Greater Manchester Tenders

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RE: Greater Manchester Tenders

(01/03/2022 13:26)knutstransport Wrote:  How do TfGM check vehicles with personalised plates meet the age requirements specified by contracts?

For inspectors it'll be obvious which vehicles aren't Euro VI. If I'm out walking and an Enviro drives past I can tell whether it's Euro VI or not just from how strong the pollution smell is or isn't. Any check would just need to confirm their suspicions, a bit like breathalysing a driver whose breath stinks of alcohol.

If they use ANPR at bus stations they can easily check whether any vehicles entering the station are on a Euro 5 or age blacklist or not, without any manual intervention.

You can't smell the difference between Euro 5 or 6, take it from someone who has spent 40 hours a week for the last decade breathing in buses exhaust fumes and who has been heavily involved in the Euro 6 retrofits across various GM fleets, If I stood next to a Euro 5 or 6 bus with my eyes closed, I couldn't tell either apart, so neither can a bus station inspector.