Road Vehicles, improving air quality and safety-Gov.UK

[milliemarlin]

Re: Road Vehicles, improving air quality and safety-Gov.UK

I found this:

Date of first use is as defined in Regulation 3(3) of the Road vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations.

3) For the purpose of these Regulations, the date on which a motor vehicle is first used is—

(a) in the case of a vehicle not falling within sub-paragraph (b) and which is registered, the date on which it was registered;
(b) in each of the following cases—

(i) ......

(v) a vehicle which has been used otherwise than on roads after being sold or supplied by retail and before being registered;

In sub-paragraph (b) (v) of this paragraph “sold or supplied by retail” means sold or supplied otherwise than to a person acquiring it solely for the purpose of resale or re-supply for a valuable consideration.

The more regulations I read the less I seem to understand!

Does driving my car up and down my short driveway count as used otherwise than on roads?
Paul

[stevejgreen]

Re: Road Vehicles, improving air quality and safety-Gov.UK

I found this:

Date of first use is as defined in Regulation 3(3) of the Road vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations.

3) For the purpose of these Regulations, the date on which a motor vehicle is first used is—

(a) in the case of a vehicle not falling within sub-paragraph (b) and which is registered, the date on which it was registered;
(b) in each of the following cases—

(i) ......

(v) a vehicle which has been used otherwise than on roads after being sold or supplied by retail and before being registered;

In sub-paragraph (b) (v) of this paragraph “sold or supplied by retail” means sold or supplied otherwise than to a person acquiring it solely for the purpose of resale or re-supply for a valuable consideration.

The more regulations I read the less I seem to understand!

Does driving my car up and down my short driveway count as used otherwise than on roads?
Paul

I would surmise that that category is included for agricultural or construction vehicles purchased with no intention of it ever being used on open public roads, where it will similarly be exempt from taxation or regular vehicle inspections.

[lynnx22]

Re: Road Vehicles, improving air quality and safety-Gov.UK

Since my V5 shows no emmisions data whatsoever it still is open to interpretation. Quote from the new manual.
"Kit cars
and amateur built vehicles
first used on or after 1 August 1998
are required to obtain
either Single Vehicle Approval (SVA) or Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) and should be tested to
the limits stated on the vehicles registration document (V5c). Where no
limits are stated on the
registration document, normal limits must be applied relative to the vehicles date of first use."
Now given a car, passed IVA in, say 2009, using a 1990 donor, and given an age related registration, was it 'first used' in 1990, or 2009?

If that rule about testing an engine to its manufacture date is removed then I presume your first use 2009 car will have to pass 2009 emissions REGARDLESS of what engine is fitted.
The age related number is, in this case, a red herring, as the first use relates to the complete vehicle.
Personal opinion of course!

[scott h]

Re: Road Vehicles, improving air quality and safety-Gov.UK

Good news.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155770948469545&id=21647644544

[stevepritch]

Re: Road Vehicles, improving air quality and safety-Gov.UK

Was just about to post the same Scott.. Indeed good news for all of us.

[Blue Marlin]

Re: Road Vehicles, improving air quality and safety-Gov.UK

[cabrioman]

Re: Road Vehicles, improving air quality and safety-Gov.UK

Good news indeed. Lets hope the current draft mot manual is updated to match, at the moment pre 98 cars are fine, treated as first use pre 75 so visual only but post 98 first use are emmisions as per date of registration, which would always be a cat emission test.

https://training.mot-testing.service.gov.uk/documents/manuals/class3457/Section-8-Nuisance.html#section_8.2

John

[milliemarlin]

Re: Road Vehicles, improving air quality and safety-Gov.UK

Phew!
Paul