DPF Removal? Driving without a DPF Filter can be against the law and quite unnecessary Diesel particulate filters (DPF) are placed on the exhausts of diesel vehicles to prevent toxic emissions from flowing into the environment. So, why are so many diesel car owners removing them and why haven’t sites, such as eBay, Google, and Gumtree, banned advertisements for these services? I will tell you how you can regenerate your DPF Filter without spending a penny. More on that in a moment… Already, more than 1,000 diesel car owners have been caught removing the filter, though experts believe that the problem is much more prevalent. Recently, campaigners have started to voice their complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). They argue that allowing advertisements for DPFs is breaking the ASA code, which bans motoring “practices that condone or encourage anti-social behaviour”. The adverts are exploiting a loophole in the law, which states that driving a diesel car without a DPF is an offence, yet the actual act of removing it is not. In the past week, MPs have labeled air pollution to be a “public health emergency”. In fact, particulate pollution is responsible for between 40,000 and 50,000 early deaths in the UK each year. Despite this, many repair garages throughout the UK continue to offer to remove DPFs. MPs have labelled this practice as “clearly detrimental to people’s health” and “unacceptable”. Why Are People Removing DPFs? These filters easily become clogged, especially when driven by vehicles in the city. Town and city cars will often be driven at low speeds in residential areas without ever getting a motorway run that can often unclog the DPF filter and regenerate it. Replacements tend to be expensive, which is why many of the UK’s top garages have offered to take them off completely. Google and Gumtree have stated that they accept these adverts because the actual removal service itself is not against the law. Since 2014, any diesel vehicle missing a diesel particulate filter automatically fails the MOT. In late April, the Guardian revealed that so far 1,188 vehicles have been caught without a DPF. However, some garages in the area post on their websites that they can beat the visual MOT check. Friends of the Earth (FoE) Founded in 1971, FoE is a federation of 74 groups from all over the world who are dedicated to saving the environment. One of their primary causes involves complaining to the ASA about the prevalence of adverts for DPF removal services. In a press release from 2 May 2016, FOE air pollution campaigner, Oliver Hayes, stated, “Air pollution is a public health crisis of breath-taking proportions. The dodgy practice of removing pollution filters from cars is not only risking people’s health, but also putting drivers at risk of prosecution for the simple fact that it’s illegal to drive a car with its DPF removed.” He went on to say, “We’re asking the ASA to clamp down on those advertising these dubious practices … […]
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