UK MOT diesel emissions testing

malp43 · Mar 9th, 2019, 09:19

My 2013 V70 D2 has just had it's annual service but then failed its MOT on emissions:

8.2.2.2(f) Exhaust emissions test aborted because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values. (The MOT was carried out at another garage)

I'm not convinced that the test is being carried out correctly, specifically that the car is being tested against the correct emissions level, as the garage told me the level dropped from 1.5 to 0.5 in May 2018.

According to the current official UK Government MOT Manual a diesel car should be tested against the lower of a default value or the vehicle manufacturer's plated value. The manual shows the default value for a 2013 car as STILL being 1.5, but where do I find the official Volvo plated value?

According to this web page: <https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mot-changes-from-may-2018-guidance-for-mot-testers/diesel-vehicle-emission-limits#how-to-find-the-manufacturers-plate-value> it may appear on the plate that states the vehicle's weight limits, but on my V70 the weight plate doesn't have anything that resembles an emissions value.

So is there another plate somewhere on the car?

Mal

Mar 9th, 2019, 09:19	#1
malp43 New Member Last Online: Mar 11th, 2019 07:15 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Dudley	UK MOT diesel emissions testing My 2013 V70 D2 has just had it's annual service but then failed its MOT on emissions: 8.2.2.2(f) Exhaust emissions test aborted because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values. (The MOT was carried out at another garage) I'm not convinced that the test is being carried out correctly, specifically that the car is being tested against the correct emissions level, as the garage told me the level dropped from 1.5 to 0.5 in May 2018. According to the current official UK Government MOT Manual a diesel car should be tested against the lower of a default value or the vehicle manufacturer's plated value. The manual shows the default value for a 2013 car as STILL being 1.5, but where do I find the official Volvo plated value? According to this web page: <https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mot-changes-from-may-2018-guidance-for-mot-testers/diesel-vehicle-emission-limits#how-to-find-the-manufacturers-plate-value> it may appear on the plate that states the vehicle's weight limits, but on my V70 the weight plate doesn't have anything that resembles an emissions value. So is there another plate somewhere on the car? Mal

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