(30 Jun 2024, 6:53 am)Dan wrote In the interests of fairness, it is worth highlighting that the Government CAZ checker website is not always accurate.
If the retrofit manufacturer has not processed all the paperwork through the CVRAS database, the Government CAZ checker will show the vehicle as non-compliant (even if it is compliant and shows on the London LEZ checker as being compliant).
Almost all the intake of Volvo B9s, E400s and Olympus buses taken from Go-Ahead London in the last year or so originally showed as non-compliant (mentioned on this forum at the time), until Eminox, at the request of Go North East, submitted the conversion paperwork correctly.
For example, compare LX58CXG to LX58CXH. Same type of bus, both Euro 6, one shows as compliant (the one at Go North East), the other shows as non-compliant (the one at East Yorkshire).
So, one would assume GNE checked the CAZ database and asked for clarification from Oxford Bus Company or Go-Ahead who (wrongly) confirmed their Euro VI status, leading to their transfer. I suppose the point on requesting the paperwork is fair, but for inter-company transfers there’s probably a degree of trust involved given it’s one group.
I get that the Government CAZ checker may be inaccurate, but if that is the case then I assume at some stage GNE would have expected to need provide proof of the buses being Euro 6 (likely after receiving a fine, or pre-empting a fine).
In this instance I'd have assumed that those purchasing the vehicles would have known that Volvo B9s were not Euro 6 as standard and, given the intended use case (almost entirely within the CAZ), it would sensible to ask for proof of Euro 6 conversion as part of due diligence prior to purchasing the vehicles. I understand that there is a level of trust between companies within a group, but equally in situations where thousands of pounds are at play it is common sense to ask for documentation to support any claims and in a professional environment that level of demand would be completely understood (and not perceived as a lack of trust).