Before you book

Emissions delete services: terms and legal notice

These terms apply to every DPF delete, EGR delete and AdBlue (SCR) delete carried out by VEXEN Ltd. Every customer signs them before any delete work starts.

What these terms cover

These terms apply to the removal, disabling or reprogramming of a diesel particulate filter (DPF), an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system or an AdBlue selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system. They do not apply to diagnostics, repairs or DPF regeneration, which leave the vehicle's emissions equipment in place.

The law

In Great Britain a vehicle used on a road must meet the emissions requirements of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, including regulations 61 and 61A. Removing or disabling a DPF, EGR or AdBlue (SCR) system can mean the vehicle no longer meets those requirements, and using a vehicle on a road in breach of them is an offence under section 42 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has stated that it is illegal to drive a vehicle with its DPF removed, with fines of up to £1,000 for a car and £2,500 for a light goods vehicle. Section 75 of the same Act also makes it an offence to alter or supply a vehicle so that its use on a road would be unlawful, unless the work is done for export or there is reasonable cause to believe the vehicle will not be used on a road in Great Britain.

MOT

A vehicle with its emissions control equipment removed, modified or tampered with will fail its MOT. The MOT has checked diesel vehicles for a missing DPF since February 2014, and the current DVSA MOT inspection manual lists emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer that is missing or obviously modified, and evidence that the DPF has been tampered with, as major defects.

Insurance and warranty

DVSA warns that an undeclared modification such as removing a DPF could invalidate a vehicle's insurance. Removing or disabling emissions equipment may also affect any manufacturer or extended warranty. Telling your insurer and any warranty provider is your responsibility.

Off-road, motorsport and export use only

We supply these services only for vehicles that will be used off road, in motorsport or competition away from public roads, or exported from Great Britain. We will refuse the work if we have reason to believe the vehicle will be used on a public road in Great Britain in that state. Nothing on this website is an offer to modify a road vehicle so that it breaks the law.

Your declaration

Before any delete work starts you sign a declaration confirming that: the vehicle will not be used on a public road in Great Britain while its DPF, EGR or AdBlue (SCR) system is removed or disabled; you understand it will fail its MOT and may not lawfully be driven on a public road in that state; you will refit or restore the original equipment and software before the vehicle is used on a public road again; you will tell any buyer of the vehicle about the work in writing; and you accept full responsibility for the vehicle's use after the work, including any fines, penalties and costs.

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