Noisey exhaust!

[RossMK2]

Here is a quote I saved from our resident traffic cop Daggle;

 

Well its taken a bit of searching but here goes once again from the good book

 

The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 regulate the construction, weight and equipment of motor vehicles. Regulation 55 provides for the control of noise made by certain vehicles with three or more wheels. It states:

55(1) This regulation applies to every wheeled motor vehicle having at least three wheels and first used on or after 1st October 1983

 

So for most of us OSF'ers then the regulations don't apply to motor vehicles made before Oct 1983, however for the capri and fiesta boys then the noise limit must be below 80 decibels, this however can only be tested with a prescribed device

 

 

I got busted for the same thing, refused to pay the fine and ended up in court, I won the day My car was registered in 1977.

 

I'm sure a smaller silencer will be less efficient and reducing noise.

 

don't this mean there is no limit on my car? or is it higher for pre 1983?

[zetecmk2]

what's the limit for a '68?

[herb capri]

i suppose you have to police it but i dont like it,but running a biggish middle box and a cherry bomb at rear sounds sweet on tickover and nice on load ,but loud when booted,coppers get confused when they see small 2.5 in tailpipe,then ask you to bring revs up and its acceptable! just be cool when you pull away or the games up!

cool exhaus mod on the vid,should ave revved it tho

mike

[Skoty]

this happened to me. i had a side exit on my mk1 fiesta. i had been pulled over many times before for just spot checks and so called trespassing, and the cops had said they liked my car or not said anything about it. then some asshole pulled me up asked me to pop my bonnet, i think he thought i had a bigger engine coz it sounded meaty. then he started taking pictures of averything then moved on to my exhaust he just wrote me the fine took my MOT away right there on the spot what a bastard. then he fined me for having a broken door handle it had broken off inside the door and he took a picture of that what a dick hows that gonna show its broken. so i just got a new exhaust and MOT then made it really loud on induction lol. but about a week later some old guy side swiped me on a roundabout. i dont have the best of luck.

 

mine was made in 82 so i shouldnt of got done?

[Fiesta Steve]

first used on or after 1st October 1983

 

No limit for 1968 so you can make as much noise as you like. But understand they will not be able to do you for you car being loud so they'll do you for being a public nusense(sp) but maybe only if someone complains about the noise ??

 

 

 

mine was made in 82 so i shouldnt of got done?

 

See top quote !

[jayson2.3pinto]

you might need it repacked m8 speek to matt he would probably send you some