Everything changes at KTEO – there is an end to ‘annoying’ diesel engines

KTEO inspectors target diesel vehicles with a damaged or removed DPF filter. What Mr. Konstantinos Vikas said to the car engine.

out of circulation wishes to pay it Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport the diesel vehicles with damage or removal Oil particulate retention filter (DFP), which, as you know, has High pollution work.

In particular, in New bill For the transportation industry as of yesterday, Thursday, February 23 In general counsel, provided Tighter control of KTEOs to of emitted fine particles Categories of diesel vehicles 5 euros, 6 euros.

As mentioned in Article 45 of the billin the new top control system Limit of fine particles allowed 1,000,000 per cubic centimeter (cm3).

Note that the new control that will replace the measurement from the coefficient turbidity “k” of exhaust gases during periodic control of the public and private KTEO, as well as according to control on the road from Mobile exhaust control units.

Konstantinos Vikas: The role of the Foundation and the work of our branch are being developed

the Car engine I contacted the President of the Panhellenic Private KTEO, Konstantinos VikasWhoever wanted it We welcome the bankruptcy of the ministry, While he indicated that a specific legislative initiative is being put forward clearly in target diesel vehicles Where is the filter DPF damaged or removed.

added that Implementation of the new control system in our country Introduction of 1/1/2025, But also a large investment is needed from the KTEOs, since they do not have the proper measurement equipment.

Mr. Konstantinos Vikas’ statements to the car engine in detail:

“First of all, we welcome this initiative by the Minister of Transport as well as this development The enterprise role is promoted so is it Our industry project. These actions support our state’s efforts environment protection and the overall quality of life of citizens, particularly in large urban centres. The goal is clearly to locate Vehicles with a damaged and/or removed DPF filter.

In this case, this is national legislation, not European.

apply on First time in the EU from 1/7/2022 in the Netherlands. We got a contaminant limit from there. Today it is applied in 3 countries of the European Union, the Netherlands – Belgium – Switzerland, while in Germany it has also been announced with more stringent limits: 250,000 particulate matter / per cubic centimeter (cm3). It is planned to be implemented in our country from 1/1/2025.

To perform the new action are required Expensive investments from KTEOs To supply new and Especially expensive measuring equipment more accurate like existing respirators in KTEOs of the country They are unable to measure these fine particles.

What is a DPF filter and why was it removed?

All cars with diesel engines to set Euro 5 (from 2009 onwards) and Euro 6 merge filter DPF, This is a component of the exhaust system Reduces harmful particulate matter emissions (Impure carbon particles).

The latter escapes into the atmosphere and can cause serious problems for the environment and people’s health.

Although the anti-pollution effect of the DPF factor is important to many drivers Either remove it For performance reasons, whether it was released with Broken filter For economic reasons.

Regarding the second part, many people do not care about the proper maintenance of the filter and thus damage it beyond repair, leading to It needs to be replaced. However, given that it costs to replace ranges from From 1,000 to 4,000 eurosit is many times preferable to keep the existing damaged filter, with all that this entails for the environment.

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