Guidance

Diesel particulate filters on vehicles

Diesel particulate filters (DPM) filter particulate matter from diesel exhaust gases.

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Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and Department for Transport
Published
24 September 2013
Last updated
4 December 2013 — See all updates

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Diesel particulate filters (DPF) are devices fitted to diesel vehicles which filter particulate matter from exhaust gases. Diesel particulate filters perform an essential role in reducing air pollution and its health effects, their removal is almost always illegal.

This document gives further information about diesel particulate filters and the legal and social implications of removing them from vehicles.

The inspection of the exhaust system carried out during the MOT test includes a check for the presence of a DPF. A missing DPF, where one was fitted when the vehicle was built, will result in an MOT failure.

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Published 24 September 2013
Last updated 4 December 2013 show all updates

  1. Revision of diesel particulate filters guidance note to include MOT test.

  2. First published.

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