Andy
You have the essence of it.
I condition all of this with talk to the DVLA to confirm these points but at least you are asking a question you know the answer too (Zen principle).
I found the Oxford and Bristol offices of the DVLA both very helpful, pedantic but helpful.
As MartinClan indicated (MoT not actually required, by preference for me as an independent check) IVA, VIC and then register.
As a time line:-
• IVA will be 3-4 months to request and complete with one retest,
• to get the registration paperwork right and submitted about 2 months (I visited the DVLA office 3 times before it was acceptable to me (to get what I wanted) and to the desk officer, each visit was 3 hours parking and waiting with 3 minutes at the desk,
• VIC will be 3-6 weeks
• Generally Registration about 3-4 weeks.
Remember that you have to have a valid insurance certificate (this should be forward dated) with the registration application as they issue 6 or 12 months tax with the plate manufacture certificate.
You are right to do the pre planning as it took me 6 months from holding the SVA to legally driving the car on the road.
Building the car is one project getting it legal on the road is the second.
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