According to recent Vehicle Operator and Standard Agency (VOSA) figures on average 9.7% of petrol cars fail to meet MOT emissions standards, compared to 3.9% of diesels. This is mainly because the MOT emissions test is far more stringent for petrol cars than diesels; petrol cars are checked for the levels of various gasses and …
One of the EU’s flagship policies (but not flagship enough that anyone actually knows about it!) is to reduce deaths on Europe’s roads to zero by 2050. That’s right, no deaths from road accidents anywhere in the EU, which is a pretty bold target for our normally hyper-conservative Eurocrats. One part of their approach to …
Most recent diesel cars (any manufactured after 2008) are fitted with a Diesel Particulate Filter, which traps soot from the engine before it exits into the atmosphere, and heats it to very high temperature to reduce it to very fine white ash. These use the temperatures generated by the engine to break down the soot …
A new European directive is calling for almost all pre-1984 cars to be made exempt from MOT tests. It seems strange that for once the EU appear to be advocating reducing road safety, but there we are. The directive suggests that cars which are at least 30 years old, out of production, and running to …