*WARNING* Emissions Testing in Wakefield.....
28 February 2002 | 02:17 PM
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From: Was Wakefield, now London
....right now, next to "Courts" on Cathedral Walk retail park..
...so all you de-cat boys and girls that may have been driving down there, please think about an alternate route
(Time seen - 12:30pm Thursday 28th Feb 2002)
...so all you de-cat boys and girls that may have been driving down there, please think about an alternate route
(Time seen - 12:30pm Thursday 28th Feb 2002)
28 February 2002 | 02:25 PM
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From: Was Wakefield, now London
2 x PC's
2 x Traffic wardens
2 x HMI representatives
road coned off.
Its compulsary..... I think they'll give you a 14 day notice if the emissions are out, to get it sorted then retested. Just a matter of swapping the pipe if that is the case.
Otherwise a summons for having a technically non-roadworthy car, due to the emissions being unlawful.
2 x Traffic wardens
2 x HMI representatives
road coned off.
Its compulsary..... I think they'll give you a 14 day notice if the emissions are out, to get it sorted then retested. Just a matter of swapping the pipe if that is the case.
Otherwise a summons for having a technically non-roadworthy car, due to the emissions being unlawful.
28 February 2002 | 02:32 PM
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Nikko,
Take a look at the Vehicle Inspectorate website http://www.via.gov.uk/enforcement/ro...troduction.htm and it'll explain all about roadside stops.
I once got stopped in my old XR2 and had a bald tyre and a defective rear number plate light. I had 14 days to get then sorted out and then checked by an MOT station who charge you for the priveledge and they send off the form to the police saying that everything is OK.
Originally there were going to be on-the-spot fines for cars that failed emissions tests but these got thrown out after someone went to court and argued that under certain conditions (i.e. cold car, sat idling for ages etc) the cat convertor won't keep emissions below the desired level.
Andy
Take a look at the Vehicle Inspectorate website http://www.via.gov.uk/enforcement/ro...troduction.htm and it'll explain all about roadside stops.
I once got stopped in my old XR2 and had a bald tyre and a defective rear number plate light. I had 14 days to get then sorted out and then checked by an MOT station who charge you for the priveledge and they send off the form to the police saying that everything is OK.
Originally there were going to be on-the-spot fines for cars that failed emissions tests but these got thrown out after someone went to court and argued that under certain conditions (i.e. cold car, sat idling for ages etc) the cat convertor won't keep emissions below the desired level.
Andy
28 February 2002 | 03:32 PM
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Heh, when I was a student in Bradford I was driving a VW Polo (I was skint, ok? ;-) with 3 bald tyres. The coppers stopped me, gave a real bo11ocking for the state of them and gave the choice of 3 points per tyre or escorting me to the local tyre shop to buy the necessary replacements.
Needless to say.... Nice of them to give me the choice though.
Andy (lucky again).
Needless to say.... Nice of them to give me the choice though.
Andy (lucky again).
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