Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA)
Fred Craffert is a seasoned engineering professional specializing in automotive engineering with extensive experience in structural analysis and homologation processes. Currently serving as a Type Approval Engineer at the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) UK since December 2018, Fred previously held key positions at Jaguar Land Rover as a Project Engineer, where strategic objectives for Structural CAE were developed and disseminated. Other notable roles include Senior Engineer at Prodrive Automotive Technology Europe, Analysis Engineer at MIRA Limited, and Homologation Engineer at Auto-Sleepers Limited, among others. Fred Craffert holds a BEng(Hons) in Automotive Engineering from the University of Pretoria, attained between 1988 and 1990.
Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA)
We are an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport and exist to improve vehicle safety and environmental protection by providing robust testing and certification to internationally recognised standards. Designated by the Secretary of State to discharge their statutory responsibility for operating national and UNECE type approval schemes, we approve most categories of new vehicles from locations in the UK and overseas. We have also been designated to act as the UK authority for the certification of packaging and intermediate bulk containers used for the transport of dangerous goods. With more than 40 years’ experience, we have become one of the largest and well-respected approval bodies around. This position has been built on a reputation for technical expertise and quality, which is at the heart of everything we do.