Surrey Dave
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 07:01 PM |
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MOT Emissions Test
If your car is already registered with an old pre 94' engine , can you change the engine to a later post '94 , and not have to add a
Cat.
When I get my car tested there is no emissions test for 'Kitcars' is that correct?
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wilkingj
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 07:10 PM |
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I am not 100% on this.
BUT.. if you have a normal reg plate it will be tested against regs for that year.
All New Parts built car will require a current spec emission test with CAT and all.
Its based on Engine age.
However, a Q plate is undetermined age car, and only gets a visual test at MoT.
HOWEVER... you need to provide engine age evidence for the SVA and will be tested on that. even if you get a "Q" plate afterwards, and
visual tests at MoT's.
As I said, I'm not 100 % sure.
As for your post 94 engine.... Would they notice, especially if they didnt have a CAT fitted. They take the chassis numbers at MoT, NOT the engine
No's.
I am willing to be shot down on this one due to my uncertainty
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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GeoffT
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| posted on 14/4/05 at 08:53 AM |
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I queried this when I had my car MOT'd just recently. Their angle was that a kitcar has a visible emissions check only, they did not seem at all
interested in what type of plate it had, or what was under the bonnet.
As this suited me just fine I didn't press the point any further, suspect it may be another one of those 'grey areas' though, with
different interpretations depending where you go.
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zetec
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| posted on 14/4/05 at 09:10 PM |
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Have a look on Totalkitcar.com, they have some good info.
" I only registered to look at the pictures, now I'm stuck with this username for the rest of my life!"
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