This has probably been answered many times before but I only found you the
other day....!

My mum has just bought an import Isuzu Bighorn, and I got to have a play
with it today for the first time (and compare with the brilliant similarly
aged Paj Exc I imported myself a couple of years ago)......

Questions....

Is it OK to pass an SVA with no speedo conversion (has the dealer fitted a
replacement face and removed it after the SVA)?

Will it pass an MOT again without a conversion? It still has factory dials.

I suspect there is some history with this, as the UK docs show it was first
registered in the UK in 1994, but it is fully fitted with Japanese Kenwood
stereo
(no band shift, despite dealer saying there was) and Japanese Sony
Sat Nav (complete with software etc) which I don't think you could buy in
1994!

Given what the dealer said when she collected the vehicle, and the
observations I've made I think they are exploiting a loophole regarding what
you can sell and whether it is UK legal at the time of sale.

Anyone got any experience of this? More to the point, when I break the news
to her what should we do?

Cheers all!