NEW MOT's
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NEW MOT's
Will a decatted TD 1.9 fall foul of the new regs. ????
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Re: NEW MOT's
I suspect, strictly, yes as the rules state if the car was originally fitted with a cat then one must be visibly present..
Being a diesel though I'd have thought there's every chance it'll be OK as having a diesel cat fitted has never been 'law' in the UK in the same way a petrol cat is...
There's been no reports of a decatted diesel falling foul on here so I reckon you'll be OK Greg...
Being a diesel though I'd have thought there's every chance it'll be OK as having a diesel cat fitted has never been 'law' in the UK in the same way a petrol cat is...
There's been no reports of a decatted diesel falling foul on here so I reckon you'll be OK Greg...
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Re: NEW MOT's
New regulations ?
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Re: NEW MOT's
Oh, they're always changing Simon. Difficult to keep up with it sometimesMandrake wrote:New regulations ?
Basically, if a (petrol) car had a cat when it left the factory it must have one fitted when presented for MOT irrespective of whether or not it will pass the emissions test without one.
I fell foul of this with my XM. Technically it doesn't need a cat to pass the emissions test when running on LPG but because it had a cat fitted as standard it had to have one visibly present to satisfy the MOT. Originally mine didn't and hence now why it sports a kitten under it's belly...
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Re: NEW MOT's
Cat only required for spark ignition cars the 'qualify for a CAT test' - no mention of diesels. And the diesel test still only measures smoke opactity, nothing else - although the limits have been tightened for post 2008 (I think) cars. Oddly test is still required of DPF equipped cars, even though the result, if it's working, is likely to be an error reading on the machine (this is covered in the regs, and they have to attach the faulty reading slip!) - a visual inspection would do for these - if it's working, the tailpipe is spotless. This would save revving the nuts of the engine needlessly - but then that would require common sense from VOSA / HMG....
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Re: NEW MOT's
Thanks for the info. It passed ok in April. Done 2 miles since then, lol.
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Re: NEW MOT's
Fat chance of that ever happening RichardRichardW wrote:but then that would require common sense from VOSA / HMG....
Two miles Greg Gosh, your MOT man must live practically next door
Having said that, mine’s about half a mile away, if that... Certainly within easy walking distance anyway, even by my standards...
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Re: NEW MOT's
my s2 xantia td just gone through mot with non cat front section exhaust,past with flying colours,they didnt even mention it not having one
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"Two miles Greg Gosh, your MOT man must live practically next door "
No Jim,
Thats where the MOT garage is---he passed the car, then delivered it back to my house- where it went straight back in the garden.
No Jim,
Thats where the MOT garage is---he passed the car, then delivered it back to my house- where it went straight back in the garden.
90 Kawa EN 500 A1- was running---now dead again
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Old Xantias- 16v 2litre 1997 VSX, 2 x 1993 TD Lx, S2 SX 1.9TD
Old Bx's--3 x 1.9 D, 1x 1.6 Auto, 1 x 1.9 GTi, 1 x 1.9 TZS