Smoke Emissions (Hansard, 11 November 1991)

§ Ms. Walley
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will specify what type of smoke measuring equipment will be required for use in heavy goods vehicle testing stations.
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§ Mr. Chope
The vehicle inspectorate is currently studying which smoke opacity measuring equipment should be installed in heavy goods vehicle testing stations.

§ Ms. Walley
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward proposals to amend the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations to require the identification of manufacturers' emission standards as recorded at COP testing on under-bonnet plates.

§ Mr. Chope
There is no need to do this. Information on vehicle manufacturers' recommended emission levels is readily available from the manufacturers and their agents and from certain specialist publications.

§ Ms. Walley
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what standards will be used to assess emissions of smoke from heavy goods vehicles.

§ Mr. Chope
The current test relies on a visual check of smoke density by vehicle examiners to standards which are published in the heavy goods vehicle inspection manual. The same standards will be applied when smoke meters are introduced into the testing scheme.