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[Nickbat]

From the 13th August 2009 the UK formally adopted the EU Type Approval legislation for the sale and installation of replacement catalytic converters for passenger car and light commercial vehicles.

This applies to post-2001 cars only and means they will be more expensive.

Ho hum. Another expensive law brought to you by the great EU. 

http://www.onlineautomotive.co.uk/blog/view/new-catalytic-converter-legislation/4

[Toby]

...Ho hum. Another expensive law brought to you by the great EU...

Which every other country will ignore and only the UK will enforce at great expense

 

[dad1uk]

...Ho hum. Another expensive law brought to you by the great EU...

Which every other country will ignore and only the UK will enforce at great expense

 

AS USUAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[Banjax]

From the 13th August 2009 the UK formally adopted the EU Type Approval legislation for the sale and installation of replacement catalytic converters for passenger car and light commercial vehicles.

This applies to post-2001 cars only and means they will be more expensive.

Ho hum. Another expensive law brought to you by the great EU. 

http://www.onlineautomotive.co.uk/blog/view/new-catalytic-converter-legislation/4

i don't know if they've been improved over the years, but catalytic converters were developed for the warm climate of california where cars would typically run for hours commuting - if you're doing short hops in our climate - they don't really have any practical use 

[KillerWatt]

if you're doing short hops in our climate - they don't really have any practical use 

Yup.
They take a good 15 minutes or so to get up to temperature, during which time they are chucking out more crap than a car that doesn't have one fitted.

[tunnie]

if you're doing short hops in our climate - they don't really have any practical use 

Yup.
They take a good 15 minutes or so to get up to temperature, during which time they are chucking out more crap than a car that doesn't have one fitted.

and don't forget making them is a hugly dirty process as well

[Brick Tamland]

if you're doing short hops in our climate - they don't really have any practical use 

Yup.
They take a good 15 minutes or so to get up to temperature, during which time they are chucking out more crap than a car that doesn't have one fitted.

So, I'm actually helping the enviroment then  

[cem_devecioglu]

I believe EU is usefull only for paying high salaries for its burocrats.. and some laws usefull for the rich..

other than its only sh*te..

and think why they let eu workers move freely between the countries.. 

[Martin_1962]

From the 13th August 2009 the UK formally adopted the EU Type Approval legislation for the sale and installation of replacement catalytic converters for passenger car and light commercial vehicles.

This applies to post-2001 cars only and means they will be more expensive.

Ho hum. Another expensive law brought to you by the great EU. 

http://www.onlineautomotive.co.uk/blog/view/new-catalytic-converter-legislation/4

How are they going to find out?

[tunnie]

From the 13th August 2009 the UK formally adopted the EU Type Approval legislation for the sale and installation of replacement catalytic converters for passenger car and light commercial vehicles.

This applies to post-2001 cars only and means they will be more expensive.

Ho hum. Another expensive law brought to you by the great EU. 

http://www.onlineautomotive.co.uk/blog/view/new-catalytic-converter-legislation/4

I do love having a 2000 plate car 

[Kevin Wood]

I can't see factors keeping supplies of both approved and non-approved cats, TBH, so I guess they'll all get more expensive. I also can't see anyone bothering to enforce it. When people drive round blatently using mobile phones without recourse is someone really going to pull you over and crawl under the car to see if your cat has the right number on it?

Kevin

[STMO999]

As long as your car passes the MOT emissions test, what's the difference?

[KillerWatt]

I do love having a 2000 plate car 

Own an import or self built, then you'll start to get a true idea of what freedom from bull**it legislation is all about 

[amigov6]

The Beastie is cat exempt, doesn't have any, expensive waste of time!!! 8-)

[Kevin Wood]

I do love having a 2000 plate car 

Own an import or self built, then you'll start to get a true idea of what freedom from bull**it legislation is all about 

Amen to that. Especially if it's Q plated.

Kevin