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Vehicle Emissions Testing

West Dunbartonshire Councils Environmental Health Section, in partnership with Strathclyde Police and Glasgow City Council, have recently been carrying out roadside vehicle emissions testing in the West Dunbartonshire Area.

 

The Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 enable Local Authorities to check vehicles at the roadside to ensure they are not exceeding prescribed emission limits These Regulations provide Local Authorities with an additional tool for managing air quality within their area. The scheme is designed to encourage owners to have their vehicles regularly serviced in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations.

Air Quality VET

The Regulations authorise trained Local Authority personnel using approved equipment to carry out a roadside check of any vehicle and issue a £60 Fixed Penalty Notice to the driver of any vehicle found to be exceeding the maximum emission limits prescribed by the above legislation. The initial test is very simple and only takes a few minutes to complete. If the vehicle fails this test a more in depth formal test is carried out. The payment of the Fixed Penalty Notice will be waived completely if satisfactory evidence is submitted (within the set timescale) proving that the vehicle has been repaired and now complies with the legal emission standards.