From MOT manual:
b. a silencer in such condition, or of such a type, that the noise emitted from the vehicle is clearly unreasonably above the level expected from a similar vehicle with a silencer in average condition.
How the average chav in a nova gets through every year is beyond me, so that's clearly being applied fairly loosely at the moment.
I'm glad it doesn't say anything about the noise from the induction system because that's by far the loudest part of my Westfield, but it only really barks at high revs and load so it's as good as gold during the MOT
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As long as someone doesn't start making quiet Lotus 7 replicas so the "level expected from a similar vehicle" remains "'kin loud" I'm happy.
I drove all the way back up through France having burnt all the packing out of my exhaust once. Got some lovely looks from the local villagers. I didn't think it was that loud. Then again, I was wearing a pair of Peltor ear defenders
exhausts will have to be E marked
That'll be the end of cheapo factor exhausts, no doubt, and I bet the E marking doesn't remain legible for long!
Kevin