Environmental Standards
Emiissions testing
If evidence can be provided that the vehicle complies with USA,Canadian,Japanese
or any other standard which requires control of evaporative emissions, only the
Type 1 test specifield in the relevant emissions directive needs to be carried out.
This must be carried out in accordance with the relevant Directive but with the
following exceptions :
* the applicant may choose to submit a vehicle that has not completed 3000km
of running-in for both petrol and diesel ;
* the fuel tank must be field to maximum capacity witj UK pump fuel ;
* for vehicles for which a model report is not required ( see overleaf ),
only one test is need provided each pollutant is within the limit value
for that test. Deterioration factors ( to compensate for 80,000km ) will
not be applied ;
* for vehicles for which a model report is required, the deterioration
factors ( as prescribed in the Directive ) will be apllied to new vehiucles
( i.e. vehicles with less than 3000km ), but for older vehicles, they will
be applied on a reducing pro-rata basis with the recorded km up to 80,000 km
after which no deterioration factor is applied ;
Noise Testing
The Directive procedures ( drive-by and static tests ) will apply except that
the exhaust silencer(s) do not require pre-conditioning. The only exception to
the requirement for drive-by test would be if the applicant can demonstrate to
the satisfaction of an authorised laboratory that the vehicle model in all
relevant respects and that the Directive static noise test on the vehicle
gives a result no higher than for the type approved model.
Model Reports
A model report is colletion of documents provided by the applicant where
subsequent applications are proposed for identical vehicles or those with
a very similar specification. The purpose or a model report is to enable an
examiner to check that the specification of subsequent vehicles is the same
as the one tested in the laboratory.
The Inspectiorate will be responsible for compiling model reports, although
they will be owned by the applicant. We consist of test reports and vehicles
specification details from the test laboratory.
For some vehiclees eg where comparison on protective steering is required,
the labotatory will provide evidence to support the similary of a non-type
approved vehicle with one that has full type approval. Where a vehicle is
considered to be a "UK" specification, that is the same as a vehicle that
has a European approval,the laboratory can again undertake a comparison test.
For example on seat belt anchorages and brakes in addition to the emissions
and noise tests that may be required.
For some vehicles, a model report containing additional documents will be
necessary. If the other key areas are not covered by approvals that a back to
back comparuson examination will be required by an authorised test laboratory
in each of the areas not covered by a recognised approval. The report of the
comparison will then form the model report for that vehicle, together with
the reports on the emissions and noise tests.
Individual ( one - off ) Vehicles
An ESVA test may be conducted without the need for a model report.
The advantage of this arrangement for the applicant is that the they
would require the laboratory provide less documentation at a lower cost.
A model report would not be needed where the vehicle presenter just has
a single vehicle (of a given type) to submit for an ESVA examination.
The vehicle would have to pass the relevant type approval test at an
authorised test laboratory. We would have to see the satisfactory test
report, and would conduct a basic SVA examination which would include
a check that the vehicle had the same indentity as that tested at the
laboratory. If subsequent vehicles were presented for this type, then
either each of them would have to have had a satisfactory test at a
laboratory ( and hence a satisfactory teat report) or a vehicle could
be put through a the full precedure at the laboratory and a model report
produced.
Transitional Arrangements
It is likely a number of applications for examinator under the current
rules will be awaiting examination at that date. It has been agreed that,
as new fees will not come into force until the end if July, the following
arrangements will apply ;
* all applications received before 1 August will be examined to
the basic SAV requirement, whatever th date of the examinations ;
* all applications received after 1 August will be examined to
either the basic or the enhanced requirements, depending whether
the vehgicle is in an exempt class ;
* all applications received before 1 August will be charged at
the current rates ;
@ all applications received from 1 August will be charged at
the appropriate new rate ;
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