UK Mustang Mod Fun is About to be OVER

[2021 Mach 1]

UK firm fitting ‘pop bang’ aftermarket exhausts fined in landmark court case | Auto Express

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[jonny10buds]

You will own nothing and be happy

 

[2021 Mach 1]

You will own nothing and be happy

completely right. i didn't buy a 992 Turbo because it sounds like crap. now i guess i'll buy a Taycan Turbo and I guess it's okay if i accelerate to 60 in 2 seconds because it's an EV.

 

[GR11M]

This only really applies to 4 bangers with those fake fart tunes that got off after every 3k shift.

 

[2021 Mach 1]

This only really applies to 4 bangers with those fake fart tunes that got off after every 3k shift.

I disagree. The shop was caught because the authorities pretended to be a customer. They went for an overrun tune and cat delete. Maybe next week they visit another shop and ask for an H pipe. Remember, any mod to an exhaust that makes it louder is not permitted.

 

[GR11M]

I disagree. The shop was caught because the authorities pretended to be a customer. They went for an overrun tune and cat delete. Maybe next week they visit another shop and ask for an H pipe. Remember, any mod to an exhaust that makes it louder is not permitted.

I'm kinda glad, I fit my own mods

 

[RoryS550]

This subject has been covered before a fair few times now. If you drive around flooring it and making a total racket then fully expect to get pulled regardless of the car you're driving, but I don't know anyone who's been pulled over purely because the police suspected excessive noise while they were driving in a normal manner. Frankly the police have got better things to be doing than hunting down every noisy exhaust in the country and most officers I've encountered would back that statement up. Just don't drive like a dick and if your exhaust hasn't got a quiet mode, just try to keep the revs down and they'll usually leave you alone. I suspect any enforcement will be aimed at garages openly advertising catalytic converter/DPF/GPF removal or pop and bang maps and not making it explicitly clear that it makes the car illegal for road use, not just a blanket ban on modifying your car. The aftermarket industry is too large and too expensive, and shutting it down would put more people out of work than the government's willing to support, so I don't think anything will change as long as you can pass an MOT

 

[raptor17GT]

This subject has been covered before a fair few times now. If you drive around flooring it and making a total racket then fully expect to get pulled regardless of the car you're driving, but I don't know anyone who's been pulled over purely because the police suspected excessive noise while they were driving in a normal manner. Frankly the police have got better things to be doing than hunting down every noisy exhaust in the country and most officers I've encountered would back that statement up. Just don't drive like a dick and if your exhaust hasn't got a quiet mode, just try to keep the revs down and they'll usually leave you alone. I suspect any enforcement will be aimed at garages openly advertising catalytic converter/DPF/GPF removal or pop and bang maps and not making it explicitly clear that it makes the car illegal for road use, not just a blanket ban on modifying your car. The aftermarket industry is too large and too expensive, and shutting it down would put more people out of work than the government's willing to support, so I don't think anything will change as long as you can pass an MOT

pretty much this. Removing CATS is always a dodgy move unless it's an import from pre mid 1990's. Folks banging off the limiter in built up areas or hoofing it down the main road / car parks has always got attention so it's not news. I just wish the cops paid as much attention to the idiots driving under the speed limit but clearly without any and attention being paid.

 

[MarkM]

It’s also being reported by Auto express, they just make shit up constantly, the daily mail of car mags

 

[2021 Mach 1]

I think it's up to each person to drive how they want, and so noise cameras and police driving about are not really a big deal. However, covertly targeting mod shops is something different. Any mod to a factory exhaust system which makes it louder is not permitted. Will the Market Surveillance Unit of the DVSA next go to a shop and ask for an H pipe? I know you can still do loads of non exhaust mods, which will continue. However, I do worry about some of the more popular exhaust mods.

 

[raptor17GT]

maybe the shop was doing other dodgy stuff and the pops and bangs was an easy take down. Point being, drive nice in traffic and you'll be fine.

 

[Silver Dragon]

maybe the shop was doing other dodgy stuff and the pops and bangs was an easy take down. Point being, drive nice in traffic and you'll be fine.

Yes indeed the boys in blue will be busy instead looking for hate speech on social media!

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