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25-05-2019, 02:56 PM
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Noisy cars

I know this has been mentioned a few times by various members on the 'What annoys you' thread but living close to a road as I do, sometimes it sounds like I am at a Donington Park track event; there are lots of cars which sound like the exhaust is being dragged along a cobbled street and motorcycles that make my suspended floor shake. It's even worse in the summer with a window open.

My neighbour (a nice enough bloke) always takes four or five goes at parking because he is in love with the sound of his engine when he revs it.

Whatever happened to the rules about noisy vehicles or have they been shelved along with all the other obvious stuff?

Before anyone says it, I know I'm getting old and turning into a grumpy old git but I can remember the number of times my old jalopies failed their MOTs because the exhaust was too noisy.
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25-05-2019, 03:46 PM
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The MOT rules say that the exhaust noise from the vehicle must not be unreasonably above the noise level normally expected from a similar vehicle with a standard silencer in average condition. There's no actual limit in terms of decibel levels, it's up to the MOT tester to decide what is unreasonable.
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25-05-2019, 03:54 PM
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I think that the attitude of that arsehole Clarkson and others like him who revel in the `throaty` noises pumped out of the exhaust pipes of sporty cars have created the problem. It's the same mentality of those young morons skittling up and down roads on their weedy and under-powered 2-stroke mopeds/scooters who think it's fun to rev the arse off their machines in a low gear just to hear the noise it makes and in some instances, drill small holes in the exhaust to make them sound more powerful than they actually are.

I couldn't imagine anything worse than tootling down a motorway with a mid-engined sports jobby growling away at the back of the drivers seat. Would give me a real doozy of a headache.

I much prefer gliding along in a near silent car where you can at least hear the radio.
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25-05-2019, 03:57 PM
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Never mind LD old fruit, soon all cars will be electric and sneaking up on people from behind in country lanes.
Sometimes, if the wind is in the right direction, of a quiet summer evening, I can here the drifters up the Gorge.
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25-05-2019, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Judd ->
I think that the attitude of that arsehole Clarkson and others like him who revel in the `throaty` noises pumped out of the exhaust pipes of sporty cars have created the problem. It's the same mentality of those young morons skittling up and down roads on their weedy and under-powered 2-stroke mopeds/scooters who think it's fun to rev the arse off their machines in a low gear just to hear the noise it makes and in some instances, drill small holes in the exhaust to make them sound more powerful than they actually are.

I couldn't imagine anything worse than tootling down a motorway with a mid-engined sports jobby growling away at the back of the drivers seat. Would give me a real doozy of a headache.

I much prefer gliding along in a near silent car where you can at least hear the radio.
Not much to argue with there...
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25-05-2019, 04:00 PM
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If it gets to much go to your local council and ask for the noise abatement people. They should come out and monitor the noise and report back even fine the offenders. No one will know who lodged the complaint as they are not allowed to reveal that information
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25-05-2019, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Judd ->
I much prefer gliding along in a near silent car where you can at least hear the radio.
Yes.
I used to have a Jag XJS V12.
We were on our way back to the office after a pub lunch and my admin assistant was with me. We stopped at a Give Way sign.
"You've stalled it" she scolded me.
Yes, it really was that quiet. Quieter than my boss's Roller.
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25-05-2019, 04:48 PM
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Hi

The gits put a good silencer on for the MOT and then take it off after.

They brag about it.
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25-05-2019, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by realspeed ->
If it gets to much go to your local council and ask for the noise abatement people. They should come out and monitor the noise and report back even fine the offenders. No one will know who lodged the complaint as they are not allowed to reveal that information


Thanks. I hate to be a killjoy, I mean I was young once and I don't have a problem with speed or noisy cars but I just think there is a time and place for it. Sometimes they race around at 2am and surely must wake all the babies up.

If only we had some police.
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25-05-2019, 05:53 PM
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Hi

The gits put a good silencer on for the MOT and then take it off after.

They brag about it.
I didn't know that. I wondered how they got them through.
 
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