ULEZ / Euro 4 / Certificate of conformity e46

[Bispal]

I am considering purchasing a 2000 e46 330i but it needs to be euro 4 / ULEZ compliant. The online TFL checker says its not but the seller tells me they are and a certificate of conformity can be obtained for £120 from BMW. However BMW have told me on the phone its not compliant. Has anyone been through this process and can clarify? Thanks.

[Charlie Croker mk2]

Virtually impossible for year 2000 anything to be ulez compliant even 125cc scooters cant meet the requirements .

[anonymous-user]

So TFL and BMW are telling you it isn't compliant but the seller claims it is?

Hmmmmmm...

[Bispal]

Charlie Croker mk2 said:

Virtually impossible for year 2000 anything to be ulez compliant even 125cc scooters cant meet the requirements .

They can be if the met the requirements back in the day but it was not a requirement to declare the results. I got my vespa certified and it cost me £80 So it is possible.

[Bispal]

Joey Deacon said:

So TFL and BMW are telling you it isn't compliant but the seller claims it is?

Hmmmmmm...

As above it may be complaint and you can apply as I have done before. I am not sure with this vehicle though, it should be euro 4 so a CoC should be possible but I would like to hear it from someone who has done it.

[Bispal]

So Euro 4 compliance is listed as:-

Euro 4 emission limits (petrol)
CO – 1.0 g/km
HC – 0.10 g/km
NOx – 0.08
PM – no limit

The (2000) 330i emissions are:-
CO 269 mg/km (0.269)
THC 48 mg/km (0.048)
NOx 9 mg/km (0.009)

So theoretically it should comply.

[pmorg4]

My E46 330Ci is Euro 4 compliant and confirmed as ULEZ compliant by TfL via the online check tool. As it's the same M54 engine as all other E46 330s I can't see why yours would be any different.

I didn't have to do anything to mark it as compliant, it was automatically registered as such.

[Bispal]

pmorg4 said:

My E46 330Ci is Euro 4 compliant and confirmed as ULEZ compliant by TfL via the online check tool. As it's the same M54 engine as all other E46 330s I can't see why yours would be any different.

I didn't have to do anything to mark it as compliant, it was automatically registered as such.

Only cars 2005 and newer are automatically ULEZ/ Euro 4 compliant. Perhaps yours is a later car?

[SixPotBelly]

Bispal said:

Only cars 2005 and newer are automatically ULEZ/ Euro 4 compliant. Perhaps yours is a later car?

My 2004 330ci with the M54B30 is compliant per TfL

So is my old '99 V reg 328i when I punch in the reg on TfL's site. So it's not an age thing.

(edited because I rushed reading Bispal's preceding post and missed a key word. Sorry)

Edited by SixPotBelly on Friday 7th August 20:05

[SixPotBelly]

Out of curiosity, I just found an '00 330ci listing on ebay and put the reg form that into TfL. And it came back "no". That was an auto, I wonder if that tips it over and outside compliance?

[4rephill]

2001 E46 330CI manual gearbox

According to the ULEZ/LEZ checker:

[SixPotBelly]

I also wondered if maybe there was something different in the engine software for 2000. It seems the TfL are only concerned about the NOx within Euro 4, which I gather stipulates a maximum of 0.08g/km. NOx isn't on the V5C (or at least it's not on mine), so I quickly Googled to see what the M54B30 figures were for 2000 and, on the face of the single source I looked at, it seems compliant at just 0.009g/km.

http://www.emissionsfinder.com/bmw-3-series-e46-30...

But if BMW say it doesn't comply and won't write you a letter of conformity I guess that figure can't be correct.

[g3org3y]

4rephill said:

2001 E46 330CI manual gearbox

According to the ULEZ/LEZ checker:

Interesting, I just checked my 2000 E46 330Ci manual and it says £12.50 change for ULEZ.

Edited by g3org3y on Friday 7th August 20:28

[helix402]

My 2002 330d:

[Mr Tidy]

Just put the reg no into the TFL website - if that says it is compliant then surely it is?

My 52 plate E46 325ti was compliant and that was in the same RFL Band as an E46 330i so I can't see it not being compliant, unless it's an auto with higher emissions.

[hyphen]

Charlie Croker mk2 said:

Virtually impossible for year 2000 anything to be ulez compliant even 125cc scooters cant meet the requirements .

On the 996 thread, some have got the certificates for ULEZ i think.

Just depends on the numbers.

[RiccardoG]

If it helps, my 2001 E39 530i Touring auto is also ULEZ compliant, which was a welcome surprise as I assumed it wouldn't given the age.

[mmm-five]

helix402 said:

My 2002 330d:

My 2004 330D Touring:

[helix402]

mmm-five said:

My 2004 330D Touring:

Mine confuses the system due to private plate.