More Scanias meet VED rebate standard
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• by Brian Weatherley Following the news that Scania's 340hp 11-litre 0011-01 engine will qualify for a £1,000 VED reduction without any after-treatment (CM 10-16 June), Scania is expected to be authorised to issue a Reduced Pollution Certificate (RPC) on all new chassis sold with the 340hp engine, enabling operators to take advantage quickly of the lower "green" vehicle road tax.
While details have yet to be
finalised, it is expected that all manufacturers whose vehicles qualify for the reduced VELD rate will ultimately be able to act as RPC "issuing agents" on behalf of the Vehicle Inspectorate.
Under the proposed scheme, when a dealer takes an operator's new vehicle to be registered at a Vehicle Registration Office (VRO), along with a Type Approval certificate the dealer will
also have an RPC which will then be passed to the operator along with his tax disc. A copy of that RPC will be held by the VI at Swansea.
Operators of existing
Scanias with the 340hp
DC11-01 engine are advised to wait a short
time before applying for a reduced pollution check at their local VI Test Station. The VI at Swansea is currently notifying all annual test stations that the Scania engine qualifies for a green grant.
• For a full description on given rebates see Vehicle News Extra, CM13-19 May. • I Using ultra-low-sulphur diesel (ULSD), Scania's DC11-01 meets the criteria for low particulate emissions without needing any after-treatment, testing to the recently introduced transient emissions cycle.
Scania technical manager Clive Burnet says the 340hp diesel "now sets the standard for our industry".
The DC11-01 was tested in a P114.340 6x2 tractor, described by Burnet as "being the most testing scenario for the engine. Its success in this configuration means that other models within the range should also comfortably meet the pollution targets set by the Government.'
Scania reports that the company's range of engines with unit iNectors—including the 380hp (11-litre) and 420hp (12litre) diesel—have also now passed the low particulate emission test, so they should also qualify for a VED reduction.