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carnoisseurcraig
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Registered: 4th Jun 03
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30th Sep 03 at 09:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

It came today, The top marked PROCURATER FISCALS OFFICE.

GUTTED!!!

Opened it up and i find out that im getting a £30 quid fine for my EXHAUST BEING MODIFIED FROM DATE OF MANUFACTURE TO CREATE EXCESSIVE NOISE DUE TO ESCAPING EXHAUST GAS.

What tossers.
OFcorsa
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30th Sep 03 at 09:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

fill me in on this big fella
carnoisseurcraig
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30th Sep 03 at 09:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Was touring the streets and i drove past the cops who were parked up on the street. All of a sudden blue lights the lot.

He got out and started going mental at me saying that it was FAR to loud. So i asked for both there badge numbers so they had to stop shouting at me. He got his ruler out and started measuring my tail pipe. Now for anyone that has a 1.4 16v sport and a magnex system that the exhaust aint that loud. Its all induction.

Well the charged me with the above. The law says that u cannot alter ur exhaust after date of manufacture to create excessive noise.

Now tell me this, rally cars are allowed on the roads and they dont get pulled for their exhausts, why me. No way is my exhaust louder than a rally car.

OzzySRi
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Registered: 18th Jun 02
Location: Sydney, Australia Drives: Corsa C 1.8 SRi
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30th Sep 03 at 09:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

rally cars are prolly not road rego'd. Theyre allowed on the road under special circumstance with a special permit.
carnoisseurcraig
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30th Sep 03 at 09:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

nah, they have to have a valid MOT before entering the stages. Thats the law here. Maybe ur WRC cars but i know all the cars that enter the rallys up in scotland and im sure england will be the same have to have a valid MOT before entering the scrutineering.
miles
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30th Sep 03 at 09:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

In which case its illegal to fit any aftermarket exhaust system.
carnoisseurcraig
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30th Sep 03 at 10:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i suppose it is. which sucks.
miles
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30th Sep 03 at 10:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Well its not though is it, else you'd have to have disclaimers and stickers on exhausts saying 'for off road use only' and the like. You'd also never pass an mot.
carnoisseurcraig
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30th Sep 03 at 10:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

so its one of these grey areas. Some companies do say that. Magnex for a start. The say there exhausts dont comply with traffic laws in some countries.
Edtrix_GSI16V
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30th Sep 03 at 21:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i have an exhaust that sounds like a proper bitch drive past coppers all the time never been pulled :/,the bloke down ascar says it isnt ilegal either
MoNkEy MaGiC
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Registered: 12th Apr 03
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30th Sep 03 at 22:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

hang on when you say cant have a exaust after manufacturers to make excessive noise....do u mean if the exaust u fit to your car is louder than the standard then its ilegal??? coz loads of people fit exausts which are louder than the standard, thats the whole point!!

my car really roars wen i put my foot down n police so far have said nothing to me!
Lisa
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30th Sep 03 at 22:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

they are supposed to give you a 7 day rectafacation notice to get it sorted.
matt_jonesuk
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30th Sep 03 at 22:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yea it is a bit weird they did'nt warn you first.
M2RTY
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1st Oct 03 at 08:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by carnoisseurcraig
It came today, The top marked PROCURATER FISCALS OFFICE.

GUTTED!!!

Opened it up and i find out that im getting a £30 quid fine for my EXHAUST BEING MODIFIED FROM DATE OF MANUFACTURE TO CREATE EXCESSIVE NOISE DUE TO ESCAPING EXHAUST GAS.

What tossers.


i do belive as long as the db is under a certain level they can NOT do anything
Gambit
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1st Oct 03 at 08:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yea & they have no way of proving how loud it is - its your word against theirs

so basically you need somebody to test the noise level

 
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