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| TV THIS MONTH Female Comedienne Jo Brand has a new tv programme on Dave TV where she does weird stuff to do with water. Jo spent a whole day at our factory filming in the Dutton Surf, this was shown recently and is viewable on here and shows Jo and Tim having fun before heading for France in a Surf.  To view the video click HERE SIGNIFICANT SALES INCREASE | 2011 was our best year for over a decade - selling 4 times as many Duttons as in 2010 - helped with the launch of the all new IVA compliant Surf based on the Suzuki Jimny. We moved to a factory with its own slipway 4 years ago, to keep up with demand 2 years later we had to double it's size by fitting a mezzanine floor. We cannot expand any more (unless we make a floating factory) therefore due to this significant increase in sales delivery times are unfortunately getting longer (see advisory below for extended delivery times)UPDATE:- now we have already sold more cars this year than the whole of 2011 The IVA test | We cannot stress enough the importance of the IVA test and not just from the legal point of view - it also shows that the car has been assembled to the highest Government standards. If you buy an amphib from a company who has not got a car past the test you will NOT be able to use it on the roads, also attempting to sell the amphib on will prove almost impossible. It's a good idea to ask to see an IVA test certificate from a manufacturer prior to purchasing
Good news for Dutton customers, we have now had the Surf put in a different IVA testing category which reduces the government fee from £450 down to £199, this is now reflected on our order form. UK Boat Safety Scheme | We automatically build all our amphibs compliant with the UK BSS and can supply your Surf with a BSS certificate if required. To comply with the BSS the following extras are supplied and fitted:- 2 off fire extinguishers (5A/34B) battery master switch, fuel cut off tap and all necessary signage. The price on the order form includes these plus the cost of the certificate
Small Ship Register | Our vehicles are elegible for Small Ship Registration if required.
WHERE ARE THEY ALL? | There are only 3 important kit car magazines in the UK and Europe:- Complete KitCar, Total Kit Car and KitCar All 3 have tested the Surf during 2011 and given us fantastic complimentary write ups. The question is why are there not ANY write ups or videos on any other make of amphibious car? It's all very strange..... Complete KitCar (March 2011), Total Kit Car (July/August 2011) and KitCar (September 2011) are all on our "press comment" link below. NEWS | DELIVERY (UPDATED APRIL) We have now sold all our September 2012 delivery, we can only make 2 more cars for 2012 - delivery Xmas ASSEMBLY MANUAL FOR KITS Our assembly manual has got so comprehensive - over 80 pages + 100's of photos that it gets bounced back if we try and send it by email. It is now available on PDF from the OWNERS PAGE
CHECK UPS
| As part of our continual commitment to customer service we now offer check ups on all our amphibs, including an extended water test. After the testing we will advise if any work/servicing needs doing. You can at any time remove your car or in the alternate you can authorize us to do all or some of the work. Now is also a good time to do the compulsory checking of the front and rear brake systems and paint the underside metal parts that may be scratched or have surface rust. If you are interested in our servicing then please email us, we can collect cars if required or arrange for them to be collected from anywhere in the world.
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Tim Dutton-Woolley
"Yes to the Common Market, No to the European Union"
43 years On By far the most important event for us recently was our celebration of 40 years of car production and 20 years of amphibious car production
 First prototype (1989) based on Dutton Sierra drophead, note the use of steel bumper / chassis (never again) alfresco exhaust and a bemused Tim Dutton
THE FACT DUTTON IS THE WORLD'S ONLY SUCCESSFUL AMPHIBIOUS CAR MAKER SAYS A LOT. THE S2's RUGGED............... | "AutoExpress Magazine"
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