Craig
Your spot on. I have watched with interest as John has tirelessly worked through the maize at the registration office with the aim of having the ICV recognised as such.
OK.." I'm the constructor and I want to use".. approach..
Guess the low volume numbers of ICV's that would be constructed could see them recognised as they are - Independantly Constructed Vehicles.
I read somewhere where all the emission sh*t is just that, as the noisy Sunday neighbour with his two stroke wiper - snipper puts more crap into the atmosphere on any given Sunday than you and I would in a month with our cars..
Unfortunately that is a fact....

.. Where to from here...
There has been a push for a long time to get the Cobras in a similiar situation as the Street Rods with their pre 1948 guidelines..Now that would be perfect for Cobra builders if it went Nationally - like the Street Rodders regulations/guidelines..
More manufacturers need to be talking with and supporting John to make it happen I think.
Just my $0.02 worth..