Electric Vehicle inspection UK

proponent

Hi all,
Neither the AA or RAC offer their inspection service for electric vehicles. I really would like to have this check done prior to travelling.

Does anybody know of a UK company that does this for Electric vehicles?

proponent

proponent wrote: »

Hi all,
Neither the AA or RAC offer their inspection service for electric vehicles. I really would like to have this check done prior to travelling.

Does anybody know of a UK company that does this for Electric vehicles?

That's rather strange because apart from the obvious change there's the bodywork and chassis that they can check. Paperwork etc.

mr.dunkey

No One does it yet, very few guys certified in EVs

But they should be able to tell whether it's been crashed ?

grogi

proponent wrote: »

Hi all,
Neither the AA or RAC offer their inspection service for electric vehicles. I really would like to have this check done prior to travelling.

Does anybody know of a UK company that does this for Electric vehicles?

I don't get it... Sure they can verify bodywork, suspension, brakes, state of interior, history and other paperwork.

The only thing they will not be able to check are the batteries and electric motor.

OP what EV are you looking to get ?

proponent

Looking for a Nissan Leaf tekna

I guess it's just part of due diligence to get this check done.. Would you not agree?

Would be my own fault if I got it back to ireland and something emerged that I could have caught before purchasing.

mr.dunkey

proponent wrote: »

Looking for a Nissan Leaf tekna

I guess it's just part of due diligence to get this check done.. Would you not agree?

Would be my own fault if I got it back to ireland and something emerged that I could have caught before purchasing.

If you buy In ireland you can test in and have some come back,

KCross

mr.dunkey wrote: »

If you buy In ireland you can test in and have some come back,

And your the man to help with that... is it!
Your subtle mr.dunkey!

zilog_jones

I bought a used Prius in the North a few months ago and the AA and RAC were no use to me at all (they weren't doing any vehicle inspections in NI). I found an independent assessor who would do the normal stuff (checks for damage, normal mechanical stuff, test drive, etc.) but not the hybrid system.

You can search for engineers who are members of the Institute of Automotive Engineer Assessors in the UK here: http://www.iaea-online.org/find-an-engineer/
There is a filter for "pre-purchase" inspections.

reboot

Emergency services have to go through special training for EV accidents. Where to cut through 400 v 22kwh battery, etc.