Cat legal requirement?

[dan 16v]

I was under the impression that my early 1992 Clio didnt need a Cat fitted by law? Is this correct.

Also am I right in thinking I should be ok MOT time without a Cat fitted?

Cheers
Dan

[northy]

cats were optional untill J reg as far as i know. After J you had to have them on for MOT time.

[Laine_16v]

How early is it? I think the threshold was April 1992.

[dan 16v]

I think it was 16/04/1992.

Isnt there somewhere online to show when a car was first registered?

[dan 16v]

FYI My car is on a J plate.

[Rich]

well my car is on an L plate (early ph2 1994) and mine doesnt have to have a cat on for the emissions test. all that the tester should do is put 'cat removed' on the advisories

[dan 16v]

i wasnt far off on my guess:

Date of First Registration 18 04 1992
Year of Manufacture 1992
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1764CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour BLUE


Well should be ok then! Just wondered if i was legal to drive on the road without one

[Chris H]

again ffs

NO car NEEDS a cat

it has to comply with its age related emmisions output.

pre 31st august 1992 the emmisions onlyhave to 3.5% CO

post 31st augusdt they have to be under 0.5%

then you have euro 2002, 2004 and 2007 (iirc) compliance.

it doesn't matter if theres a cat there or not it has to meet the exhaust emmisions.

Theres no LEGAL requirement for any car to have a catalytic convertor fitted only that it must comple with its emmisions criteria.

[stan]

very true.

and it goes on the age of engine, NOT the car.

so, if ur clio 16v wont pass emmisions test for a cat-test, tell the tester then engine is from a '91 19 16v, and they have to test for non-cat emmisions. your not lying, the F7P's WERE fitted to 19's of that age.

[stew]

also in my experience if its registered properly as a hybrid (16v with 1998cc engine) then it wont come up on the compter system. so they can only do the basic emissions test.

thankfully mine is jan '92 registered so im fine either way!

they didnt say (ohh its a williams engine so must be post 1994, so it needs a cat!)

the differences are huge in emsissions tho. pre aug 1992 - 3.5% is quite big compared with post aug 1992 at 0.5%. Think mine came in at around 1.05% or something fully decatted etc etc.