DPF removal and MOT failure - going beyond a visual check?

Paradigm

bigjl wrote: »

VOSA (DVSA) or an Insurance Company will do more than a visual check when the time comes.

Scratching my head here... why would an insurance company be remotely interested in whether a DPF had been tampered with? I have my doubts about the DVSAs interest too...

foxtrotoscar_2

bigjl wrote: »

Being able to get an MOT test is one thing.

VOSA or an Insurance Company will do more than a visual check when the time comes.

VOSA ceased to exist two years ago.

kaya

wurth dpf cleaner, spray it in, dpf cleaned like new

motorguy

foxtrotoscar wrote: »

VOSA ceased to exist two years ago.

And its not like he hasnt been told that before... :rolleyes:

londonTiger

[quote=[Deleted User];66028346]yeah, they used to be great though. What are taxi firms using these days? They must have no end of trouble if using diesels, given the stop-start nature of taxi driving.[/QUOTE]

My brother is a black cab driver and has no end of trouble with his vito taxi. Always has complaints one thing or another. Most of the time he puts up with it because he can make £500 on a weekend.

londonTiger

there are so many things the mot tester is required to do, thjey will always miss something, they will probably just take a cursory look at dpf and not go prodding and poking to investigate the dpf. My spare wheel never gets a look it, then again I drive a old car [which has a spare wheel] and it's probably a rare sight these days.

bigjl

Paradigm wrote: »

Scratching my head here... why would an insurance company be remotely interested in whether a DPF had been tampered with? I have my doubts about the DVSAs interest too...

Because removing a DPF is against Construction & Use regulations.

And when you consider people scaremonger on here regarding Winter tyres being a declarable modification what do you think an Insurance company faced with having to pay out a chunk of money will make of such an undeclared modification?

Do you think they will offer you more?

Or perhaps if you were unlucky enough to be involved in a collision simply say your car was not compliant to C&U Regs and you are on your own, then sue you for the 3rd parties expences and cancel your policy?

bigjl

foxtrotoscar wrote: »

VOSA ceased to exist two years ago.

I don't care what title they have been given.

Why worry when there is always a pedant happy to correct it.

bigjl

motorguy wrote: »

And its not like he hasnt been told that before... :rolleyes:

Are you going to admit you never read the entire Guardian article?

molerat

londonTiger wrote: »

there are so many things the mot tester is required to do, thjey will always miss something, they will probably just take a cursory look at dpf and not go prodding and poking to investigate the dpf. My spare wheel never gets a look it, then again I drive a old car [which has a spare wheel] and it's probably a rare sight these days.

The spare wheel is not a testable item and

The vehicle presenter should be informed when it is noticed that there is a defective tyre on a spare wheel.

so the tester does not look for it but may comment if he notices it is defective whilst looking at something else.