Exhaust noise limit!

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SportsCarShop

Original Poster:

591 posts

139 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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Noise!!!!Hi, I hope someone can throw a light on the definitive legal noise limit on a road car, and how a police officer is allowed to test and issue a fine at the roadside, would be very helpful indeed!!

SportsCarShop

Original Poster:

591 posts

139 months

Saturday 3rd December 2016
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Don't disagree with that as long as things are done fairly. there is more control on bikes with exhaust labelling.

What I'm trying to ascertain is the point of law that a police officer is calling upon when using a sound meter to issue a ticket, , and how the test process is proven. If the vehicle was in front of a race sound test the rules would be clear