Muppetdaze
Active Member
Well an Email but same thing My MP is Sir Roger Gale
Dear Sir Roger,
It has just come to my attention that new MOT rules are coming in May which would bring us into line with EU regulations.
We know that once in place these rules will be almost impossible to remove again, even when we leave the EU
The area that has me concern is the diesel cars restriction, is their an exemption for older cars?
I own (as do many many others ) a 2003 Diesel Land Rover Discovery 2 (1999-2004), the modification of which was necessary to ensure it still runs well and it still passes current emission tests, The new MOT however , despite the vehicles age, and it's function, insists on the full function of an Exhaust Gas Recirculation Valve, known as an EGR,(the majority of part suppliers and Land Rover mechanics actually remove this part because it fills the engine inlets with 'crud' (their term) which effectively restricts the breathing of the engine causing all sorts of problems.)
So asking for a fifteen year old car to be as fully functioning as it was when new is a LOT, Assuming a brand new valve would work that's still a high percentage cost of the value of the car. Which as someone on less than eight pounds per hour I couldn't afford, The resale value of the Vehicle would be almost nothing and without a vehicle I would have trouble getting to and from the different places I work at ( I am a support worker and have to travel)
They do say it was a matter for Public Consultation, but I am active on a Vehicle Owners forum and we knew nothing about this
I do hope that something can be done to help the owner of older diesels (from 2001) which had been hit once already by the retroactive road fund hikes in 2010/11 and now this
Regards
Hopefully it's not too late , as the rule state that Cats EGR' DPF etc etc all have to be fitted as the manufacturer intended and not modified in any way and all 2014 on vehicles must be able to pass emissions tests at the same level as when they were new (even though some vehicles have done huge mileages since then)
Dear Sir Roger,
It has just come to my attention that new MOT rules are coming in May which would bring us into line with EU regulations.
We know that once in place these rules will be almost impossible to remove again, even when we leave the EU
The area that has me concern is the diesel cars restriction, is their an exemption for older cars?
I own (as do many many others ) a 2003 Diesel Land Rover Discovery 2 (1999-2004), the modification of which was necessary to ensure it still runs well and it still passes current emission tests, The new MOT however , despite the vehicles age, and it's function, insists on the full function of an Exhaust Gas Recirculation Valve, known as an EGR,(the majority of part suppliers and Land Rover mechanics actually remove this part because it fills the engine inlets with 'crud' (their term) which effectively restricts the breathing of the engine causing all sorts of problems.)
So asking for a fifteen year old car to be as fully functioning as it was when new is a LOT, Assuming a brand new valve would work that's still a high percentage cost of the value of the car. Which as someone on less than eight pounds per hour I couldn't afford, The resale value of the Vehicle would be almost nothing and without a vehicle I would have trouble getting to and from the different places I work at ( I am a support worker and have to travel)
They do say it was a matter for Public Consultation, but I am active on a Vehicle Owners forum and we knew nothing about this
I do hope that something can be done to help the owner of older diesels (from 2001) which had been hit once already by the retroactive road fund hikes in 2010/11 and now this
Regards
Hopefully it's not too late , as the rule state that Cats EGR' DPF etc etc all have to be fitted as the manufacturer intended and not modified in any way and all 2014 on vehicles must be able to pass emissions tests at the same level as when they were new (even though some vehicles have done huge mileages since then)
- But all I can see in the published info hints that the basic emissions test will continue for them - thing is, they could so easily state it for a fact, and yet they haven't, or more accurately, I haven't seen it "written in stone"...
