Decat test pipes illegal???

[DarkHorseTerence]

Can someone give me a definitive answer?

For road use: Is it illegal to fit test pipes to something like a Ferrari 348 from say 1992? If they are declared to your insurer?

I heard that cars pre 1995 can be legally decatted if insurer allows? But post 1994 cars cannot.......??

Thanks

[HedgeyGedgey]

But if a grey area in the law. Although I believe it's now changed again, something like if a cat was fitted when the car was new, it has to have one fitted. Saying that, never heard of anyone being pulled over by the plod for a decat though

[Retroman]

It's illegal as it comes under constructions and use regulations (can't remember which one)
But it was something along the lines of, if you make a modification to the vehicle which changes the emissions so that it no longer meets the standards set when it was produced, then it's an offence.

[Daston]

What happens if the car was imported and didn't meet the UK standards when new?

[surveyor_101]

might go through MOT depends on the tester.

I have seen many a car pass that shouldn't.

One of our staff has an old A2 Audi with every warning light on the dash but gets it mot;d at a back water garage.

[HedgeyGedgey]

Not sure if it's changed now, few years back if there wasn't an equivalent uk approved model, then the car would have the basic emissions test. A friends Toyota Glanza has this type of test as there's no UK version so passes with flying colours despite being decatted

[Pica-Pica]

Retroman said:

It's illegal as it comes under constructions and use regulations (can't remember which one)
But it was something along the lines of, if you make a modification to the vehicle which changes the emissions so that it no longer meets the standards set when it was produced, then it's an offence.

+1

[shibby!]

Yip ^

Got my Mr2 turbos through for 6-7 years on this basis with decats on.