Car Pollution: Report Excessive Emissions, But Where?

If you're concerned about excessive car pollution, you can report it to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA). Reporting smoky vehicles to the EPA helps prevent air pollution and ensures that vehicle owners are made aware of any issues with their cars. You can report a smoky vehicle within 14 days of witnessing it. You can also report excessive exhaust from cars, trucks or buses via www.sparetheair.org.

Report a complaint about excessive exhaust from cars, trucks or buses

You can report a complaint about excessive exhaust from cars, trucks or buses to your local or national Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).

In Australia, you can report smoky vehicles to the EPA in Victoria or New South Wales. The EPA collects your information to identify who is making a pollution report and for what reason. You should report a smoky vehicle within 14 days of when you saw it. A smoky vehicle means it emits visible smoke continuously for 10 seconds or more.

In the US, you can report air pollution complaints to www.sparetheair.org.

In most cases, the driver of a smoky vehicle is not aware that their vehicle is emitting excessive smoke. By reporting smoky vehicles, you can help ensure the vehicle owners are advised there may be a problem with their vehicles.

Report motor vehicle pollution on the go using Report to EPA

Reporting motor vehicle pollution helps prevent air pollution. In most cases, the driver of a smoky vehicle is not aware that their vehicle is emitting excessive smoke. By reporting smoky vehicles, you can help ensure the vehicle owners are advised there may be a problem with their vehicles.

You can report motor vehicle pollution on the go using Report to EPA. The EPA is working to improve air quality. People in the community can also play a role in improving the air quality in their local area, region and globally. The choice to drive motor vehicles and the way we use them is important in protecting air quality.

You should report a smoky vehicle within 14 days of when you saw it. A smoky vehicle means it emits visible smoke continuously for 10 seconds or more. Some vehicles, particularly with diesel engines, may emit some smoke under certain driving conditions as part of normal operation conditions. This does not include steam, which is water vapour that can look like smoke, especially on cold mornings.

Blue smoke coming from your exhaust is abnormal and indicates that there may be an oil leak in your engine and it's burning. Black smoke often indicates that your vehicle is burning through fuel excessively. Temporary thin white smoke coming from the exhaust is no need to be alarmed. This smoke is actually condensation that is produced as your car warms up on a cold day. This condensation will evaporate after a short time.

Report smoky vehicles to EPA to prevent air pollution

Reporting smoky vehicles to the EPA helps prevent air pollution. Blue smoke coming from your exhaust is abnormal and indicates that there may be an oil leak in your engine that is burning. Black smoke often indicates that your vehicle is burning through fuel excessively.

In most cases, the driver of a smoky vehicle is not aware that their vehicle is emitting excessive smoke. By reporting smoky vehicles, you can help ensure the vehicle owners are advised there may be a problem with their vehicles. The EPA collects your information to identify who is making a pollution report and for what reason.

You should report a smoky vehicle within 14 days of when you saw it. A smoky vehicle means it emits visible smoke continuously for 10 seconds or more. Some vehicles, particularly with diesel engines, may emit some smoke under certain driving conditions as part of normal operation conditions. This does not include steam, which is water vapour that can look like smoke, especially on cold mornings.

There are many things we can do to improve the air quality in our local area, region and globally. The choice to drive our motor vehicles and the way we use them is important in protecting air quality.

Report a smoky vehicle within 14 days of when you saw it

You can report a smoky vehicle to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA). You should do this within 14 days of when you saw it. A smoky vehicle is one that emits visible smoke continuously for 10 seconds or more. This does not include steam, which is water vapour and can look like smoke on cold mornings.

You can report smoky vehicles by phone to the Environment Line, which is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can also report motor vehicle pollution on the go using the Report to EPA app. The EPA collects your information to identify who is making a pollution report and for what reason.

By reporting smoky vehicles, you can help ensure that vehicle owners are advised that there may be a problem with their vehicles. Most vehicle owners who receive an advisory letter take steps to have their vehicle checked and repaired if necessary.

Report black smoke coming from a vehicle

You can report excessive car pollution to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA). The EPA collects your information to identify who is making a pollution report and for what reason. In most cases, the driver of a smoky vehicle is not aware that their vehicle is emitting excessive smoke. By reporting smoky vehicles, you can help ensure the vehicle owners are advised there may be a problem with their vehicles.

If you see black smoke coming from a vehicle, this often indicates that the vehicle is burning through fuel excessively. This may be caused by poor maintenance, a lack of servicing, or a blocked air filter. You should report a smoky vehicle within 14 days of when you saw it. A smoky vehicle means it emits visible smoke continuously for 10 seconds or more. You can report a smoky vehicle to the EPA by phone (24 hours a day, 7 days a week). You will need to provide the vehicle registration and the time, date and location.

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