NPac
Member
Registered: 26th Jun 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
k boys and gals need som advice....
I jus bin pulled by the police they hav done me for my registration plate bein 2 small which is fair enough they were rite 2 do this as it is illegal and was gonna change em wen i had time, they hav given me 14 days 2 get this done another defect they hav given me is my full system exhaust... they said that it is 2 load. Now is this true that i need 2 get this system taken off and hav the standard 1 put bk on, i am fuckin gutted as i hav recently had this exhuast put on and it cost me £500.
please help as i need 2 get this form stamped by an approved mot garage within 14days.
|
drunkenfool
Member
Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
User status: Offline
|
noise regulations only come in between either 6 or 7 am, and 11pm. Unless it is REALLLY loud, i cant see them being able to do you for causing a public disturbance or whatever. just my 2p
|
NPac
Member
Registered: 26th Jun 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
k... can any1 else back up this noise regulations times... is it true? they pulled me at 8 0 and if this is true im gonna go in2 the police station 2moro and bollock em!
|
matt_jonesuk
Member
Registered: 27th Feb 03
Location: worcester
User status: Offline
|
i cant see if being a problem i never heard of a exhaust being to noisy though my mate had a loud exhaust and he got rid of it cause neighbours complained cause he came back at 3am each morning lol....
Jus tell the pigs to piss off got nothin better to do tell em there sirens cause more of a nuisance than any exhaust.
|
TRL
Member
Registered: 24th Mar 01
Location: planet tharg
User status: Offline
|
See if you can source a quieter back-box only just for the testing. Then go back to the noisier one after.
I'd think twice about 'bollocking' the police based on advice from any forum. The advice could well be wrong, and you'll look a right idiot. Try and find out what the law is for yourself, or do as they say.
Tony
|
NPac
Member
Registered: 26th Jun 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
ye i know thats why im askin if any1 got any info on this noise regulations so i can hav somet 2 back me up.
i aint changin my exhaust only 2 put it back on again as this would prob cost me another £200 or somet.
any1 know wot i should do?
|
matt_jonesuk
Member
Registered: 27th Feb 03
Location: worcester
User status: Offline
|
Road traffic noise
Many people who experience traffic noise in their homes or gardens consider it a nuisance. Tyre noise is responsible for the majority of noise from cars at speeds above 50km/hr. The level of tyre noise produced is dependent on the properties of the road surface.
Road vehicles have to comply with noise emission standards. The Police can take action if individual vehicles have defective silencers or are being driven in a manner that creates excessive noise. There are no specific limits on noise from roads, but noise levels may be taken into account when planning to build houses or offices near to roads. Noise barriers or noise insulation (e.g. acoustic double glazing, alternative means of ventilation) may be used to reduce the impact.
If noise from new roads exceeds certain limits at existing houses the householders may be eligible for noise insulation grants through the local highway authority. The Highways Agency has a target to install quieter road surfaces over 60% of the trunk road network by 31 March 2011. The trunk road network includes motorways and the more important ‘A’ roads
Just looked that up looks like u gotta get rid of the Zorst mate 
|
matt_jonesuk
Member
Registered: 27th Feb 03
Location: worcester
User status: Offline
|
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/yourenv/eff/pollution/399148/399164/?version=1&lang=_e
|
NPac
Member
Registered: 26th Jun 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
any1 wiv a site on the laws and mot regulations regarding exhausts.
|
matt_jonesuk
Member
Registered: 27th Feb 03
Location: worcester
User status: Offline
|
i'll take a looky
|
NPac
Member
Registered: 26th Jun 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
wot if i get this defect rectification stamped with in the 14days by a mot certified garage coz they let me off, and the police pull me again and say ur exhaust is 2 load... and i hav a copy of the defect rectification form and i show this 2 them... they cant do shit rite coz it has been stamped!
|
matt_jonesuk
Member
Registered: 27th Feb 03
Location: worcester
User status: Offline
|
http://www.roadracers.co.uk/exhausts-regs.htm
this is for motorcycles but i would figure that car legislation on noise would b roughly the same
|
matt_jonesuk
Member
Registered: 27th Feb 03
Location: worcester
User status: Offline
|
MOT wouldnt cover noise from ur exhaust MOT only covers safety the only thing they would check on the zorst is ur emission levels.
|
NPac
Member
Registered: 26th Jun 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
cheers matt...
u think wot i sed would work? as i hav taken the form and gotten it stamped as they told me so its outa my hands as it got a mot certified stamp.
|
miles
Member
Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: plymouth Drives: Astra Sport
User status: Offline
|
Never bollock the police, they will just come back to haunt you!
how loud is it?
I would take it to a garage, say you got this form, and that you didn't have the back box on because you were waiting for it to be posted/made what ever, and now you've fitted it you need this form stamping. Just bull shit the garage into stamping the form.
Then your sorted.
Just might run into probs if the same police see you again and remember.....
|
NPac
Member
Registered: 26th Jun 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
on the documents it sez 4 vechile defects...
max power or mas power somet that has got notin 2 do wiv the exhaust so i reckon i could jus take this 2 a garage and say could u stamp this and if they ask wot it was 4(coz it sez max power) i could jus say it was 4 my reg plates and they bin changed now so could u stamp it. could i get away wiv this?
|
NPac
Member
Registered: 26th Jun 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
i could even tell the garage couldnt i... as theres nothin illegal about it im sure the garage will side wiv me that the cops were jus bein wankers.
|
miles
Member
Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: plymouth Drives: Astra Sport
User status: Offline
|
maybe, maybe not.
If I worked for a garage I wouldn't stamp a form to say that the car is fine when the police have said it isn't, for the sake of £15 or whatever they will charge....
They wouldn't want it to come back to them.
So how loud is it?
|
NPac
Member
Registered: 26th Jun 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
it is load... but its only like wot a subru or an evo sounds like and they com standard wiv this noise so hav the fuck can they say that mines illegal... wen ppl are manufacturin cars that sound like mine???
|
luca2020
Member
Registered: 26th May 02
Location: Maidstone, Kent
User status: Offline
|
scoobies and evos aint that loud
if ur exhaust is as loud as 1 of these, then ur either telling porkies or the old bill are taking the piss
my mate had a well loud exhaust on his old renault 19, set car alarms off when he booted it past them and he was never stiched up
on ur exhaust, does it have any silencers at all? im guessing it was a custom jobbie
|
drunkenfool
Member
Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
User status: Offline
|
i set off 2 car alarms since i had mine, never had any problems from the police at all. I think you should look into the noise pollution levels more, cos it looks like the police might just be looking for an excuse to book u.
|
Red_SXi
Member
Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
User status: Offline
|
Who made the exhaust, i'd of thought if it was powerflow or a similar make you'd have some come-back either to say the exhaust is fine, or if it is too loud they should change it for free, manufacturers aren't allowed to sell stuff that doesn't comply with the law
|
NPac
Member
Registered: 26th Jun 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
i got my exhaust done at ascar in sheffield, its a cobra sport stainless steel system from cat 2 to rear with dual exit 4" o/rolled
|
NPac
Member
Registered: 26th Jun 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
www.exhaustsuk.com
|
NPac
Member
Registered: 26th Jun 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
i hav a 25 year guarantee, iv only had it on 4 2weeks and if been pulled... fuckin joke!
|
