vehicle registration rules for electrifying classic cars In seeking the introduction of new vehicle registration rules for electrifying classic cars the petioners say "we believe current vehicle registration rules are operating as a barrier to the electrification of classic cars, because they are being required to be re-registered and undergo an IVA. New rules for electrifying classic cars, without the need to re-register or undergo an IVA, should be introduced. The new rules should allow safe modifications to enable electrification without requiring an IVA. The rules should apply retrospectively, with a right of review for cases where classic cars had their registrations removed following modification". Petition Posted: 220923 Comment: DVLA take the position that a substantial change to a vehicle means that it is no longer the same vehicle and therefore requires re-registration. Changing it to electric power is clearly a substantial change.
	Why was this petition rejected? The Government website says "It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do. Petitions must ask for a clear action from the Government or Parliament. It's not clear if you want the Government to change the rules relating to modifying classic cars, or for the Government to publish an explanation for how these rules have changed. You could open petitions on both of these asks. We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards." The rejection was posted on the UK Government and Parliament "Petitions" website on 27th September 2022. Posted: 220927
	FIVA position on electification of Historical Vehicles See their position paper. We understand FBHVC is following the FIVA position that vehicles converted to electric power are no longer historic vehicles.
Background An increasing number of individuals and companies ranging from specialist shops to large vehicle manufacturers are offering electrified vehicles for sale using historical vehicles as donors and exchanging the whole drivetrain into an electric unit with batteries to fuel the unit. This way it is possible to keep the classic appearance of the vehicle while meeting modern environmental expectations and standards. It may also incidentally increase the power available for the owner. Some of the manufacturers have even managed to get an approval for keeping the original Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of the donor vehicle despite more or less changing the whole chassis. Impact on the historic vehicle movement Conversion of historical vehicles from their original internal combustion engines to electric power does not comply with the FIVA definition of a historic vehicle, cannot be carried out in accordance with the Charter of Turin, and does not truly achieve the goal of preserving historical vehicles. Vehicles so converted cease to be historic vehicles, except for “in period” changes. FIVA’s Position According to FIVA, a historic vehicle is "a mechanically propelled road vehicle”: • which is at least 30 years old, • which is preserved and maintained in a historically correct condition, • which is not used as a means of daily transport • and which is, therefore, a part of our technical and cultural heritage FIVA’s three main goals and objectives include: • Protecting historic vehicles by ensuring that the development of national and international legislation does not create an adverse impact on owners of historic vehicles and the use of these vehicles on public roads without inappropriate restrictions • Preserving historic vehicles, related artifacts and records, including research and cataloguing to ensure their continued enjoyment • Promoting historic vehicle culture, including international events, forums, and seminars. FIVA does understand the motivation of some owners to electrify their vehicles and acknowledges that, subject to legislation and regulation, all modifications are a matter of personal choice. However, given the above, FIVA cannot promote to owners or to regulators, use of modern EV components (motors and batteries) to replace a historic vehicle powertrain. If any owner, motor engineeer or manufacturer wishes to make such conversions to historic vehicles, FIVA would recommend that any vehicle changes are reversible with all the original components marked and stored safely. So that the vehicle may in future, if desired, be returned to its original state and again become a historic vehicle. See a copy of this position paper Posted: November 2021