When did the R1200GS become Euro-3 Compliant?

ULEZ has accepted the documentation and my bike is now ULEZ exempt! The NOx figure is what TFL care about and the 1200GS has a figure of 0.038 whereas the maximum allowed is 0.15 (EURO3 standard) so it is way under.

Process for 1200GS
You will need the homologation paper for your bike, it is based on the VIN number I am afraid. I got mine from BMW homologation department (email eccoc@bmw.co.uk) after sending through a copy of my V5, filling in a form and paying £120.00. If you email them will will send you the form you need to complete.

Once you have the homologation certificate you send that along with a copy of the V5 to TFL (there is a link on ther website for applying for exemption) and you should receive notification in a few days.

If you have a friendly BMW dealer try ask them for the homologation papers, it may save you £120.00!


Other < 2006 bikes
What I did is contact eccoc@bmw.co.uk for the emission figures for the bike in question. You should get a table with the emission figures, the important one is the NOx. If the NOx is under 0.15 then you need to decide if you want to pay the £120.00 for the homologation papers. TFL require the homologation papers to grant you exemption.


PM me if you have any questions. Good luck


Alex
 
A remapped bike would make less NOx than standard as they don't run such a lean (hot burning) air/fuel mixture. Sadly that wont cut any ice with TFL but thanks to Alex we have a solution.

Now lets see what Suzuki have to say about my GT750 homologation. ;)
 
alex_rsa said:
ULEZ has accepted the documentation and my bike is now ULEZ exempt! The NOx figure is what TFL care about and the 1200GS has a figure of 0.038 whereas the maximum allowed is 0.15 (EURO3 standard) so it is way under.

Process for 1200GS
You will need the homologation paper for your bike, it is based on the VIN number I am afraid. I got mine from BMW homologation department (email eccoc@bmw.co.uk) after sending through a copy of my V5, filling in a form and paying £120.00. If you email them will will send you the form you need to complete.

Once you have the homologation certificate you send that along with a copy of the V5 to TFL (there is a link on ther website for applying for exemption) and you should receive notification in a few days.

If you have a friendly BMW dealer try ask them for the homologation papers, it may save you £120.00!


Other < 2006 bikes
What I did is contact eccoc@bmw.co.uk for the emission figures for the bike in question. You should get a table with the emission figures, the important one is the NOx. If the NOx is under 0.15 then you need to decide if you want to pay the £120.00 for the homologation papers. TFL require the homologation papers to grant you exemption.


PM me if you have any questions. Good luck


Alex
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For shits and giggles I have spent the last week firing off emails with BMW as you did, in my case I was just seeing what a R1100GS would come out as...

Sadly I got a email back this morning stating that due to the age of the bike 1998, that no NOx value has been listed with them at the time of manufacture. They did say to give a service center a call but my understanding from the details a few pages back the NOx test is done in a lab?..

Regards
 
I will post a picture of the homologation certificate over the weekend. All the NOx and CO2 levels are detailed on it. So yes the information has to come from the manufacturer although some (VW diesel anyone) may not be accurate :D
 
The availability of a certificate to exempt ULEZ charges can be a selling point.
For my 2002 R1150GS
VIN WB10415A22ZJ07xxx
Type e1-92/61-00041/03
Engine 17027xxx

BMW tell me the following,

Thank you for your e-mail.

According to the European Type Approval documentation,
the NOx emissions value of your vehicle is 0,03 g/km.

Kind regards,
The Homologation Team

BMW Group
United Kingdom
Homologation Department
Summit ONE
Summit Avenue, Farnborough
Hampshire, GU14 0FB
Email : eccoc@bmw.co.uk
 
So has anyone successfully appealed to TFL with the 1150GS figures and bee granted exemption yet?
 
Oddly the French didn't have a problem accepting my 2005 GS is Euro 3 compliant - they sent me a CirtAir to prove it - for a lot less than a £120!
 
Can’t you just put a false plate from an later bike ,don’t think the cameras know one bike from another
 
Am I missing something here or being stupid, If TFL have a certificate for a 2004 1200GS from BMW on record that shows it is ULEZ compliant surely that should apply to to any post 2004 bikes or is that too simple!!

Al.
 
You are assuming TFL are sensible :D

The homologation certicate has the vehicle VIN (not the registration) and I also had to send the V5 to link the VIN to the registration. So basically it means only 1 VIN number has passed EURO3 not the whole bike range.

If you want to approach TFL with "same bike as mine has passed", drop me a PM and I will give you my registartion number.

Cheers
 
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2019/january/ulez-london-sadiq-khan/

"If someone else has already proved to TfL that your model meets the emissions standards, then you are already exempt."

I just got rid of a V-Strom 1000 that would have been liable for the charge. Following MCN's logic, if I had obtained a certificate of conformity and my bike passed, I would expect a precedent to be set.

The key bit is this - does the certificate have an identifier/code on it, that is also put on the V5? For example I'd expect my v-strom's certificate of conformity to state it's a k2 generation bike. I know this code was on the V5.

Hopefully the poster on here with the certificate can join the dots, and anyone with a same generation bike, know that they're in the clear and provable by V5.

Hope that makes sense. &#55357;&#56884;
 
Good luck with that process. I cannot see TFL giving a block exemption as some bikes produced in the same year with the same model definition may not be similar.


My bike has been apporved (in writing from FTL) but the vehicle checker still shows it has failed.


You need to be proactive or be ready to start paying.
 
So unsurprisingly the eccoc@bmw.co.uk desk are dealing with a high volume of emails...

Thank you for your import/export/EC Certificate of Conformity (COC) enquiry.

We are currently receiving a large number of requests and therefore you may experience a delay in receiving a response, we thank you for your patience and will get back to you as soon as possible.

Please note the following
  • Not all vehicles have an EC COC available, this is dependent on original manufacture specification and age of vehicle.
  • If your vehicle was originally manufactured for a non EU market there will not be an EC COC available.
  • We can only provide an EC COC (if available) for vehicles originally sold to the UK market or EU vehicles coming into the UK for permanent registration.
  • The Homologation Department are unable to advise on the registration process for any country including the UK. You will need to contact the relevant authority in the country you are exporting to.
  • The Homologation Department are unable to advise on any aspect of a conversion or if vehicles meet country specific requirements, this would be determined by the authorities.
  • It may not be possible, in every case, to fully convert the vehicle to UK specification. Not all BMW / MINI retailers will be prepared to carry out or advise on any conversion nor is there a genuine authorised conversion kit available.
  • Should you require technical information regarding a non UK vehicle please contact the exporting country for assistance.
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FYI, that's exactly the same reply I got last year when asking for a Certificate of Conformity for my 2017 RT.

And it does take a few weeks.
 
just checked my R1200GS Jul 2007 build - Jan 2008 first registration, here https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/vrm-checker-ulez

and it returns Black BMW R 1200 GS 04 You are not subject to the ULEZ. You do not need to take any action. Which from the " 04 "bit at the end, I guess means they always met euro 3 ?

The ULEZ standards are:
•Euro 3 for motorcycles, mopeds, motorised tricycles and quadricycles (L category)
•Euro 4 for petrol cars, vans, minibuses and other specialist vehicles
•Euro 6 for diesel cars, vans and minibuses and other specialist vehicles
•Euro VI for lorries, buses and coaches and other specialist heavy vehicles
 
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