Kit car emissions requirements

[Chris71]

I'm fairly sure this won't be a problem, but...

I have a 1995, factory built, kit car that I'm looking to put back on the road. It was registered on a Q-plate when new and driven up to about 2006.

I know the emissions requirements for new kits have tightened since then, but do they apply retrospectively or will I just be able to go and MOT it under the same rules (visible smoke only, I believe?) that I could in the noughties?

[Shaun_E]

This should help:
http://www.transportoffice.gov.uk/crt/doitonline/b...
Should be visible smoke only.

[Steve_D]

Check the notes section 3 on the front page of the V5 as it may well state the requirements there.

Steve

[Chris71]

Shaun_E said:

This should help:
http://www.transportoffice.gov.uk/crt/doitonline/b...
Should be visible smoke only.

That makes sense. I doubted that even the government would make hundreds of cars retrospectively illegal, but seemed worth checking as I haven't tried to tax/MOT it for ages. The morons at the post office gave me a hard enough time with the Caterham because it was on an age-related plate...

Presumably the same requirements would apply if I swapped the engine? A nice 1.6 Ford Sigma quite appeals to replace the old CVH if I keep it for any length of time.

[Woody]

Slightly on the same topic, if you put a Duratec/Zetec into a car what do you have to do about cats?

Cheers

Chris

[Dave Dax builder]

Woody said:

Slightly on the same topic, if you put a Duratec/Zetec into a car what do you have to do about cats?

Cheers

Chris

Car emissions are based on the age of the car or the age of the engine, whichever is older

[AdiT]

Emmisions have been covered a few times, like here recently... http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Woody, MOT emmisions are always to the level the car was first registered as (or in the case of kits, as they were at SVA/IVA) even if an engine change has taken place... unless the tester gets it wrong.