Defective exhaust prosecutions (FOI)Defective exhaust prosecutions (FOI)
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29 March 2017.Request
Please advise how many motorcar and motorcycle owners have been prosecuted at Parish Hall or Magistrate Court proceedings for driving motor vehicles with defective exhaust systems and / or exhaust systems which exceed the maximum permitted noise levels, for each year since 2010 to date.
Response
There have been 174 prosecutions for a motorist / rider with a defective exhaust since 2010.
| 2010 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
| 2011 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 30 |
| 2012 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 2013 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 29 |
| 2014 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 35 |
| 2015 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| 2016 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
The table below is specific to prosecutions for an exhaust that is not compliant with the regulations and could emit excessive noise.
| Art 63(5): Illegal exhaust system | 2 | 4 | 2 | | 1 | 1 | | | 10 |
| Art 63: Non-approved exhaust silencer | | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | 7 |
| Art 64 (3) (b): Altered and noisy exhaust system | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | | 5 |
| Art 68 (10) (a):Modified exhaust system | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 3 |
| Art 64 (3) (b): Altered and noisy exhaust system (Permitting) | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
Art 59 (1): Non-compliant exhaust | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| Art 63(4): A non-compliant exhaust system | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
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