Worthy of Note

Submitted by Pistonhead on Thu, 13/03/2014 - 18:34

New MOT changes affecting Diesel run vehicles do heed this note.

http://money.aol.co.uk/2014/03/12/change-to-mot-rules-could-cost-you-1-0...

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cox.adrian's picture

Re: Worthy of Note

Submitted by cox.adrian on Thu, 13/03/2014 - 22:29.
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do you mean all deisels from the year DOT have to be retro fited ?
or just late deisels which should have one anyway
prwales's picture

Re: Worthy of Note

Submitted by prwales on Fri, 14/03/2014 - 08:45.

vehicles that had them fitted as standard, it has to be good thing as diesel owners often remove these filters to the detriment of pedestrians and air quality in particular

Pistonhead's picture

Re: Worthy of Note

Submitted by Pistonhead on Fri, 14/03/2014 - 12:04.

"The vehicle will automatically fail the MOT test if the filter had been fitted as standard but is found to be no longer present". source - Press release New rules for MOT to test for diesel particulate filter

From my understanding only vehicles' factory fitted as standard, a particulate filter, latter removed by owner are affected. This does not include all diesels from year dot.

Further reading:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-rules-for-mot-to-test-for-diesel-...

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/fil...

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prwales's picture

Re: Worthy of Note

Submitted by prwales on Fri, 14/03/2014 - 12:55.

mores the pity, dirty, smelly things

gav.helme's picture

Re: Worthy of Note

Submitted by gav.helme on Fri, 14/03/2014 - 12:56.

prwales wrote:

mores the pity, dirty, smelly things

I here they are doing the same with Cats as of next year...hope you have your old one PRW?!?

prwales's picture

Re: Worthy of Note

Submitted by prwales on Fri, 14/03/2014 - 15:22.

mine was manufactured in Oct 1991 and even without it fitted passes the emissions test, but I still have it

needamerc's picture

Re: Worthy of Note

Submitted by needamerc on Fri, 14/03/2014 - 20:25.
Under Irish rules if it had a cat originally then it must have the cat now, irrespective of it being able to pass the emissions test without one. From European introduction of cats in 1992 (?).
Roly's picture

Re: Worthy of Note

Submitted by Roly on Fri, 14/03/2014 - 21:10.

Any vehicle manufactured prior to Sept 2001 (approx) doesn't  require a type approved cat.  That means that you can fit any after market cat to be legal.