Stricter MOT tests on the horizon. - Page 2

MSS · 25th February 2022, 11:53

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Originally Posted by Lancpudn

It said the loophole of a smoke test & visual inspection of the DPF by the MOT guy will be replaced with a much tighter DPF efficiency test with new emission testing hardware.

This has been needed for a long time to stop the removal or disabling of emission control devices.

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Originally Posted by Raven Black

They are evil, after telling everyone to buy diesel cars, now trying to get them off the road. Is it going to be impossible to pass an mot in future with our diesel engines?

In reality this is not really going to be a large scale problem. The youngest of our cars are now 17 years old, with the majority just one or the other side of 20 years. I would say that 90%+ of our cars do not have more than 5-years of life left.

The Rovering Member · 25th February 2022, 12:25

How do you work that out?

Spares are readily available, more coming to the market frequently & there are still people who can take care of the ECU aspect of the cars.
The only way l can see your calculation proving correct is if the fuel becomes completely unavailable or they are actually legislated off the road nationwide which l think is unlikely, at least in that time frame.
The youngest of my other Rover's is fifty two years old.

Raven Black · 25th February 2022, 12:39

And my daily runner is 44 years old. I intend to keep the Rover as long as I can, which is why I am wondering if this new test will be impossible for our cars to pass.

MSS · 25th February 2022, 12:48

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Originally Posted by The Rovering Member

How do you work that out?

Spares are readily available, more coming to the market frequently & there are still people who can take care of the ECU aspect of the cars.
The only way l can see your calculation proving correct is if the fuel becomes completely unavailable or they are actually legislated off the road nationwide which l think is unlikely, at least in that time frame.
The youngest of my other Rover's is fifty two years old.

The number of cars being sold off at scrap prices is a good sign, as is the number of long-term owners selling their cars.

Just look at how few 22+ year old cars of any make are still on the roads.

The Rovering Member · 25th February 2022, 12:58

I suppose it depends on what percentage of current owners of our cars are interested enough in them to be on one of the owners forums as against those that are still simply using them as a mode of disposable transport.

SCP440 · 26th February 2022, 20:42

I wonder how many of these Diesel cars with a DPF would pass an emission test after a good run? I know from experience that a vehicle with a DPF if not alllowed to warm up and go through a regeneration will have problems. With the amount of people working from home and generaly not giving there cars a decent run it must have an effect.

While waiting for an MOT recently the tester was telling the owner of the previous vehicle that is had failed on emissions, he was telling him to take it home the long way via the local bypass at a decent speed and come back for a retest later. Apparently the car had covered less than 2k since the previous MOT and was obvioulsy only used for running to the shops and the occasional run out judging by his age.

25th February 2022, 12:25	#12
The Rovering Member I really should get out more....... Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London Posts: 2,955 Thanks: 263 Thanked 538 Times in 431 Posts	How do you work that out? Spares are readily available, more coming to the market frequently & there are still people who can take care of the ECU aspect of the cars. The only way l can see your calculation proving correct is if the fuel becomes completely unavailable or they are actually legislated off the road nationwide which l think is unlikely, at least in that time frame. The youngest of my other Rover's is fifty two years old. __________________ Reducing the size of my Rover fleet by adding a 75 to it. Last edited by The Rovering Member; 25th February 2022 at 12:32..

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25th February 2022, 12:58	#15
The Rovering Member I really should get out more....... Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London Posts: 2,955 Thanks: 263 Thanked 538 Times in 431 Posts	I suppose it depends on what percentage of current owners of our cars are interested enough in them to be on one of the owners forums as against those that are still simply using them as a mode of disposable transport. __________________ Reducing the size of my Rover fleet by adding a 75 to it.

26th February 2022, 20:42	#16
SCP440 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Witney Posts: 2,504 Thanks: 6 Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts	I wonder how many of these Diesel cars with a DPF would pass an emission test after a good run? I know from experience that a vehicle with a DPF if not alllowed to warm up and go through a regeneration will have problems. With the amount of people working from home and generaly not giving there cars a decent run it must have an effect. While waiting for an MOT recently the tester was telling the owner of the previous vehicle that is had failed on emissions, he was telling him to take it home the long way via the local bypass at a decent speed and come back for a retest later. Apparently the car had covered less than 2k since the previous MOT and was obvioulsy only used for running to the shops and the occasional run out judging by his age.