Landrover 3050 to 3500

[John Shutler]

Hi all

Is it possible to uprate a landrover from a gross weight of 3050 to 3500 and what is the process?

Thanks

 

 

 

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[treequip]

Fill in the appropriate part of the V5 and post it

[John Shutler]

That seems to easy? Haha

 

 

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[Matthew Storrs]

I was under the impression the springs had to be uprated?

[mendiplogs]

Fill in the appropriate part of the V5 and post it

 

HI TREE what about TACKO mate and MOT CLASS thanks jon

[scraggs]

I was under the impression the springs had to be uprated?

 

They do but some people think they don't, personally I would not want to be the owner of it if it was involved in a serious accident if it wasn't done properly.

[treequip]

That seems to easy? Haha

 

 

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It is that easy, they will look at the request and decide what to do, if the new weight is acceptable (within the design weight) you should get the amended document back in short order.

 

If the changes are of a more radical nature they might want you to bring it to VOSA for an inspection. A lot of this is to be sure you aren't up to no good.

 

Serious changes may require a single vehicle approval (SVA)

[Treewolf]

So what do you do about the plate on the vehicle?

[C.J]

I was under the impression the springs had to be uprated?

 

+ Heavy duty rear axle(if not fitted) and a different brake balance valve.

[CJM]

HI TREE what about TACKO mate and MOT CLASS thanks jon

 

It's 3.5 ton or under so it's a light goods vehicle/car and it'll be tested as a light good vehicle/car any thing over that weight will need an operators licence and a check every 10 weeks, no need for a tacho unless you operate over 100km of you're home base (as the bird flies)

I attended a crappy vosa seminar a month or two back