DPF removal and Insurance

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Retroman

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132 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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lbc said:
If it passes an MOT, then it meets all current requirements legally.

Please quote the law that states a car must have a DPF?
MOT and being legal are two different things.
If the windscreen is badly damaged it is both an MOT fail and illegal.
If you remove the windscreen it will still be illegal but it will pass an MOT

Here's what the law says on DPF removal

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It is an offence under the Road vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations
(Regulation 61a(3))
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to use a vehicle which has been modified in such a way that it
no longer complies with the air pollutant emissions standards it was designed to
meet. Removal of a DPF will almost invariably contravene these requirements,
making the vehicle illegal for road use. 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.

Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploa...
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If it could pass the emissions standards it was designed to meet without the DPF, then manufacturers wouldn't waste lots of money fitting them to cars that don't need it.