mot - was told it would fail by the tester
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he said the exhaust was too loud and that the reg plates were illegal, pretty bizarre as the same place passed the same car this time last year.
because my reg plate has a border round it he says that it will fail, the font etc is standard
the noise thing, well as far as i'm concerned this wasn't really a problem.
i told him to stop the test and i'll take it elsewhere.
because my reg plate has a border round it he says that it will fail, the font etc is standard
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the noise thing, well as far as i'm concerned this wasn't really a problem.
i told him to stop the test and i'll take it elsewhere.
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seems a bit confusing.
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When i took mine for test the bloke took one look at my scoob and said 'well thats failed' i asked why? 'coz i fekkin hate scoobs' was his reply
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On a serious note tho, the reeg plate laws have been changed recently (not sure when exactly) but you've got to have the makers details on it ect, cant see noise being a failier unless he has the equipment to test and also knows the legal limits (which is another can of worms on its own). think you did right taking it elsewhere
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On a serious note tho, the reeg plate laws have been changed recently (not sure when exactly) but you've got to have the makers details on it ect, cant see noise being a failier unless he has the equipment to test and also knows the legal limits (which is another can of worms on its own). think you did right taking it elsewhere
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When i took mine for test the bloke took one look at my scoob and said 'well thats failed' i asked why? 'coz i fekkin hate scoobs' was his reply
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On a serious note tho, the reeg plate laws have been changed recently (not sure when exactly) but you've got to have the makers details on it ect, cant see noise being a failier unless he has the equipment to test and also knows the legal limits (which is another can of worms on its own). think you did right taking it elsewhere
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On a serious note tho, the reeg plate laws have been changed recently (not sure when exactly) but you've got to have the makers details on it ect, cant see noise being a failier unless he has the equipment to test and also knows the legal limits (which is another can of worms on its own). think you did right taking it elsewhere
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aye, i thought as much, he seemed to be a bit of a pleb to be honest, probably a touch jealous that i have a decent more.
booked into another garage now, they were the ones who put the reg plates on in the first place so we'll see!
on another note, what sort of tyres should i be looking at for a 05 sti ?
booked into another garage now, they were the ones who put the reg plates on in the first place so we'll see!
on another note, what sort of tyres should i be looking at for a 05 sti ?
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aye, i thought as much, he seemed to be a bit of a pleb to be honest, probably a touch jealous that i have a decent more.
booked into another garage now, they were the ones who put the reg plates on in the first place so we'll see!
on another note, what sort of tyres should i be looking at for a 05 sti ?
booked into another garage now, they were the ones who put the reg plates on in the first place so we'll see!
on another note, what sort of tyres should i be looking at for a 05 sti ?
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You dont need any noise testing equipment at all. If an exhaust is unreasonably
louder than the standard exhaust it should fail, full stop. If it passed last year I would consider that a bonus!
Most test stations however are more discreet than that one but we do get in big trouble if something goes wrong ie, if you got pulled and ticketed on the way home from the test station by a copper with a problem for your loud exhaust I can safely say the next stop for said copper would be the mot station!
louder than the standard exhaust it should fail, full stop. If it passed last year I would consider that a bonus!
Most test stations however are more discreet than that one but we do get in big trouble if something goes wrong ie, if you got pulled and ticketed on the way home from the test station by a copper with a problem for your loud exhaust I can safely say the next stop for said copper would be the mot station!
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You dont need any noise testing equipment at all. If an exhaust is unreasonably
louder than the standard exhaust it should fail, full stop. If it passed last year I would consider that a bonus!
Most test stations however are more discreet than that one but we do get in big trouble if something goes wrong ie, if you got pulled and ticketed on the way home from the test station by a copper with a problem for your loud exhaust I can safely say the next stop for said copper would be the mot station!
louder than the standard exhaust it should fail, full stop. If it passed last year I would consider that a bonus!
Most test stations however are more discreet than that one but we do get in big trouble if something goes wrong ie, if you got pulled and ticketed on the way home from the test station by a copper with a problem for your loud exhaust I can safely say the next stop for said copper would be the mot station!
i've never had a problem with the police and they've been in my vicinity quite a bit
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It does sound like they have been a bit daft towards you, I doubt you will use them again, so a little bit of dissgretion on their part could have earned them in the future?!
Bl$$dy idiots!!!!
Bl$$dy idiots!!!!
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You dont need any noise testing equipment at all. If an exhaust is unreasonably
louder than the standard exhaust it should fail, full stop. If it passed last year I would consider that a bonus!
Most test stations however are more discreet than that one but we do get in big trouble if something goes wrong ie, if you got pulled and ticketed on the way home from the test station by a copper with a problem for your loud exhaust I can safely say the next stop for said copper would be the mot station!
louder than the standard exhaust it should fail, full stop. If it passed last year I would consider that a bonus!
Most test stations however are more discreet than that one but we do get in big trouble if something goes wrong ie, if you got pulled and ticketed on the way home from the test station by a copper with a problem for your loud exhaust I can safely say the next stop for said copper would be the mot station!
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Yes its the testers discretion . Not sure why it changed.
With bikes its a joke .Most have race cans on for 364 days of the year and the standard one on for test day
I can see that happening with most Scoobies soon
I normally sound the Tester out when i book it in but most play it by the book .
With bikes its a joke .Most have race cans on for 364 days of the year and the standard one on for test day
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I can see that happening with most Scoobies soon
I normally sound the Tester out when i book it in but most play it by the book .
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Yes its the testers discretion . Not sure why it changed.
With bikes its a joke .Most have race cans on for 364 days of the year and the standard one on for test day
I can see that happening with most Scoobies soon
I normally sound the Tester out when i book it in but most play it by the book .
With bikes its a joke .Most have race cans on for 364 days of the year and the standard one on for test day
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I can see that happening with most Scoobies soon
I normally sound the Tester out when i book it in but most play it by the book .
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my sp1 had a full race system 364 days of the year lol[/quote]
followed one back fron Donnington a few years ago. OMG nearly deafened me
STI back boxes could suddenly go up in value i think
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followed one back fron Donnington a few years ago. OMG nearly deafened me
STI back boxes could suddenly go up in value i think
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aftermarket exhausts will be a thing of the past unless they keep the noise down then, which they don't !!
went in past the dealer i bought the car from who is a subaru specialist, his own car has such a deep, loud burble that it sets off the alarms of a few of his cars in his lot. he told me that its the first time he's ever heard of that happening and that it sounds like the tester was having a bad day!
wouldn't be so bad if my car was extremely modified and i was some chav with asbo's etc who revs the car constantly whilst idling...but i'm not and my car hasn't had too much done to it and it sounds lovely ! (to some)
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hi there, the latest vosa special notice states that the exhaust noise has to be of a similar level to the identical car with a standard exhaust. we have been told to pass and advise to cover ourselve, i would never fail on noise, i have full ppp exhaust on mine! also number plate wise , after 51 plate plates must have bs mark and post code of manufacturer. before 01 you can have a border etc
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hi there, the latest vosa special notice states that the exhaust noise has to be of a similar level to the identical car with a standard exhaust. we have been told to pass and advise to cover ourselve, i would never fail on noise, i have full ppp exhaust on mine! also number plate wise , after 51 plate plates must have bs mark and post code of manufacturer. before 01 you can have a border etc
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no point complaining mind as they failed the before 01 rule
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hi there, the latest vosa special notice states that the exhaust noise has to be of a similar level to the identical car with a standard exhaust. we have been told to pass and advise to cover ourselve, i would never fail on noise, i have full ppp exhaust on mine! also number plate wise , after 51 plate plates must have bs mark and post code of manufacturer. before 01 you can have a border etc
i think common sense prevails at the end of the day. like you say an advisory to cover yourselves would be sufficient. the number plate thing i'm not too fussed about as its no big deal, just a pain.
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think of the amount of cars that would be off the road if such and act was followed. you wouldn't be able to open up the throttle on a ferrari for instance.