(21/03/2014 15:55)126th street Wrote: [ -> ]You're wrong on at least three of those points, I'm afraid...
OK please explain - I was under the impression that National Small Series Type Approval (NSSTA) was being used to circumnavigate the Euro6 requirements. If this is the case and I have misunderstood the terms of this scheme I am happy to be corrected.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/vca//vehicletype/n...series.asp
And here is route-one's summery of Euro5 derogation
"Derogation is potentially messy and complex, but in short,
any single-stage (e.g. integral) or multi-stage (e.g. bodyon-
chassis) vehicle must have a valid COC (Certificate of
Conformity) issued before 30 September if the vehicle is to
be derogated for registration next year.
Chassis built after this date need to be registered before
31 December.
Derogated Euro 5 vehicles can be registered up to 30 June
2015; this includes Stage 1 of multi-stage construction.
Single-stage (integrals) have to be registered by June 2014.
However, funding vehicle production will be the ultimate
constraint as to how many vehicles will be available.
An alternative is the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) or
National Small Series Type Approval (NSSTA) route. The
UK has not issued the required statutory regulation to
update IVA/NSSTA to require Euro 6 engines. Therefore, it is
possible to produce Euro 5 vehicles.
There is no plan to update the process before mid-2014,
but this is not fixed. Any change would usually be preceded
by a consultation, legal papers and notification period, a
process taking 12 months minimum and the process has not
yet started.
However, the Department for Transport (DfT) could ‘rush’ it
through, so there’s no guarantee.
Certainly for the first half of 2014 it will be possible to
purchase Euro 5 buses via the NSSTA or IVA routes. This is
more costly (around £750) than European Whole Vehicle
Type Approval (WVTA), but cheaper than Euro 6."
