Exhaust emissions for UK MOT

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Eric Baber - 11 Aug 2004 10:49 GMT

Hi all,

This is a question for anyone in the UK really. My MX5 is about to go to its
MOT. It's a 1991, and though it's got a cat, I'm pretty sure it got fried at
one point since the last MOT. Does anyone know whether it's likely to pass
the MOT emission test anyway? I remember reading that cars older than x
years don't need a cat and are allowed to have higher emissions, but I can't
remember what age that was. Am I imagining things or is this correct, and
does anyone know since when cars have to have a cat?

Thanks

Eric

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Timo Geusch - 11 Aug 2004 22:03 GMT

Eric Baber was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

> Hi all,
>
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> remember what age that was. Am I imagining things or is this correct, and
> does anyone know since when cars have to have a cat?

AFAIR the cut-off date for the new lower emissions is 1992, so yours
should pass without a cat. I'm not sure, but I vaguely remember that
in case a cat is present it has to work, but no-one complains if you
replace it with a pipe. Something like that, anyway.

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'91 Eunos Roadster V-Spec

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