Some garages are known to offer their customers DPF deletion services but Steve Coles, head of MOT at the Independent Garage Association (IGA), has reminded garages that it is an offence to drive a vehicle that has been modified in this way.
He said: “The potential penalties for failing to comply with Regulation 61a are fines of up to £1,000 for a car or £2,500 for a light goods vehicle.
“There has been talk of tighter smoke test values for DPF equipped vehicles to help ensure the DPF is functioning, something the DVSA say will be looked at when time allows.
“In the meantime, the DVSA is stating its aim to take action against any business that is authorised for MOT testing who also offers a DPF removal service outside the MOT.”
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Andrew Jones
They also need to take action against ANY company offering DPF removal not just MOT registered garages as it is as stated an offence to use a vehicle without one , but I suppose its just easier to punish the MOT stations…………..again!
Peter
DPF’s are nothing but rubbish and should be removed from all vehicles as they create more problems than they solve. The ash they emit during regeneration is finer, more cumulative and carcinogenic than the untreated particulate from diesels and the whole DPF concept has a higher carbon footprint than non DPF equipped vehicles when one takes into account the fuel economy losses, manufacturing costs, replacement costs, recycling costs and the shortened engine component life due to this failed concept.
Andrew Jones
They also need to take action against ANY company offering DPF removal not just MOT registered garages as it is as stated an offence to use a vehicle without one , but I suppose its just easier to punish the MOT stations…………..again!
Peter
DPF’s are nothing but rubbish and should be removed from all vehicles as they create more problems than they solve. The ash they emit during regeneration is finer, more cumulative and carcinogenic than the untreated particulate from diesels and the whole DPF concept has a higher carbon footprint than non DPF equipped vehicles when one takes into account the fuel economy losses, manufacturing costs, replacement costs, recycling costs and the shortened engine component life due to this failed concept.
Lee heywood
It’s an offence to drive without dpf. It’s not an offence to remove and If dvsa penalise test centres and nothing is done to the non testing stations that offer the service then that is victimisation. There should be one rule for all either way.
Lee heywood
It’s an offence to drive without dpf. It’s not an offence to remove and If dvsa penalise test centres and nothing is done to the non testing stations that offer the service then that is victimisation. There should be one rule for all either way.