New F-gas document sparks outrage as

DEFRA has said that F-gas servicing without recovery does not require certification.

F-gas restrictions do not apply for the servicing of Mobile Air-Conditioning (MAC) systems, such as those found in passenger cars, and are only enforceable for the recovery of F-gases, the Environment Agency has announced.

The notice comes just weeks after the public body issued documents to F-gas wholesalers, retailers and technicians in the mobile air-conditioning sector, explaining that it was no longer legal to sell F-gas refrigerant for MAC servicing in passenger cars.

In the latest F-gas regulation document released last month, the Environment Agency said: