dan_c4rsa
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Registered: 12th Dec 06
Location: North Yorks Drives: MK3 Seat Cupra
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then they were perving on you 
and i simply said they cant get you done. but sure they can harrass you
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ClaireF
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Registered: 1st Nov 05
Location: hurlford, scotland Drives: corsa again
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other week followed me and when i pulled in he stopped, then slowly drove passed. lol it paranoids me having coppers behind me
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dan_c4rsa
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Registered: 12th Dec 06
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i think its fun. As long as you havn't been doing anything.
There's two valver novas in my town too - me and a mate scott - the only difference between out cars is that his is stripped with buckets. is funny
because he'll of been speeding, they'll pull me over, they'll think they're givingm me points, i get them to check the numberplate from cctv. PING it isn't me and im on my way 
Point is, dont do anything, nothing to worry about
[Edited on 26-11-2007 by dan_c4rsa]
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ClaireF
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i dont do anything but its just nervous having them behind you
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dan_c4rsa
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true true..............
do a starsky and hutch manouver while knocking over empty boxes so that you end up behind them
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NanaFied
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Registered: 25th Nov 07
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Dont worry boom. Im up in court on the 12th of december for a defective exhaust and tyre, Ill let you know what happens lol
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Rob126
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Registered: 18th Feb 05
Location: Mellieha, Malta Drives: Corsa D 1.4
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quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
well why wouldnt they be allowed to sell them?
you cannot sell something that's illegal. take drugs, if I want to buy cocaine and keep it in a vase on my fireplace... I still can't. so no matter what the use... something illegal cannot be sold. so i guess exhaust aren't illegal.
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Steve
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noones saying exhausts are illegal to own or sell, just illegal to use on public road, they wouldnt be illegal for off road use
[Edited on 27-11-2007 by Steve]
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Daimo B
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I must remind the following to stop selling to Ferrari, Lambo, Maserati, Porsche etc.... They are aftermarket therefore illegal.
http://www.larinisystems.com/
http://www.racecar.com/companynewsstory.asp?NewsID=19450
http://www.paramount-performance.com/acatalog/Paramount_High_Performance_Exhausts.html
http://www.eisenmann.co.uk/
Just as a quick search....
U'll have more trouble with an aftermarket exhaust at a track day than you would at an MOT center 
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Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
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And if they test the dB of your exhaust cause its making alot of noise
What about the noise a ferrari, tvr or any other v8, v10 car?
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Daimo B
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There isn't a specified noise limit for exhausts....
Although theres taking the p1ss though. But then when u've got to that stage, usually the car sounds terrible anyway, and you look more a rodney for the BARRRRRRRRRHGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH (up to 5mph) BARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH (makes 10mph) anyway. When its that loud, everyone is laughing at you.
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Superlite Ltd.
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This thread is hilarious. I wish a copper had pulled me over for an 'illegal' exhaust.
right Mr. Copper, were going back to the station to see your boss and your going to explain to him whats illegal about my fully insured aftermarket exhaust.
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Brabus
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Registered: 25th Oct 07
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**Pulls up to Traffic lights in £60k RS4 next to police, lights go green, Drive on, get pulled** Sorry Sir your exhaust is too loud please return to Audi
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Superlite Ltd.
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Guy here has an Austin scimiter GTE and an MGB GT
both louder than any boy racer exhaust
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Mertin
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Or having a car that doesnt require a cat. They cant say anything about that can they?
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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so if you have an aftermarket exhaust on your car, no matter if its insured for and passed mot its illegal?? i always thought that it just had to pass the polices DB level and you were fine
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Fonz
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Registered: 12th May 06
Location: Newbury, Berks
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quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
happens all the time up here robin,
there's no law though, no noise limit, or anything, so they're charging you with something that doesnt exist 
you maybe right about there being no law but my mate who works in Oxfordhsire health and safety knows about noise levels (he dealt with alot od complaints from parties in previous position which included cars) he said that what ever i did to my car (pre exhaust work) that i'd be fine for noise levels as the limit is stupidily high, 110dB iirc on par with a airliner taking off!!
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FasT09
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Registered: 4th Feb 05
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sounds like that copper was bored
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thegsi
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Registered: 3rd Feb 07
Location: Kidderminster Drives: Evo (you can't afford one)
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haha they should hear my exhaust id get 12 points if thats the case
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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well a mate of mine bought a barnd new evo9 fq 320
now people in the know, know that fq's are factory cars, with hks uprated parts
he's in a legal battle with the cops just now, as he only had the car 2days, fully standard exhausts system and it was deemed ilegal by the police,
imo its a lot of shite,
and If anyone notices that gets stopped its always near the end of the month,..
police deal with "boy racers" at the end of the month as they are an easy target to get the revenue and numbers up, its a bloody disgrace,
im sure anyone could work out the system
i've been stopped around 12times for noisy exhausts and its always been within 5days of the end of the month
they go out on a crusade, where all my mates get stopped, they even have the hard neck to come into the car park and test our cars when all we were doing was sitting there talking with out cars not running
its a farce, and i for one wont ever pay a fine for something that is not illegal, they can try and make me,
but my exhaust isnt and never has been stamped "not for road use" so it'll remain on there for as long as i see fit
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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iirc an ashley competition exhaust will be illegal for on-the-road use if it has a black tip.
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ShEp
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what i laugh at is, the x5 they pulled me in made more noise than my corsa
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
iirc an ashley competition exhaust will be illegal for on-the-road use if it has a black tip.
My Nova had one of them
It wasn't loud though.
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cammack
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Registered: 22nd Jun 07
Location: Thame, Oxfordshire
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ive an ashley comp exhaust and ive never been stopped. its just black, not illegal!
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Corsa_Scotty
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Registered: 8th Aug 07
Location: Scottish Borders
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so the lazy exhaust moaning b*****ds expect all of us to drive around with grannyfied peashooters surely this isnt right 
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