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===Norway emissions requirements=== | ===Norway emissions requirements=== | ||
| + | {{Note1}} The following is from Hotrodders forum member [i]Vacuum[/i] with permission 00:14, 2 December 2012 (MST): | ||
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| + | "Approving a modified car for street use in Norway is a difficult battle, but can be done. The rules are numerous and very complicated, and therefore not really fit for a Wiki article. Also I am not a lawyer and do not know them all in detail They can be viewed online, but only in Norwegian, as far as I know. | ||
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| + | "The main thing to do is to immediately (before doing work on the car) contact the authorities (local traffic station) and ask what kind of testing and documentation they require for the modification you are thinking of. Some things just can not be done if you want the car registered. It pays off to have done your homework and read up on the basics so that you can ask intelligent questions. Also this will ensure that you get to talk to someone knowledgable, not just a random person at the front desk with no knowledge at all. This is important as the front-desk-guy's "standard answers" may not be correct for your vehicle, especially if it is an older car. | ||
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| + | "There are major differences in laws for cars registered before and after 1970, and even larger differences if it's earlier than 1942. There are also smaller differences from year to year. This is because laws in Norway by consitution can not be retroactive, so as new laws (including the major revisions to vehicle laws in 1942 and 1970) are added, these do not affect cars already registred. Note that it's the 1st registration date of the vehicle in Norway and not the manufacturing date (or registration date in another country) that counts. If the car was imported this will probably affect whether or not it can be modified (ask local traffic station for details). | ||
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| + | "Now, the general idea in Norway - at least for cars registered after 1970 - is that any modifications must be approved by manufacturer or a "competent independent laboratory", which in practice is TÜV in Germany. There might be some leeway depending on which person you talk to when approving your car. Some traffic stations are very rigid and will require documents on everything, while others will judge simpler modifications themselves. | ||
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| + | "I have only personally dealt with cars from 1970 and later, but generally I can confirm that it gets significantly easier the older the car is (fewer rules to abide by). Do not assume that "anything goes" even if the car is older, though. | ||
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| + | "For American cars I must stress that one contacts AMCAR, a large organization in Norway working for American car enthusiasts on both political and technical issues. They will know what needs to be done, and have tons of documents and information in their databases. The local traffic stations will often be helpful as well, if you are open about your intentions and involve them in the planning process. | ||
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| + | "I would like to add that there will soon be a new set of laws specifically aimed at hotrods/kitcars, etc. (when the modifications are considering up-building of cars/building of a new car, rather than just a modification). These are not ready yet, but should be out in 2013, according to AMCAR." | ||
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==UK== | ==UK== | ||
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