I have been offered an STi V which I am seriously considering to replace my current Terzo. The thing is the current owner resides in N. Ireland and the car was imported there about a year ago.

Because N.Ireland have no SVA requirements the car has not been SVA'd, although the approriate conversions have been carried out.

My question is if I purchase this car and bring it to England as it is already registered within the UK does the car need an SVA test? Or is this just for registration purposes only and therefore I can just start driving the car?

Any thoughts and experiences?