Just Pulled by Cops/VOSA - They Want My Car!

[WhiteMk2Gti]

 

They doing a "pull everyone" in Birkenhead (near Camel Lairds if your local)

Did a full check for: MOT (clear) Insurance (Clear) Licence (no points etc)

Starts checking the car, only problem he could find was an exhaust mount missing (destroyed last night) and "Exhaust silencer does not reduce the noise emitted to a reasonable level, excessively noisey"

Got 10 days for MOT to prove its quiet.

Prohibition Notice served. I have 10 days to get MOT otherwise its removed from the road!

Rang MOT station who said "Their is no test for noise level, ring em up and tell em to F&&K OFF"

So, ring and tell em to take it off my car or MOT?

[Simon8v91]

Bad luck mate  .  I dont think the ploice are playing fair.  I would write to the cheif constable.

Out of interest, what exhaust is it?

[gibby]

I'd be well fooked then because with a drilled airbox and Cobra full stainless system, it aint quiet ! Good job I don't live in Birkenhead then.

[WhiteMk2Gti]

Custom build, and not heard a Mk2 thats anywhere near as noisy lol.

But MOT station said they cant check for noise level since their is no guideline for noise levels.

Am off for them to check it and other bits.

[tom26]

police = time wasting. they need to go and find some real criminals instead of us tax paying, law abiding people. Bunch of idiots.

[Tom H]

^ Here here sir!

I'm all for them stopping people with out MOTs and Insurance and getting those dodgy sons-of-b!tches off the road, but once they've checked your paper work and it's all present and correct they should move on to someone who's actually breaking the law.

Around here when they do that they just have a van that reads every ones number plates, and then a couple of hundred yards up the road a couple of cars to stop anyone if something dodgy comes up. It's inconvenient as it slows the traffic right up - but again if it gets un-insured and un-safe cars off our streets I'll support it.

[Martz]

^ Here here sir!

I'm all for them stopping people with out MOTs and Insurance and getting those dodgy sons-of-b!tches off the road, but once they've checked your paper work and it's all present and correct they should move on to someone who's actually breaking the law.

Around here when they do that they just have a van that reads every ones number plates, and then a couple of hundred yards up the road a couple of cars to stop anyone if something dodgy comes up. It's inconvenient as it slows the traffic right up - but again if it gets un-insured and un-safe cars off our streets I'll support it.

Agree with the above. They do that near my work in Southall. Suprising how many newish cars are not taxed, insured, mot's etc. It is good because if any of those crash into you, your basically fecked!

[tom26]

^ i'm sure the offending drivers with no MOT etc, will probably also be driving with no licence or insurance or be an imigrant. They'll prob get a fine of 40 quid or something equally pathetic and a ban on a licence they don't actually have. On the other hand, if for some reason one of my tyres is slightly bald i'm sure they could find a way to squeeze some money out of me for driving a dangerous vehicle. Our justice system sucks enormous cock.

[Tom H]

That's another good point actually - an imigrant crashed into my brother-in-laws cab in an un-registered, un-texed, un-everythinged car - tried to do a runner up a one way road and got stopped by another cab coming the other way - and the police just took the guys word for it when he gave them a (obvioulsy fake) name and address! f**king useless b*st*rds!

They should think of better ways to punish these people. Cars are towed and crushed, but judging by the condition they're usually only worth about £200 tops anyway!

[Uruk Hai]

There is a law that dictates how loud your car or motorbike can sound and some police that are local to me carry DB meters to messure the noise level !