VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Mine got through today. 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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stan_the_man
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Registered: 14th Feb 07
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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My best mate is an MOT tester, and has not long got his 'license' and i just phoned him and he said its true, there was a bulletin, but to ignore it.
So, there is truth in this, but its not worth worrying about.
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Gareth F
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Registered: 16th Jan 08
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My pipercross viper drowns out the noise of my exhaust so its all good for me!
Went for a smooth quiet system this time
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FAZ
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Registered: 24th Nov 07
Location: Coventry
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government / vosa = fail
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Gavin
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: West Midlands
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I dont know how they will be able to enforce it.... will they have sound clips of every single model of car and then compare the exhaust note of each?
and I'm sure an 'off the self' replacement standard exhaust would have a different (although minimal) exhaust note to that which original came on the car
pew pew pew pewwwww
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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my vtr with twin exit stainles powerflow passed a retest today without the exhaust being mentioned
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Gareth F
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Registered: 16th Jan 08
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I think its been put into affect for the discretion of the MOT'er if its stupid loud then they can fail it but if it not too bad then they wont simple. Makes their lives easier to persecute the stupidly loud ones, hate cars exhausts ragging it past my window at 3am as im sure everyone else would be the same.
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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my open green filter is whats really loud tbh, even with a standard exhaust my car would still set off car alarms 
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BeArDy
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
Location: Manchester
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Its been a rule for ages.
Everything is down to the MOT tester who is testing.
Heres the wording which has been on for years, i am not sure weather they have changed it but its -
a) assess subjectively the effectiveness of the silencer in reducing exhaust noise to a level considered to be average for the vehicle
b) a silencer in such a condition, or of such a type, that the noise emitted from the vehicle is clearly unreasonably above the level expected from a similar vehicle with a silencer in average condition
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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Its just to stop stupid loud exhausts,
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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quote:
Originally posted by SCOTTY.1
it is true, boy from my work went on an MOT refreshers course last week and was told this
Uh huh. That old chestnut.
Next week folks, "You have to be 21 to take driving lessons"
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