(31-03-25, 01:01 AM)Gaz66 Wrote: I 100% stand by what I said previously above " No UK law exists for an exhaust system Decibel level" , no decibel test on an Mot, hence it's not illegal to add a louder than standard pipe or can.
Fine, ok, yes, there's no test in the MOT for a noisy exhaust, but...
54.—(1) Every vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine shall be fitted with an exhaust system including a silencer and the exhaust gases from the engine shall not escape into the atmosphere without first passing through the silencer.
(2) Every exhaust system and silencer shall be maintained in good and efficient working order and shall not after the date of manufacture be altered so as to increase the noise made by the escape of exhaust gases.
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
Police are starting to pull over cars and bikes for noisy exhausts, for instance after complains from residents in villages on the A32 where idiots have been blatting past making a racket.
This is causing problems for other bikers too, simply because some people ride like twats.
Quote:Last time I checked, there was 19 reasons for rejection for number plates, I defy anyone to sit down with a pen & paper & come up with 19 things that could be considered illegal on a UK number plate.
Off the top of my head:
1) No plate
2) Unreadable plate
3) Wrong font
4) Wrong size
5) Damaged plate
6) Plate modified to be "Gatso proof"
7) Plate upside down
8) Wrong colour
9) Plate not secure
10) Plate modified to appear to have a different registration
11) Plate doesn't match bike's registration
12) Wrong text size
13) Plate marked "for show use only" or similar
14) White plate at rear or yellow plate at front
That took me about 5 minutes, how many did I score?
ADDENDUM: Just thought: 15) Number plate not illuminated