Been pulled by VOSA :( not good

[Jaspa]

Jaspa,

Those last quotes are from the roat traffic act, the way to find out for sure would be to go to a bookshop and look for a blackstones police traffic manual, i imagine they will be printed in there.

I can understand there being a limit on noise levels from exhausts, i just wish someone would comfirm what it is....then im sure everyone would be alright with it. This "ist just too loud" business is a load of bollards!!

Agreed completely. I have a ISBN numbers and think I may just order myself a copy anyway, Post-It noted ready on any pages and keep them in my car

[Hurstie1981]

There are more than one of the books, make sure you get the latest edition, and also make sure you get the road traffic one, the criminal law one is a different book.

[varmint]

surely the garage that passed it for its mot,but now say if its retested,they wouldnt pass it,should be brought to book,and as vosa license the mot stations,shouldnt vosa remove the mot stations license for issueing non legal mots?
parrantly their are over 250,000 cars on the road at any given time with either no mot,no insurance,no tax,or in a dangerous and unroadworthy condition,mind you,while they were avin a go at your 2,all the 250,000 prolly drove passed completely un-noticed.
mr vosa youre a

[JOHNM400]

The thing is you dont want to get the MOT station in trouble. After all,they did pass it for you in the first place. If VOSA say its too loud then you can only understand them not wanting to go against their word as they will could then end up under investigation.

VOSA are absolute swines. My mates a lorry driver and he said once they pull you over they usually always find a fault no matter how long they keep you there.

[varmint]

i dunno bout gettin em in trouble,but to issue an mot,then,recind it because someone else disagrees smacks of the station not really carrying out the test correctly,and if thats the case,next time it might be somebodys brakes they pass when they shouldnt,jus my own feeling really.

[Bobby (aka Shaggar)]

i dunno bout gettin em in trouble,but to issue an mot,then,recind it because someone else disagrees smacks of the station not really carrying out the test correctly,and if thats the case,next time it might be somebodys brakes they pass when they shouldnt,jus my own feeling really.

Understand about not getting the tation in trouble but the man ahs a point.

[Leon.]

i dunno bout gettin em in trouble,but to issue an mot,then,recind it because someone else disagrees smacks of the station not really carrying out the test correctly,and if thats the case,next time it might be somebodys brakes they pass when they shouldnt,jus my own feeling really.

Understand about not getting the tation in trouble but the man ahs a point.

FPMSL! =D>

[JOHNM400]

This isnt a case of not MOT'ing the car properly though i dont think. I think this is a case of the MOT guy not being awkward with something trivial like exhaust noise. If he had overlooked something safety wise then fair enough but it was only the noise level. The only reason hes not going against VOSA is because they have all the power in the world over him and his job. If i was a MOT tester and VOSA said an exhaust was too loud then unless i had concrete proof that it wasnt i wouldnt like to go against them.

[Bobby (aka Shaggar)]

i dunno bout gettin em in trouble,but to issue an mot,then,recind it because someone else disagrees smacks of the station not really carrying out the test correctly,and if thats the case,next time it might be somebodys brakes they pass when they shouldnt,jus my own feeling really.

Understand about not getting the tation in trouble but the man ahs a point.

FPMSL! =D>

Leave me alone dude, have you seen the time I'm fricken posting. YOU try typing after a shift at this damn hour.

[ChavMR2]

No doubt while you were being inspected, there were uninsured, unlicensed people driving past in cars not fit to be on the road.

As far as your number plate in the window is concerned, there is no law stating that it MUST be fitted to the bumper. A friend of mine with a 200SX went through this after getting a ticket for having his plate in the window. he got his ticket reversed, because there is no actual law, other then the plate has to be in the front, about where its mounted. Read the Highway Code etc, and see if you can find anything anywhere that says your plate must be mounted on the bumper. You will not find anything. I would fight that aspect of it at least.

[Leon.]

One thing to remember I suppose is that the more things that are non-standard on the car, the more likely you are to draw attention and be pulled over. Things like plates behind the windscreen, tinted windows, loud exhausts etc all bring attention to the car and ring bells with the police/VOSA. If you just have a loud exhaust, as long as its not too deafening, I would have thought you're much more likely to get away with it.

Of course you are entitled to do what the hell you like within the law but it does make a bit of difference to being more likely to be pulled over.

[Spittinflames]

I got pulled over the day before for the number plate, it was on the front of the bumper when vosa pulled me. I was going to have my ticket stamped at the time.

You wouldn't believe the amount of cars that went past with loud exhausts on while i was there, i was there for about 45 mins as it took me ages to get my window tints off. I would say over 5 cars went passed with really loud exhausts and never got pulled....... One of the inspectors was really arsey and just had a right cocky look on his face, said to me "oh you work for royal mail, you should know better" then walked to the back of my car and read out my imoc uk sticker to his mate then started laughing..... Bunch of tossers.

I'm still pi$$ed off today, but theres not a lot i can do now, tints are off, exhaust baffle on the way, just the handbrake to tighten... then it should all be tickity boo....... just hope it passes its new mot on tuesday, as its going in for a clutch on wednesday..... Bloody skint now

[steve b]

One thing to remember I suppose is that the more things that are non-standard on the car, the more likely you are to draw attention and be pulled over. Things like plates behind the windscreen, tinted windows, loud exhausts etc all bring attention to the car and ring bells with the police/VOSA. If you just have a loud exhaust, as long as its not too deafening, I would have thought you're much more likely to get away with it.

Of course you are entitled to do what the hell you like within the law but it does make a bit of difference to being more likely to be pulled over.

Very good point, one of the reasons all my cars have been sleepers.

[steve b]

One of the inspectors was really arsey and just had a right cocky look on his face, said to me "oh you work for royal mail, you should know better" then walked to the back of my car and read out my imoc uk sticker to his mate then started laughing..... Bunch of tossers

Report him for picking specifically on you, making personnal comments, harrassment, a charge against him will cause him trouble at work.

[Spittinflames]

I've sent vosa an email complaing how the test was conducted, Felt like i was picked on, disagree on how the test was carried out etc..... so we will see what they replied with, I've also asked what the legal limit is (in decibels) for an exhaust on a japanese imported car to be used on uk roads.

[steve b]

I've sent vosa an email complaing how the test was conducted, Felt like i was picked on, disagree on how the test was carried out etc..... so we will see what they replied with, I've also asked what the legal limit is (in decibels) for an exhaust on a japanese imported car to be used on uk roads.

It'd be worth printing a letter out and posting it as well, for some reason businesses always pay more attention of hard copies.

[Spittinflames]

I may just do that, i sent the email yesterday, just checked my emails.... nothing there yet.

[Jode]

MOre Bs scare tactics in our free country...hmmm

[RyanRs]

when you import a car, it has to have a SVA test yes?? and this is a more indepth MOT, carried out by VOSA them selves yes?!

ok, so in that case, how did my dads newly imported subaru impreza jap import pass the SVA ,litterely 3 weeks ago.. as it has a straight thru Stainless cat-back system.. no baffels in the back box waht so ever and no mid boxes.. and its rather loud!

?? surely thats instant fail!


Aslo BRY.... that pub in medway where VOSA are at... copperfield or summin? where exactly is that? i not herd of that pub!

[pcp]

With reference to your exhaust, as someone else pointed out....it is an offence to have any non-standard exhaust on your car:)

How crazy is that? why are companies allowed to sell them over here then? i could half understand it if they made them put a disclaimer on like "Only intended for ornamental use" like they do on most samurai swords. also what happens if they don't make your car anymore like the mk2, or it's an imported car that's never been on sale here, like the mk2 tubby?